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02-25-2008, 10:31 PM
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 Extremism/Fanaticism We all have things that we don't like about the world, but what do you think it is that drives some people to take extreme action to try and stop the things happening in the world that they see as evil? I'm talking about people like fundamentalist christians who murder abortion doctors and terrorists that blow up innocent people in the name of Allah. I've been thinking about this a lot recently and the conclusion I've come to is that some people have flawed psychologies which means that the external problem acts as a sort of trigger that activates their own dormant emotional pain, and this can act like a thorn in their side that literally drives them to a sort of insanity. They identify too much with the supposed victims and fall into a sort of unhealthy obsession so that in a way it becomes their own pain. It's not really about helping others so much as relieving their own unbearable feelings over the issue. PS. Mods please don't move this to the world issues forum. I intended this thread to be about the emotional nature of extremists/fanatics, not the causes that they fight for.
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02-25-2008, 10:37 PM
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| I could answer your post, but this beautiful blog post answers it far far FAR better than I can. I will spare you my words - just read this. I agree 100% with every word in it (as far I know at least haha  )Zen And The Art Of Mass Transformation: Soundbytes And Suicide Bombers |
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02-25-2008, 11:18 PM
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| Ya know I have to say I would have liked his blog post better without all the profanity in it.
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