Dissent is the expression or holding of opinions at variance with those previously, commonly, or officially held. Or, to put it more simply, to dissent is to disagree. Although, it is not, I don’t think, generally, to be disagreeable. In fact, I find that dissenters are, for the most part, very agreeable?.
“Not everything that is faced can be changed. But nothing can be changed until it is faced.”
–James Baldwin, “As Much Truth As One Can Bear” Essay (1962)