At various times, been made multiple attempts to give the concept of "extremism" definition.In fact, this is a very complex phenomenon that is difficult to characterize.Extremist - is a person who commits an ostentatiously tough action to resolve the dispute or conflict.However, the term can also apply and beliefs, strategies, feelings and relationships.Moreover, the definition of "political extremists" - a subjective concept, which can cause some controversy in the community.Thus the term active means that?
appearance of the term in the Russian-speaking community
extremist - a person, which is characterized by extremely radical views and activities.For a long time there was no legislation in this term.Who are the extremists?According to the Shanghai convention, which was ratified on 15 June 2001, people who commit acts aimed at the forcible retention of influence or power grab.Also in this category are the person, forcefully encroaching on public safety.This equally applies to the armed extremist groups.Federal Law of July 25, 2002 summarized under this concept is quite a long list of crimes.
extremist activity
extremist - a man who excites national, racial or religious hatred.Also, this term refers to the people, inciting social discord, which is associated with calls to violence or direct violence.
Who are the extremists?These people are calling for aggression in a society that promotes excellence, exclusivity and joined themselves to his organization.They also announce other handicapped citizens on grounds of their attitude to what that nationality, religion, social class, race.Extremist - a person who violates the rights, freedoms and legitimate interests of other individuals based on their racial, religious, linguistic, social and ethnic origin.
extremist statements
verbally extremists - who is such?Public messaging in writing or orally, that are aimed at inciting the call and the implementation of illegal actions, initiate aggression, provoke or lead a group of radical people - it belongs to the verbal illegal activity.In this case, extremist - is a person that justifies or proves the above kinds of statements, as well as advocates of Nazi paraphernalia or symbols.Actions such entity expressed in the messages, words, phrases, public speeches, stories or poems, directed exclusively at inciting racial, national or religious enmity and hatred through print, television, Internet, radio and media.
Extremism and terrorism - synonymous or not?
politician, extremists and terrorists - are one and the same?Can I use these words as synonyms?Of course, the international community is taking steps to strengthen the technical and material base of anti-terrorism, making a strong emphasis on prevention and the prevention of terrorist offenses.However, between the concepts of 'terrorism' and extremism is often equated.How these concepts are linked in reality?The answer is very complicated.
terrorism and extremism at the legislative level
important food for thought - a list established by public authorities.These texts include lists of public and religious organizations, in respect of which a court handed down the decision to ban their activities (and elimination) in connection with the use of materials of extremist and terrorist activities.Extremist groups and movements are recorded in a special register.At the legislative level, you can see that these lists are different.The lists of extremist organizations rarely correlate with the terrorist lists, and vice versa.
Extremist organizations
Basic materials related to the notion of "extremist" - is the data on the directions of radical nationalism.With the judicial point of view, it is clear that more than seventy percent of all criminal proceedings under "extremism" are with a touch of nationalism and racism.In second place - materials for Muslims.You can then highlight the radical political opposition groups who do not have a bright religious and national character.Also, there are some separatist groups, who also belong to the extremist.The final position of the opposition occupy different ethnic minorities, religious sects and totalitarian groups countercultural organizations.
Differences terrorists and extremists
list of terrorist groups have very different: almost all of these organizations, with few exceptions, belong to different currents of Islam.Especially large can be called Hamas, Taliban, Hezbollah, Al-Qaeda, Ittihad.The criterion of terrorist activities - a practice of violent impact on society and the minds of people, the ideology of violence, the violent impact on the decisions of the organs of state power and local self-government, intimidate the population and other forms of violent unlawful acts.From the definitions it is evident that extremist - a person who is not related to acts of terrorism, violence against society, and expresses its disagreement with the political course of a state, with the views that have been adopted in most walks of life.
Extremism in politics
politician extremists - a person who expresses his commitment to radical actions and attitudes in politics, whose behavior appears beyond current law, violates the constitutional foundations, international and national law.First of all, extremism in politics - it is nihilism in relation to rights and laws.Parties or individuals, and sometimes state and unions can act as subjects and objects of political extremism.As a vivid example of totalitarian regimes and their messianic ideas: the proletarian revolution in Russia, a new order in Nazi Germany, the Islamic revolution in Iran.
«left" extremism
interstate and state extremism may come not from the powers that be, that is the top, and vice versa, from the bottom, from the opposition groups, parties and movements.One of such radicals are leftist extremists.The classic form of this movement are the Socialist-Revolutionaries, anarchists, "Red Brigades" in Italy, "axion direkts" in France.Levoekstremistskaya ideology, with all its eclecticism, focuses on the idea of an irreconcilable class struggle.
«Right" extremism
right-wing extremists - who is this?Unlike the Left, they operate "pochvennicheskie" ideas that are expressed in the ideological struggle between races and nations, civilizations and cultures.There are some basic forms of this movement: ultrakonservatizm, fascism, Nazism, nationalism.
around since the beginning of the sixties of the 20th century as a counterweight to the "left" a huge number of neo-fascist groups.The present situation suggests that ultra-grown numerically and strengthened their organizations, which advocate the establishment of order, free of racial and ethnic equality and tolerance.A clear hierarchy and the "cult of heroes" are the basic principles.Socialism, capitalism, liberalism rejected as harmful fruits of civilization.The right political extremists - is today a man who is trying to soften their status through various hybrid external forms.French neo-fascists often refer to themselves as "right proletarians", the English act under the banner of the "white working class".In the Russian Federation there were even "National Bolsheviks".
