Failed negotiations in communal wars empower radicals over moderates

Evidence

The victory of the extremists is not necessarily permanent. Extremist violence is no more likely than moderate compromise to end a fault line war. As the costs in death and destruction escalate, with little to show for them, on each side moderates are likely to reappear, again pointing to the “senselessness” of it all and urging another attempt to end it through negotiations. — Samuel P. Huntington, The Clash of Civilizations and the…, 739 (#complicates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Radicals and managers jointly expand collective attention through their conflict. — Yves Citton, The Ecology of Attention, 319; Outside partisan support hardened both sides’ positions and delayed peace.; Martyrdom-seeking radicalism can be defused by community diplomacy (+5 more)

Broader Connections

• Fault line wars oscillate between extremism and renewed moderate compromise #complicates (0.74) — Samuel P. Huntington, The Clash of Civilizations and the…, 739