What do >I< mean? What do You mean?:
"No it doesn't really matter."
I'm still not sure what you mean by globalism, but what do you mean that it has done so much good?
My opinion matters to me, but my opinion is not the average opinion of the group. I see Merritt in my opinion, and so try to sway the group opinion with my own, as others do.
So... your opinion matters to you, but when push comes to shove, if people en masse don't agree with you, you're out of luck, and you'll try and convince people in the meantime?
Nah, I like to believe that conflict is healthy. Sure it doesn't seem like it at the time. But the alternative is already clear: we folded to UASF in order to keep the peace.