RADICAL MEANS TO GET TO THE ROOT
Radix, the Latin word for root, is the origin of the word radical. In contemporary political philosophy, the term describes activists who challenge established views and who operate outside the parameters of social convention to achieve political aims, sometimes employing extreme or violent methods in that pursuit.
The concept of political radicalism evolved out of the language and logic of the scientific revolution when educated intellectuals began to view the world in scientific, secular terms. It gained popularity during the Enlightenment as social theorists employed the new method of critical thinking to challenge traditional religious and political dogma.
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TO RADICALIZE IS TO GET TO THE ROOT OF OR THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM, OF ONES OPPRESSION WHEN USED IN A MARXIST SENSE.
“To be radical is to go to the root of the matter. For man, however, the root is man himself.” ― Karl Marx
IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH ADOLESCENT YOUNG MEN BECOMING INFATUATED WITH VIOLENCE, WITH THE BELIEF THEY CAN CHANGE THE WORLD AND ARE IMMORTAL, LIKE ALEXANDER THE GREAT.
WHETHER IT WAS BOMB CHUCKING ANARCHISTS, THE MILITIAS IN THE US, ADOLESCENT JIHADIS, OR CHILD WARRIORS IN THE CONGO. THE COMMONALITY IS THEY ARE ALL HORMONAL ADOLESCENT MALES WHO HAVE BEEN DOING THIS FOR CENTURIES, WHICH IS WHY PATRIARCHY INVENTED WAR. AND LATER SPORTS, LIKE THE MAYAN HOOP BALL GAMES.
