Those perceived as traitors draw fiercer hatred than external enemies.

Evidence

Exhaustion with the war and the incentives and pressures of tertiary parties compel changes in the secondary and primary parties. Either moderates replace extremists in power or extremists, like Milosevic, find it in their interest to become moderate. They do so, however, at some risk. Those perceived as traitors arouse far more passionate hatred than enemies. Leaders of the Kashmiri Muslims, Chechens, and Sri Lankan Sinhalese suffered the fate of Sadat and Rabin for betraying the cause and attempting to work out compromise solutions with the archfoe. — Samuel P. Huntington, The Clash of Civilizations and the…, 824 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Threat-hardened nationalist groups brand all peace advocates as traitorous enemies. — Neil DeVotta, Sinhalese Buddhist Nationalist…, 207; Perceived internal enemies generate far deadlier hatred than external ones; War-weary extremists who compromise become hated more than enemies — Samuel P. Huntington, The Clash of Civilizations and the…, 824 (+2 more)

Broader Connections

• War-weary extremists who compromise become hated more than enemies #corroborates (0.95) — Samuel P. Huntington, The Clash of Civilizations and the…, 824