Is discourse a good thing? Of course it is, how else are we supposed to figure out what is right for us? We need those few people that get feed up, or get pushed around to their boiling points, to try and convience others that a change is needed. We need these shepherds, because for the most part we are all sheep. And that is fine, there is nothing wrong with following someones idea (blindly sometimes) and benefit from that... until we don't, then some other girl/guy needs to get feed up or broke down to their boiling points so we can follow them.
That is how humans work. We are never going to fully be on the same page with one another, so we will go on and banter with one another to try and see what will benefit the wrong people until the ones getting screwed become the screwers and then they will find themselves at the mercy of the screwies in time. I dunno if that made sense, and I don't know if I even know what I am trying to say.
Discourse is a powerful tool that can is both great/horrible at the same time. We just need to remember to question what is being said about the things that not only effect us, but our world, and not be easily influenced by discourse...
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I think you're getting to something interesting, but perhaps putting a bit too much stock in people's ability to be free agents in the world of discourse. How have institutions shaped discourse for us? How does one rebel against such an inherent force?
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