Polarisation crushes moderates while strengthening extreme positions
Evidence
It was the year of polarisation, with opposing extremes becoming more extreme, and more powerful, and progressively crushing the life out of the moderates in the centre. — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 1271
Categorization
- XREF: connects to: Repeated disillusion pushed liberal moderates toward revolutionary extremism; Exposure to opposing political views often increases rather than reduces polarization. — , The Braided Reading EPUB: 5-Year…, 1475; Escalating polarization in 1960 crushed centrist moderates in France’s Algerian debate (+1 more)
Related
- Repeated disillusion pushed liberal moderates toward revolutionary extremism (similarity 0.88)
- Religious polarization doubled as moderates left while extremists persisted. (similarity 0.83)
- Liberal moderates in Algeria became revolutionaries through successive disillusionments (similarity 0.82)
- Escalating polarization in 1960 crushed centrist moderates in France’s Algerian debate (similarity 0.82)
- Polarization suppresses moderates through terrorist intimidation (similarity 0.78)
- French rejection of moderates repeatedly drove them toward revolutionary extremism (similarity 0.78)