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Extremism is a pejorative term used to characterise the actions or ideologies of individuals or groups outside the perceived political center of a society; or otherwise claimed to violate common standards of ethics and reciprocity. It is typically used in reference to political and social ideologies seen as irrational, counterproductive, unjustifiable, or otherwise unacceptable to a civil society. The term connotes the illegitimacy of certain ideas or methods.
The terms "extremism" or "extremist" are almost always exonymic —ie. applied by others rather than by a group labeling itself. Rather than labeling themselves "extremist", those labeled as such tend to see the need for militant ideas or actions in a particular situation. For example, there is no political party that calls itself "right-wing extremist" or "left-wing extremist," and there is no sect of Islam that calls itself "Islamic extremism."
The term "extremist" is used to describe groups and individuals who have become radicalized, in some way, even though the term radical originally meant to go to the root of a (social) problem. The term "Radical" is a somewhat less negatively-connoted label sometimes used by radical individuals to or groups to label themselves.
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Meta Description: [ Commentaries on the dangers of extremism and those who foment it, those who support it, those who tolerate it, and those who seek to appease it. This website is dedicated to keep alive the memories of the past, wherein tyrants and dictators, madmen and ruthless sociopaths waged war on human peac... ]
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Islam Denounces Terrorism - Examines Islam as it relates to extremism, peace and terrorism.
Islam is Not the Source of Terrorism - Harun Yahya defines fundamentalism, Third World fanaticism and terrorism as aberrations from the religious mainstream.
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Muslims against Extremism and Fundamentalism - Collection of articles by theologically motivated Western converts to Islam who oppose Islamic extremism and fundamentalism.
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