political extremism
Fringe ideology advocacy
Political extremism is advocacy for radical change through methods outside mainstream political norms, often involving rigid ideology and rejection of compromise.
The term is relative—what counts as extreme shifts with time and context.
Critics note it's often applied asymmetrically: One side's extremism is another's principled stand.
Associated with both violent and nonviolent movements.
- fascismUltranationalist dictatorial political system
- far rightExtremist conservative ideology
- white supremacyDoctrine of racial superiority
- jihadismArmed struggle ideology
- militancyCombative advocacy stance
radicalism · insurgencies · paramilitary groups · terrorism · polarization · us versus them · culture war · authoritarianism · dogmatism · indoctrination · red pill · ultranationalism · zealotry · underground networks · alienation · insurrection · fanaticism · propaganda
- Weimar Germanyhyperinflation, Treaty of Versailles, Hindenburg, Ebert, emergency decrees
- extremismfanaticism, radicalism, radicalization, radicals, radical
- Indian PoliticsCongress, CPI, CPM, SAD, AGP
- public disorderriot, rioting, affray, public disorder, breach of peace
political extremismcentrism
Middle-ground political stance
moderation · bipartisanship · triangulation · fence-sitting · wishy-washiness
political extremismmoderation
Avoidance of excess
temperance · restraint · political apathy · pragmatism · fence-sitting
political extremismincrementalism
Change through small steps
gradualism · reformism · conservatism · political compromise · evolutionary change
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