Lunatic fringe
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Lunatic fringe is a term used to characterize members of a political or social movement as extremists with eccentric or fanatical views. The term was popularized by Theodore Roosevelt, who wrote in 1913 that, "Every reform movement has a lunatic fringe."[1]
Disambiguation
Lunatic Fringe may also refer to:
- "Lunatic Fringe" (song), recorded in 1981 by Red Rider for their album As Far as Siam
- LFNG, a gene in the Notch pathway
- "Lunatic Fringe", an episode of The Net (TV series)
- A screensaver that is part of the After Dark screensaver pack
- A secret level of the computer game Duke Nukem 3D
- A snowboard produced by Liberace Technologies
- Nickname given to WWE wrestler Dean Ambrose
- Slogan for radio station WEBN
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Notes
- ^ William Safire, Safire's new political dictionary: The definitive guide to the new language of politics (Random House, 1993) p 425.