This is http://www.essayz.com/a9804302.htm Previous-Essay <== This-Essay ==> Following-Essay Click HERE on this line to find essays via Your-Key-Words. {Most frequent wordstarts of each essay will be put here.} ========================================================== %SENSE EXTREMISTS ALIENATE UNDERMINE INTEGRITY+980430 %FRAGMENT PERSONS COMMUNITIES FAMILIES NATIONS 980430 In what sense do fragmentive extremists go to extremes? Extremists whom it is not prudent to trust, respect or honor go to extremes as indicated on the left below --- because they are preoccupied with what is indicated on the right. The alienative consequences indicated on the left are not considered an extreme price to pay in order to gain what is indicated on the right. Fragmentive extremists view the prices paid by others as not unreasonable ---considering the good which is gained by paying the reasonable price. Extremists view the criticisms they get as out of order and unreasonable. After all, they are working for a higher cause, because of a higher calling. ALIENATIVE CONSEQUENCES IN ORDER TO: DISINTEGRATE PERSONS PROMOTE PRIVATE GAIN DISINTEGRATE COMMUNITIES ADVANCE SPECIAL INTERESTS UNDERMINE DIALOGUE PROMOTE PURITY UNDERMINE CREATIVITY MAINTAIN STANDARDS INHIBIT OPENNESS MAINTAIN DISCIPLINE INHIBIT SPONTANEITY MAINTAIN CONTROL INHIBIT RESPONSIVENESS ACHIEVE PERFECTION ENCOURAGE SECRECY MAINTAIN APPEARANCES INCITE REBELLION PROMOTE CONFORMITY ENGENDER INSECURITY ACHIEVE SALVATION ENGENDER DEFENSIVENESS IMPOSE ORGANIZATION It is difficult to work to moderate fragmentive extremism without having some common sense understanding of what are the tragic characteristics of fragmentive extremism. (c) 2005 by Paul A. Smith in (On Being Yourself, Whole and Healthy) ==========================================================