klonkrieger43 t1_iuh5k77 wrote on October 31, 2022 at 8:40 AM

Extremism has helped a lot of causes succeed too. I would call any Revolutionary an Extremist since they literally go to war to achieve their goal.

ParttimeCretan t1_iuh6otf wrote on October 31, 2022 at 8:58 AM

Sometimes revolution is more self defence than anything else. I'd say self defence isn't extremism.

klonkrieger43 t1_iuh732n wrote on October 31, 2022 at 9:04 AM

It's a matter of perspective. An extremist is generally someone diverging from the mainstream of society.

If you are the British empire anyone wanting to split from you is an extremist. You yourself might not label yourself that, but they certainly wouldn't and have.