If you want a precise, neutral test for who's an extremist, the best might be anyone who says "Anyone who's not with us is against us."
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That seems a bad definition, because it would include e.g. Darwin. That's really a definition of a minority opinion.
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Yes, they acknowledge that, I think maybe what you have in mind just has a different name? If someone declares "you're either with us or against us" about, say murdering children, I don't think would seem extremist because that's a very standard line in the sand.
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But, then, it’s not divisive either (it’s absolutist)
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