Even that far-left radical bastard George S. McGovern - babbling a maddening litany of his most Far Out ideas - would be hard pressed to crank up a more than 30% animosity quotient.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Even extreme radicals had limited capacity to incite hatred.
- In plain terms
- Radicals could not make everyone hate them.
- What can you take from it?
- Hatred has limits even among extremists.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What limits public outrage?
- How much hate can a leader generate?
Another view
Extremism can sometimes create deep divisions.
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