börje on Nostr: There are lots of examples throughout history when ”puritan” believers were ...

There are lots of examples throughout history when ”puritan” believers were frowned upon by the establishment. They argued that the puritans should not be as toxic or as close minded as they were, often driven by the dangerous centrism bias. The established view was that ”things are complex” and that it’s ”too simplistic” to argue the way the puritans argued.

One example is Hitler. Lots of politicians underestimated Hitler and his party, while thinking that the concerns raised by some about the Nazi ideology were simplistic or alarmist. The masses viewed the Nazi Party as a passing phase or a reaction to economic instability, rather than recognizing its potential for radical transformation and authoritarianism.

Peculiarly in present day, we often see the beliefs of the puritan believers as given things - the once ”simplistic ideas” have become mainstream.