> The only possible response to increasing extremism on one side is increasing extremism on the other side until one has enough power to quash the other. I thi

> The only possible response to increasing extremism on one side is increasing extremism on the other side until one has enough power to quash the other. I think this statement is wrong. There are a lot of other possibilities. For example: "A minority that is agressively vocal for extremism in one aspect could be cushioned by a strong general consensus for a political culture of reasonable cooperation and discussion."