Extremeism

[Tank]

An interesting piece on extremism by John Cleese.

[Ecurb Noselrub]

An interesting piece on extremism by John Cleese.

He's convinced me.  I'm going to be an extremist.  Working on my list of enemies right now.

[xSilverPhinx]

My list of enemies keeps growing, and I feel great!

[Asmodean]

Extremism is many different things.

You may be considered political extremist if you go beyond the fringe of the mainstream politics. Same for religion. In the video... Well, you can have all those enemies, with the exception of moderates, without actually being an extremist.

Politically, left and right are all good and well, but in my area, at least, a new kind of extremist is rising and getting a voice - the unaffiliated "Green" save-the-world-for-it's-your-job asshole. Those are my enemies. Also, I disapprove of unions, the clergy, people who are all for "seeing the bigger picture" unless of course it becomes too big (Oh, really? By whos fucking standards is MY big picture too fucking big?)

...Also, I do have a problem with certain - many, I suppose - moderates. Those who sort of do it in the name of political correctness. The do let us try to please all and see where we get crowd.

Am I an extremist? Of sorts, yes. But I'm neither right, left nor center in my fringe-crossing political view, I'm not religious (and you cannot be an atheist extremist; or what could the 8 on the Dawkins' scale be?) nor do I claim that any good comes from me or that all evil comes from my enemies.

So, is there an IQ-cap or something on extremism working as a means of feeling good, or am I just doing it wrong? (Get some enemies, then blame them)

[Ecurb Noselrub]

Extremism is many different things.

You may be considered political extremist if you go beyond the fringe of the mainstream politics. Same for religion. In the video... Well, you can have all those enemies, with the exception of moderates, without actually being an extremist.

Politically, left and right are all good and well, but in my area, at least, a new kind of extremist is rising and getting a voice - the unaffiliated "Green" save-the-world-for-it's-your-job asshole. Those are my enemies. Also, I disapprove of unions, the clergy, people who are all for "seeing the bigger picture" unless of course it becomes too big (Oh, really? By whos fucking standards is MY big picture too fucking big?)

...Also, I do have a problem with certain - many, I suppose - moderates. Those who sort of do it in the name of political correctness. The do let us try to please all and see where we get crowd.

Am I an extremist? Of sorts, yes. But I'm neither right, left nor center in my fringe-crossing political view, I'm not religious (and you cannot be an atheist extremist; or what could the 8 on the Dawkins' scale be?) nor do I claim that any good comes from me or that all evil comes from my enemies.

So, is there an IQ-cap or something on extremism working as a means of feeling good, or am I just doing it wrong? (Get some enemies, then blame them)

In a recent poll, 96% of Luxembourgians think that you are an extremist, but 98% of the rats in Luxembourg agree with your views.  So, one man's extremist is another man's god, I suppose.

[Asmodean]

In a recent poll, 96% of Luxembourgians think that you are an extremist, but 98% of the rats in Luxembourg agree with your views.  So, one man's extremist is another man's god, I suppose.

God, saint or at the very least hero. Sinister as the implication may be, extremism is indeed relative to the observer (hence my references to "mainstream" in defining extremism above)

[Ecurb Noselrub]

In a recent poll, 96% of Luxembourgians think that you are an extremist, but 98% of the rats in Luxembourg agree with your views.  So, one man's extremist is another man's god, I suppose.

God, saint or at the very least hero. Sinister as the implication may be, extremism is indeed relative to the observer (hence my references to "mainstream" in defining extremism above)

Agree.