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lunatic fringe

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lunatic fringe
n.
The fanatical, extremist, or irrational members of a society or group.

lunatic fringe
Noun
the members of a group who adopt views regarded as extreme
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Noun1.lunatic fringe - a political unit with extreme and fanatical views
political entity, political unit - a unit with political responsibilities
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lunatic fringe lunatic n the lunatic fringe → die Extremisten pl


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306) And, finally, Lerner shows how "cynical realism" has depicted environmentalists as a lunatic fringe, when in fact a broad consensus exists that caring for the environment ought to be a top political priority, based on a sense that "the earth is our common wealth, on loan from God.
But the piece that is in many ways the most telling is a brief article in the Minneapolis Tribune from November, 1967, at a time when distance runners were still considered part of the lunatic fringe.
This proposition should not find voice outside the lunatic fringe of political discourse--certainly not in the pages of Catholic Insight.
 
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