Talk:Radical
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Ok, the short definition of a chemical radical on this disambiguation page is wrong. There are two chemical meanings for a radical, and the ammonium ion fits one of them. Examine the Lewis structure of ammonium. It has no unpaired electrons. Dwmyers 04:53, 10 Sep 2003 (UTC)
Timothy McVeigh was a radical conservative.Ark30inf 23:15, 16 Oct 2003 (UTC)
[edit] Radical defined wrong!
So my question would be how is the word radical defined as "Arising from or reaching a root or source?" And "Effecting or favoring (basic) change?"
The reason I pose such a question is because radical is a "source or root" that has an extreme basis implied with it.
And there is a difference between little change and radical change.
So where does Webster get off stating these as difinations of the word.
Thank you, Cordially Speedy
[edit] In politics
The term radical is used by the right wing in the United States to describe elements of the Democratic Party
Do not edit this sentence again without an explanation. The previous version contained POV language. Regardless of whether you feel it is a mischarictarization, it has been established as sentiment in an opposing political faction, not as encyclopedic fact. Logically, those calling members of the democrat party radicals are not intentionally "mischaracterizing" them, they are providing what they feel is an accurate desription based on their political ideology. --NEMT 15:39, 4 September 2006 (UTC)
