Extremists are people with extreme ideological attitudes or positions, generally different from the accepted majority, individually or in groups, who even when they may be motivated by valid reasons, reach dangerous limits, they can even threaten safety, life, health or the physical integrity of the subjects or objects, since to support their ideas and achieve their objectives, they do not hesitate to use violence. Fanaticism and intolerance towards those who think differently, is their common and distinctive hallmark.
In the field of political and religious ideas, the concept of extremism is used to refer to positions that are very radical and far from moderate positions. In the philosophical, scientific or cultural context, this label is also used to refer to approaches far removed from conventional currents.
In religion, in some way, it is one of the environments where most extremists, such as the use of a figure representing a "great power that controls everything that exists and exists," in addition to belief, deeply rooted in culture, that person goes "to heaven " after dying, a place where eternal peace can be found, although certain requirements must be met to achieve it, how to love the almighty entity and live a simple life; Some people hopefully meet these requirements with fervor, which can create a trend that goes beyond the limits. Similarly, other subjects who do not exhibit the same behaviors can be excluded.
Extremism is very common also in religious matters, which is practiced by those who, in the name of God and faith, have committed and committed truly reprehensible acts, to impose themselves against others who do not share those beliefs. Examples of this type of extremism are: the Inquisition, the Holocaust, the evangelization of American aborigines or Islamic fundamentalism.
During history, there have been many cases in which extremism has been presented as a protagonist, such as nascent religious movements, such as Christianity, Catholicism and others, as well as political tendencies, such as Nazism and fascism, and popular leanings, such as "Hippies" and "Punks," as well as music and the idolatry of singers, actors, dancers, and painters, which can also be described as fanaticism.
