people have a chance to prove the article in the opening post wrong.Sensible,rational discussion may have helped.So too imo would have the ability to accept and discuss the extremism and the psychology of the far right.
From reading about some of the groups in this Country I can clearly see how an MP who promises to stop foreigners of certain backgrounds from coming here is popular with them.
Extremism can happen with anything .
The Psychology of ExtremismBy Adam Sinicki | Psychology | Rating:
Extremism describes any kind of exaggerated view. An obvious example of this then is political extremism, wherein a person or group of person holds highly extreme and black-and-white views regarding their politics and often incorporates ideals and attitudes that the rest of us would find offensive, impractical or plain wrong.
Other examples meanwhile though might be an extreme obsession with one idea or hobby, religious fanaticism, or some kind of debilitating belief. A very right wing neo Nazi could be accused of extremism on the one hand, but equally so could someone who takes their concern for the environment so far that they are willing to burn down factories and forego washing.
Extremism is highly dangerous because it often results in views that are detached from reality, or that are destructive to the ideals of others. But how does this go about? And how can someone relatively normal end up becoming a fanatic with such questionable ideals? Here we will look into the idea further.
http://www.healthguidance.org/entry/16426/1/The-Psychology-of-Extremism.html
extremism is a psychological phenomenon that can be broken down into several causes. It's important to understand this when dealing with it, and in order to keep our own thoughts and feelings moderate and rational.
