fanaticism

Thanks to the power of his discourse, of his words, he created a kind of fanaticism around him.

A disturbing aspect of this, says Mr Jukes, is the increasing number of those turning to terrorism because of a fascination for violence, rather than ideological fanaticism.

A deep concern, call it dread or mild terror, knowing where political polarization and right-wing political fanaticism led Germans in the 1930s, and where right-wing extremism appears to be leading many Americans today.

"There were two forces in collision here. One was a force of violence, fanaticism, bigotry, and the other was the force of love," he said.

But the difference is that in this era of parasocial relationships and intense fanaticism, we sometimes jump to conclusions about people who certainly can't aid in our survival or our direct identity formation.