Extremists

One of the definitions of extremists means, “The outer most” Any extremists, whether they be Christians, Atheists, or Muslims, are not a representation of the ‘real’ thing. I think people need to quit using the extremes of anything to define the actual beliefs of what they are attacking, at that particular moment. I say let the extremists of the groups go on out and make each other uncomfortable, so that the rest of us reasonable people, be they Christian, Muslim, or Atheists, can carry on with our beliefs and still respect each other.

Extremists are radical and militant. They don’t want rational discussion and dialog.  Extermists are not aiming at coming to agreement but polarization and division. They are like the angry child that is left out of something, who then decides if I can’t be the most important one, I will ruin it for everyone else.

Extremists are only out to create trouble, because they, themselves are angry and the issue they are fighting, is not necessarily what they are angry about. They need to get over their issues and then rejoin the reasonable majority of people that can dialog with others that disagree with them, in open minded, sane, meeting of individuals, who respect each others rights of personhood.   

None of us can always completely understand another person, we all have different perspectives. Even the words we use to express ourselves have different meaning and associations for each individual person. It takes time to understand the perspective of another person, and to know why they make the decisions they make. We need to give each other room and let them show us what they are feeling and thinking. And if dialog doesn’t change one or the other, we still honor each other for our individual beliefs.

Honor and respect for the inalienable rights of another is a sign of a reasonable, wise person who is able to join with others in dialog, even with those who oppose them or disagree with them.

Extremism never accomplishes anything but confusion and war. It never brings about change of any value. It can’t bring another to change their views. In truth extremism is hate disguised in some supposed higher reason. Extremists are people who want their own angry way.