So you are now comparing JBS with murderous terrorist groups?
No — I am not comparing them to terrorist groups. I was commenting about how SMALL NUMBERS of people can, nevertheless, have a MAJOR impact upon our lives.
Why do you resort to such logical fallacies?
Apparently, you have a reading comprehension problem.
I was responding to a message which inquired if any JBS members still existed and which suggested that they were all in “their 80’s”.
My point (since you apparently did not comprehend it) is that membership size is not a definitive or exclusive metric for determining impact or importance — for several reasons:
1. First, an extremist organization may have only a small or modest size membership (i.e. dues paying and regularly active people) BUT, typically, there are 10 times that many “state-of-mind” supporters/sympathizers.
2. Second, an activist group (even if relatively small) can easily cause problems in local communities. For example, when the JBS came into existence, there were numerous reports of local controversies involving JBS members attacking teachers, libraries, PTA’s, public speakers, etc.
3. Political extremist groups (left or right) are opportunistic and attack vulnerable targets and try to mold public opinion about specific issues and controversies. If they disseminate FALSE information, they can warp our decision-making or cause us to adopt policies which exacerbate legitimate problems.
4. Lastly, many people do not know that many very wealthy and influential people associated themselves with the JBS — including several billionaires. Regardless of how many members an extremist organization has — if it has extraordinary financial resources — it can be disproportionately effective at spreading its poison.