fickle-minded

[ fik-uhl-mahyn-did ]

/ ˈfɪk əlˈmaɪn dɪd /

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(of a person) prone to casual change; inconstant.

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First recorded in 1590–1600

The world is changing, and men really could use a movement—just not the misogynistic, conspiracy-minded one they have now.
Men Need A Better Men’s Rights Movement|Nancy Kaffer|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But all fair-minded Americans should get behind this push for real equality and protections in the lives of all Americans.
State of LGBT Rights: Married on Sunday, but Fired on Monday|Gene Robinson|December 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
We can always use people who are community-minded [like him].
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There were likewise people who could have mobilized actors, students, reform-minded Communists and even trade unionists.
How Havel Inspired the Velvet Revolution|Michael Zantovsky|December 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST

“Small groups of like-minded Turkers [can] come together and start taking productive action,” Bernstein said.
Amazon’s Turkers Kick Off the First Crowdsourced Labor Guild|Kevin Zawacki|December 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They will reach you by the hands of Mr. Mackenzie, a worldly-minded Scotch merchant, but honest as to earthly things.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
You may imagine the effect this missive produced upon the proud, high-minded doctor of divinity.
Elster's Folly|Mrs. Henry Wood
The new monarch, with his striking personality and good looks, at once captivated the hearts of his fickle Southern subjects.
Napoleon's Marshals|R. P. Dunn-Pattison
But he was quite right in carping at her, for fortune, like other fickle jades, is more likely to be true if steadily abused.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
He was an outlaw, hunted and despised, depending for his life on the caprice of a fickle-minded woman.
The Red Year|Louis Tracy