An extremist is the host of an ideological virus that parasitizes his mind & puppeteers his body to infect others & thereby replicate itself
I think primarily they have a lower mental immune system (i.e. their psyche is compromised by trauma, ennui, or some other affliction).
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It creates a hole in their soul that needs to be filled. Perhaps it's a need for belonging or identity, or meaning. Delusion fills the gaps.
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Perhaps, though this seems tom me to apply to religions and ideologies in general again. I suspect it might be a form of narcissim.
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