Similarity of Extremism
It happens every now and then: we see a middle-aged or elderly man, making a fiery speech to a cheering crowd about the way he thinks the world should be. It can be Hitler or Stalin, it can be Hassan Nasrallah or Mahmoud Ahmedinejad and it can be Kim Jong-Il or Hugo Chavez. That man will always say roughly the same things: he will convince the listeners of their moral, intellectual or physical superiority over other people. He will also say that "the other people" oppressed and robbed them of some naturally-given rights. They will also refer to some golden age in which things were different, and mention names of rulers or leaders who were usually involved in unnecessary wars, which they lost. He will try to mimic the success of the west by building ridiculous and pointlessly large projects. He will also organize mock elections and establish several newspapers and a TV channel, in order to promote his agendas and show the world that he represents "the voice of the people&