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cr8tvlde

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3. The extreme right and the extreme left have frequently had points of convergence

Reply to pampango (Original post)

Sat May 12, 2012, 07:24 PM

May 2012

as true radicalism/extremism is authoritarian, lacks individual thought and demands total obedience. See Communism and Nazism...two sides of the same coin. Democracy is imperfect and sometimes inconvenient, but falls somewhere in the middle.

Religion adds a further intensity...fundamental Onward Christian Soldiers on Crusades, fundamental Islamists on Jihad, fundamental Hebrew/Jews on Zionism.

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Der Spiegel: How Right-Wing Extremists and Islamists Are the Same [View all] pampango May 2012 OP

There is not a nickel's worth of difference hifiguy May 2012 #1

+1 freshwest May 2012 #5

Religious extremists of *ANY* religion are dangerous. Initech May 2012 #14

There is no fundamental difference between the Pope, Born Agains, & OBL. Dawson Leery May 2012 #17

Ding ding we have a winner malaise May 2012 #2

The extreme right and the extreme left have frequently had points of convergence cr8tvlde May 2012 #3

Explain the equivalency you mention with the left and right, please. freshwest May 2012 #4

Castro's Cuba. nt Flatulo May 2012 #7

Fortunately we don't have to worry about extreme leftism in the U.S. yardwork May 2012 #9

Got that right. What's Ferrari's sig? America: Giving liberals the finger for 43 years? freshwest May 2012 #12

Unfortunately so true. pangaia May 2012 #18

Extremism is as extremism does. nt MrScorpio May 2012 #6

No duh. yardwork May 2012 #8

We at DU have known *THIS* for YEARS!!! BlancheSplanchnik May 2012 #10

Yeah, what else is new? Also, xtraxritical May 2012 #11

So true - and in the U.S. we have the American Taliban. polichick May 2012 #13

I have been saying this for years. If you go back and look at my posts , I would guess since 2004. sarcasmo May 2012 #15

Reminds me of the BBC special documentary, "The Power of Nightmares" GETPLANING May 2012 #16