Dissidents reject the established majority way. Dissidents are almost invariably see as trouble-makers. The creative role of dissidence is rarely acknowledged.
In mediaeval Europe people who strayed away from Catholicism were called dissidents. Later the term came to refer to all those who did not belong to Catholic or Protestant state religion.
It is no measure of health to be well-adjusted to a profoundly sick society. (Jiddu Krishnamurthi)
Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect. (Mark Twain)