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Sure. I don't like the word, most of my argument is infact arguing against the use of the word "extremist". I only used it once in response and I used "extreme"
by hunterb123 5y ago
Sure. I don't like the word, most of my argument is infact arguing against the use of the word "extremist". I only used it once in response and I used "extreme" elsewhere which is fine to use when denoting where they are in the spectrum of the political ideology.
- shkkmo 5y agoYou explicitly upgraded the terrorism connotation to being part of the meaning by using it to draw a distinction between the two words categorical referents. Instead I think you should have directly questioned whether the connotation of violence was part of the point you were responding to.
- hunterb123 5y agoOkay so would you like the criteria for all site's users to be a "connotation of violence" to meet the extremist threshold? That is even looser than wishing death and would cover many more communities. Let's clear things up by a simple question: How do you define "extremist"?
- shkkmo 5y agoAn extremist is one who holds extreme views. I'm not really sure what you mean by: > Okay so would you like the criteria for all site's users to be a "connotation of violence" to meet the extremist threshold?