Talk:Extremism

Overstreet on the JBS

The Overstreet reference to the John Birch Society may give a misimpression. Even Chip Berlet in his 1991 Right Woos left says this of the JBS:

The JBS has in recent years tried to avoid anti-Jewish or racist rhetoric, instead basing its theories on the belief that all major world powers, including the U.S. and the Soviet Union, are controlled by a covert group of "Insiders," such as members of the Trilateral Commission, the Bilderberg banking conference, or the Council on Foreign Relations. [1]

Berlet repeats the same language no less than twice in other chapters. So given popular conceptions of the "extreme right," it may not be fair to label the JBS as such in the opening sentence, and we should reconsider the placement of the Overstreet material. This Overstreet quote is dated 1964 anyway, and appears obsolete & deprecated (per WP:ATTFAQ). Thank you. RobS 13:40, 13 July 2007 (EDT)

Conservapedia is an extremist organization

Anyone care to disagree? Conservapedia has all the hallmarks, as listed on the article, of an extremist orgainization. MetcalfeM

I disagree. Bohdan 20:13, 14 February 2008 (EST)

See point 3 in liberal style, explaining how liberals try to call their adversaries "extremist". Nice try, MetcalfeM, but it won't work here.--Aschlafly 22:01, 14 February 2008 (EST)

I am not actually a liberal. I live in a liberal country and have some liberal views however I do not agree with many liberal POV and consider myself a moderate. MetcalfeM

So... how exactly does conservapedia have these characteristics? Bohdan 23:25, 14 February 2008 (EST)

See points 6 and 12 in liberal style. MetcalfeM, you fit them to the tee.--Aschlafly 23:41, 14 February 2008 (EST)