There are many things to consider .. First ... Shakespear suggests the first thing to do ... is kill all the lawyers. That is questionably what Trump might support or not. I think he would support killing those who have sued him, etc... Retribution!!!
However - killing is hardly ever the solution to anything. War end when killing ends. Capital punishment has not been shown to be a deterrant. SO - what should be done FIRST?
FIRST we must understand and define and state the problem. Many say that writing down the problem often gets you very very close to solving the problem... SO - I say here -- EXTREMISM needs to be understood with the FIRST POINT being - there are always extremes to consider in politics and politics touches everything. The same can be said for religions, And - races and nationalities, etc.SO - what I think is needed is to STOP EXCEPTING THE EXTREME POSITIONS.... Find THE MIDDLE.. Find CONSENSUS...
THE question is: what is extreme? I guess some people's extreme is not seen by them as such. We will/do see the extreme in the "other" though and easily, too, right? Besides -- if we are not discussing/talking how will we know where are the edges, the extremes, the redlines?
What if consensus cannot be found? I think acceptance and/or tolerance needs to be applied and for the extremists let them live on the fringes and policing their needs for dominance are what governments need to do. My view of evolution is:
children as the basis for human couples - lead by parent
couples as the basis for human families - lead by elders
families as the basis for tribes = lead by chiefs
tribes as the basis for religious groupings - lead by priests
religious groupings for the basis of nation states - lead by kings, queens, presidents, etc.
nation states for the basis of ?????
AND each group takes precedence over the previous groups. The later groups rule the current and previous groups -- AND RULING is done always with the essential consent of the people being ruled and if consent ebbs than the system collapses and falls back onto the previous grouping's control. Democracy is best preserved by PLURALISM.... The balancing of the needs of the many individuals and the many groups that are governed. Extremists are among the groups and they have individuals, too. SO - all must learn to live .. if not together than at least IN PEACE....
The ONE THNG that is essential for society, civilization, etc.. to work is PEACE.
So - DECLARE PEACE!!!!!
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