This is a great read. I feel like extremism of any kind is a problem -- doesn't matter if it's liberal or conservative, or religious, or whatever. Unfortunately, the people with the most extreme views are the ones who garner the most attention through social media, and then through mainstream media. It's never the guy sitting somewhere in the middle, offering up solutions that most people can agree to if they're open to a bit of compromise.

Sometimes, I think people are drawn to the extremes because it's easier to see things as black and white. Then they can just pick a side and stick to it and stop thinking. Because sometimes it's exhausting to think your way through all the grey areas of an issue.