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| − | An ''' | + | An '''alarmist''' is on who tries to alarm others, especially by ussing exaggerations. |
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| + | In modern usage, such people can fall under the following categories: | ||
*Bloggers | *Bloggers | ||
| − | *[[Global Warming]] | + | *[[Global Warming]] proponents |
*Certain Left-Wing websites | *Certain Left-Wing websites | ||
*Nationalist governments which seek to gain the blind trust of the populist by way of inventing threats to national security. See [[Nazi]] and ''[[1984]]''. | *Nationalist governments which seek to gain the blind trust of the populist by way of inventing threats to national security. See [[Nazi]] and ''[[1984]]''. | ||
Revision as of 01:40, February 26, 2008
An alarmist is on who tries to alarm others, especially by ussing exaggerations.
In modern usage, such people can fall under the following categories:
- Bloggers
- Global Warming proponents
- Certain Left-Wing websites
- Nationalist governments which seek to gain the blind trust of the populist by way of inventing threats to national security. See Nazi and 1984.
- Democratic Party