Originally posted by Womble
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Although you might remember that on the inside, revolutionary movements are always totalitarian, intolerant and fundamentalist, no matter what particular idea they are pursuing.
The Communists of the 19th century claimed that they, too, wanted to restore the old ways and claimed that hunter-gatherer societies represented "primitive Communism:" that was classless, egalitarian and based on shared ownership of means of production / tools.
“Nonconformists travel as a rule in bunches. You rarely find a nonconformist who goes it alone. And woe to him inside a nonconformist clique who does not conform with nonconformity.” - Eric Hoffer.
As for moderates in Islam, I'm still waiting for someone to point out an actual Islamic movement for moderation, as opposed to isolated cases of Westernized individuals.
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