Most extremists are worrisome. Some cause more trouble for those around them than others, though. An extreme pacifist might get more abuse than someone who isn't, for instance, and that isn't great, but it's a more personal problem than trying to force your views and behaviors on others, which many other types of extremists try to do.

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago

An extreme pacifist might get more abuse than someone who isn't, for instance

Don't know whether I'd qualify as extreme, but yeah, pacifism tends to be equated with all sorts of deliberate harm by some people who consider things like war and violent retribution necessary evils if not even inherently good 😮‍💨

Also, there's the "sticking to your principles in spite of popular sentiment is the same as naïveté" crowd 🤦