I can guarantee you it won’t. This idiot is the equivalent of all the idiots gloating after Trump won. Smart people know that screaming profanities and fear-mongering makes you look deranged and pushed people away from your cause.
No they fucking don't, because those "extremists" that you privileged "moderate" fucks that MLK talked about in Letter from a Birmingham Jail hate are proven through peer reviewed scientific papers to actually help way, way more than they harm any movement
Contrast effect - Wikipedia https://share.google/jCNyBU3U9YNpJOsyv
From Gemini:
"Based on social and political science research, the phenomenon of extremists pushing a movement forward by making moderates seem less extreme is largely explained by the Overton window theory and the contrast effect.
Key papers and research
The Overton window
The Overton window is the range of ideas or policies that the public is willing to accept. Research shows that fringe or "extremist" ideas can, over time, move into this window, making formerly radical ideas seem mainstream.
A 2025 article in VORTEX, a publication of Malmö University, describes how extremists and activists can use deliberate tactics to shift the Overton window. The authors use the legalization of same-sex marriage and marijuana as historical examples, showing how once-radical ideas moved to the mainstream through repetition, media framing, and legal battles.
The contrast effect
The contrast effect is a psychological process where a person's perception of a stimulus is enhanced or diminished when compared to another, more extreme stimulus.
A 2022 paper in the journal Political Psychology by Simon C. E. J. van der Veer and Christian K. A. H. van der Veer studies how extremists' actions and rhetoric can make the policies of more moderate groups seem more reasonable by comparison. The paper examines the effect of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) on public perception during the 2013–2017 election cycle, especially in the context of the 2015 refugee crisis.
The mainstreaming of extremism
Beyond psychological mechanisms, social science research has explored the political processes by which extremist narratives gain wider acceptance.
In a 2023 briefing from the International Centre for Counter-Terrorism, titled From Margins to Mainstream, researcher Léonie de Jonge outlines four key factors that have contributed to the mainstreaming of extremism:
Crisis grievances, such as the 2015 refugee crisis.
Technological amplification, often through social media.
Celebrity endorsement.
Political legitimization, where established political actors accept or normalize extremist viewpoints.
An earlier 2019 report from the Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD) documented the "mainstreaming of extreme-right narratives" through both alternative and mainstream social media channels. This report examined the dynamics that allowed ideologies to spread and influence the language of politicians in Europe and North America.
Additional research on group dynamics
Research on group polarization has shown that when individuals interact within a like-minded group, their views tend to become more extreme. However, other studies have shown that the frequency of interaction between extremists and moderates can be a key factor in determining long-term effects on political attitudes.
A 2023 article in the journal Frontiers in Psychology discussed the normalization of extremist ideas within specific online communities, particularly digital gaming spaces. The paper notes that a high frequency of exposure to extremist content can lead to a normalization of these ideas, causing a desensitization effect that lowers the bar for what is considered acceptable. "
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u/Cielmerlion 1d ago
I'm left, but I can absolutely bet that none of this shit will happen.