Definition: Actionist
Actionist: Someone who refuses to stand by and
instead chooses to take control over his own destiny, particularly as it refers
to matters that are ordinarily seen as beyond the power of individuals. Someone
who believes and knows that he can change the course of history based on the
power of his and his peers’ actions.
Why was the above new definition necessary? Because to the
best of my knowledge, there are a plethora of words to describe sullen fatalism,
but none to described determined activism and conviction as to the power of
individuals to change history.
The two definitions below do exist currently in the dictionary, and can be antonyms to the above:
Determinist: Anyone who submits to the belief thatthey are powerless to change their destiny
Fatalist: Anyone who submits to the belief that they are powerless to change their destiny
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