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OT, can you define Radical?

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Anonymous

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A radical to me is an extremist- on both ends of the polictical poles- that don't fit in with the norm of the mainstream populace...

Political extremist refers to a person or group that holds a set of beliefs that diverge from society's norm to a great degree. Radicals/Extremists usually advocate fundamental or revolutionary changes in government and often promote doing it in any way- up to and including revolution and anarchy... They would tear apart their country-or watch it fail- to get the change they want....
 

Soapweed

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Back in high school Government class, the teacher explained that Leftwingers were called "Radical," and that Rightwingers were called "Reactionary." She drew a circle on the chalkboard showing the left and right trends. She then showed that when the philosophy from either side goes "too far," they meet again at the bottom of the circle. In other words, the extremist Leftwingers and extremist Rightwingers become almost indistiguishable because they are both so far from the norm.
 
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Anonymous

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Wedge issues divide politicians from independents
By Ed Hornick, CNN
August 20, 2010 12:32 p.m. EDT

Washington (CNN) -- The current ruckus over building an Islamic center and mosque near ground zero, calls to change the 14th Amendment and other so-called "wedge" issues are roiling up each party's base, but they're turning off independents, analysts say.

"This is party politics as usual with respect to all of these wedge issues," said Jacqueline Salit, president of independentvoting.org, a national strategy and organizing center for independents. "I think there's more and more of a steady recognition that these kind of wedge issues and political manipulation, sensationalism and opportunism is exactly what is degrading the American political process and our democracy."

Salit, who is also the executive editor of The Neo-Independent magazine, said that people are having a hard time understanding what's happening with the economy because of partisanship.

"I think people can't tell what's going on because the political environment is so polluted by partisanship," she said. "The parties are trying to change the subject from things they think can inflame voters on and win elections on. How does that help the country? That hurts the country. And that's what independents are deeply concerned about."

Independents are increasingly concerned by both parties, and it's evident in recent polls.

A CNN/Opinion Research Corp. poll from late June found that nearly six in 10 independent voters said they are angry at both parties, with 4 percent angry only at the GOP and 6 percent mad only at Democrats. Just over three in 10 say they are not angry at either party.
 

hypocritexposer

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Oldtimer said:
A radical to me is an extremist- on both ends of the polictical poles- that don't fit in with the norm of the mainstream populace...

Political extremist refers to a person or group that holds a set of beliefs that diverge from society's norm to a great degree. Radicals/Extremists usually advocate fundamental or revolutionary changes in government and often promote doing it in any way- up to and including revolution and anarchy... They would tear apart their country-or watch it fail- to get the change they want....

Thanks, that's what I thought, but you quite often call the majority "Radical", so I was just wondering.
 
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