- Weiter unten ein Text auf Deutsch dazu - From: On repression pattern in Europe Extremist and terrorist laws as tools to criminalize social struggle extremism – a tendency to go to the extremes or an instance of going to extremes, esp. in politics The development of the extremism theory evolved from the totalitarian theory discussion, which appeared as a result of the cruelties of national socialism and Stalinism, occurring in the middle of the 20 th century. Even though the theory is not new, it has gained exposure in the recent years due to the repression against any kind of opposition to government. All around the globe, anti-extremist and anti-terrorist laws are introduced or further developed. Although anti-terrorist laws were already in the 19 th century as a reaction to activities of the anarchist movement, there is an obvious push towards the extremist theory in terms of law enforcement and political propaganda. But what does it mean and ...