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lunatic fringe |
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lunatic fringe the more extreme members of a group. Most of the members of that religious sect are quite reasonable, but Lisa belongs to the lunatic fringe. Many people try to avoid eating a lot of fat, but Mary is part of the lunatic fringe and will eat anything. See also: fringe How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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306) And, finally, Lerner shows how "cynical realism" has depicted environmentalists as a lunatic fringe, when in fact a broad consensus exists that caring for the environment ought to be a top political priority, based on a sense that "the earth is our common wealth, on loan from God. But the piece that is in many ways the most telling is a brief article in the Minneapolis Tribune from November, 1967, at a time when distance runners were still considered part of the lunatic fringe. This proposition should not find voice outside the lunatic fringe of political discourse--certainly not in the pages of Catholic Insight. |
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