"Angry extremists are always few" But they are often supported by large portions of the general population, such as widespread support of the Nazi regime among

"Angry extremists are always few" But they are often supported by large portions of the general population, such as widespread support of the Nazi regime among ordinary Germans, widespread support of the Soviet totalitarian regime by their citizens (millions of which were murdered by the same regime), widespread support of Mao's Cultural Revolution, of Pol Pot, of countless civil wars (and just plain wars) all over the globe and throughout time. Humans have not proven to be a very peaceful species, and it doesn't take much for them to lunge for each other's throats.