Citation

Brown, Andrew James. “Let a Billion Lotuses Bloom: A Contagious Mind-Virus of Decency—Rutger Bregman’s Basic Message of Hope.” Blogspot. Caute, 28 Feb. 2026, https://andrewjbrown.blogspot.com/2026/02/let-billion-lotuses-bloom-contagious.html.

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Per Brown, when "lotus-like" people appear in the world, what do we often assume about them? :: They are special.

Per Bregman, what did researchers of those who joined the resistance in Netherlands during WWII found about the profile of these people? :: They were ordinary people.

Per Bregman, what factor predicted moral action among those who joined the resistance in Netherlands during WWII? :: They were asked by someone to act.

Per Bregman, based on research on those who joined the resistance in Netherlands during WWII, when people were asked to help, most responded yes.

Phrase used by Bregman to describe the spread of courage in resistance communities in Netherlands during WWII. :: Mind-virus

Per Brown, systems don't change unless people change.

Per Brown, people often don't change until someone asks them to.

Because people often only change when someone asks them to, what habit does Brown suggest free-religious people adopt? :: Regularly ask someone to do one kind thing with you.