RADICALISM AS A GLOBAL THREAT
In order for this issue to be properly addressed,
one should first consider the term of ‗radicalism‘
itself. In political science, the term radicalism is
the belief that society needs to be changed, and
that these changes are only possible through
revolutionary means. ―Most people think of left-
wing politics when they use the noun radicalism,
although people on both ends of the spectrum can
be
described
as radical.
The
word radicalism comes from the Latin radicalis,
"of or having roots," which in turn arose
from radix,
or
"root."
Both radical and radicalism came out of the idea
that political change must "come from the root,"
or the very basic source of society.‖
(https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/
radicalism)
Being labeled a 'radical' is meant to be an in-
sult. History tells us otherwise
Andy Fitzgerald
The word radical often has negative connotations,
but their actions can be necessary to bring about
true social change
Consequently, although ‗radical‘ is one word, it
has two different meanings. On the one hand it
means something essential, profound, fundamen-
tal, basic and vital and on the other hand it refers
to deviating by extremes as in extremist, fanati-
cal, far-out, violent, anarchistic, excessive and
lawless.
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Nancy Gkiotli-
1o ΛΥΚΕΙΟ ΕΛΕΥΘΕΡΙΟΥ-
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Therefore,theterms 'radicalism'and extremism' are
related (in common parlance). However, the latter
term has an almost exclusively negative connota-
tion, whereas this does not always have to be the
case with the former .
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