Obama Declares War On Extremism Are You An Extremist According To His Definition?Michael Snyder As you will see below, your definition of an extremist may be far, far different from the definition that Barack Obama is using. When you do a Google search, you will find that an extremist is defined as a person who holds extreme or fanatical political or religious views, especially one who resorts to or advocates extreme action. According to Wikipedia, extremism is an ideology (particularly in politics or religion), considered to be far outside the mainstream attitudes of a society or to violate common moral standards. Extremism can take many forms, including political, religious and economic. Please notice that neither of those definitions uses the word violence. In this day and age, you can be considered an extremist simply based on what you believe, and as you will see later in this article there are now tens of millions of Americans that are considered to be extremists and potential terrorists according to official U.S. government documents. When you use the word extremist, you may have in your mind a picture of ISIS fighters or the terrorists from the Charlie Hebdo massacre. But for elitists such as Barack Obama, the word extremist has a much broader meaning. In recent years, it has become a code word for those who do not have an enlightened view of the world. If your views on politics, religion or social issues are extremely different from the liberal, progressive views of the mainstream (as defined by the mainstream media and by mainstream politicians such as Barack Obama), then they consider you to be an extremist. Early in the presidency of George W. Bush, we were told that Islamic terrorists were the enemy. And so most of the country got behind the idea of the War on Terrorism. But over the years that has morphed into a War on Extremism. In fact, the Obama administration has gone so far as to remove almost all references to Islamfrom government terror training materials Now, much of the focus in law enforcement training materials is on domestic extremists. We are being told that domestic extremism is just as great a threat to our national security as terror groups overseas are. But exactly who are these domestic extremists? Well, the truth is that you may be one of them. I want to share with you a list that I have shared in a couple of previous articles. It is a list of 72 types of Americans that are considered to be extremists or potential terrorists in official U.S. government documents. This list will really give you a good idea of what Barack Obama means when he uses the word extremist. Each of these 72 items is linked, so if you would like to go see the original source document for yourself, just click on the link. As you can see, this list potentially includes most of the country 1.Those that talk about individual liberties Do you fit into any of those categories? Personally, I fit into a couple dozen of them. That is why alarm bells should go off whenever Barack Obama speaks of the need to crack down on extremism. If Barack Obama wants to denounce Islamic terror, he should do so. But because of his extreme political correctness, he goes out of his way to avoid any connection between Islam and terror. Instead, he speaks of the need to recognize Islams role in advancing justice, progress, tolerance, and the dignity of all human beings and he insists that the future must not belong to those who slander the prophet of Islam. Meanwhile, our liberties and freedoms are being eroded a little bit more with each passing day. In the name of fighting terrorism or extremism, our government is constructing a Big Brother police state control grid all around us. I like the way that Ron Paul described what is happening to usjust the other day The country that our forefathers founded is dying. Now, individuals and organizations that attempt to restore the values that our founders once believed in so strongly are regarded as dangerous extremists that need to be watched carefully. Sadly, most Americans dont even realize what is happening to this nation. As long as they are fed a constant diet of mindless entertainment, most Americans are perfectly content to let the experts do their thinking for them. We are steamrolling toward oblivion, and most of the country is dead asleep. So is there any hope for us? Feel free to share what you think by posting a comment below This article first appeared here at the Economic Collapse Blog. Michael Snyder is a writer, speaker and activist who writes and edits his own blogs The American Dream and Economic Collapse Blog. Follow him on Twitter here. 