Virtually all modern forms of extremism accuse liberal Western democratic systems of being hypocritical and, ultimately, weak.
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Political extremism involves two prime ingredients: an excessively simple diagnosis of the world's ills, and a conviction that there are identifiable villains back of it all.
The strength of democratic societies relies on their capacity to know how to stand firm against extremism while respecting justice in the means used to fight terrorism.
It's not mere extremism that makes folks at the fringes so troubling; it's extremism wedded to false beliefs. Humans have long been dupes, easily gulled by rumors and flat-out lies.
Islamic extremism may well be the greatest threat to Western values and Western security in the world.
Extremism can flourish only in an environment where basic governmental social responsibility for the welfare of the people is neglected. Political dictatorship and social hopelessness create the desperation that fuels religious extremism.
Extremism in defense of liberty is not a vice, but I denounce political extremism, of the left or the right, based on duplicity, falsehood, fear, violence and threats when they endanger liberty.
Extremism thrives amid ignorance and anger, intimidation and cowardice.
Unrestrained liberalism only makes the strong stronger and the weak weaker and excludes the most excluded.
Non-violent extremism is essentially the increase of intolerant and bigoted demands made by groups seeking to dominate society.
A people inspired by democracy, human rights and economic opportunity will turn their back decisively against extremism.
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