So, thinking you KNOW a semi-hidden or non-obvious TRUTH about the world combined with opposition (from other non-KNOWing people) drives fanaticism? I suppose

So, thinking you KNOW a semi-hidden or non-obvious TRUTH about the world combined with opposition (from other non-KNOWing people) drives fanaticism? I suppose that makes sense, even if we take it out of the political arena people have been becoming fanatical about things like religious locations and iconery, music and arts, ufos / aliens / bigfoot, all sorts of things that allude to the mystical / beyond / bizarre pretty much since we started recording history. I would say its more like an "aborted hero" complex, they're so close to being "The One" who knows "the TRUTH" and therefore will have a lasting impact on the world beyond the scope of their own circle of influence that their inability to cross the final threshold drives them mad.