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[edit] Political fringe
On the right, the fringe consists of fundamentalists, fascists, anarcho-capitalists, white supremacists, and other loons. On the left, it consists of revolutionary socialists and communists, especially in a Maoist or Stalinist form. Most conspiracy theorists of any political leanings are considered "fringe." In countries where these groups have a significant amount of support they stop being "fringe" and become "extremists." The term "lunatic fringe" has a tendency to be bandied about whenever mentioning a group one particularly does not care for.
[edit] Other uses
- Fringe science refers to pseudoscience that is far removed from the academic mainstream. So, basically, all of it.
- A Fringe theory is a bizarre or highly unlikely conspiracy theory that most people have never even heard of.
- A Fringe party is a political party or faction that only garners a small percent of the vote because of its extreme views.
[edit] Fringe left
- Bill Ayers
- Cathy Brennan
- Communist Party of Great Britain (Marxist-Leninist)
- Earth First!
- David Icke
- Jim Jones
- Korean Friendship Association
- Progressive Labor Party
- Weather Underground
[edit] Fringe right
- Conservapedia
- Constitution Party
- Glenn Beck
- Alex Jones
- John Birch Society, though their radical right tendencies have been taken up by the more mainstream Tea Party
- Patriot Action Network
- Erik Rush
- Stormfront
- The Church at Kaweah