ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Domestic Extremism Lexicon

Sure, I'd love to explain the domestic extremism lexicon to you like you're 5 years old!

So, you've probably heard of some different groups of people in the news, like Democrats and Republicans, right? Well, there are some other groups of people that some grown-ups are worried about because they might do things that are really dangerous and hurt people. These groups are usually called "extremist" groups.

Now, imagine that a grown-up is trying to figure out if someone might be in one of these extremist groups. They might use what's called a "lexicon" to help them. A lexicon is just a fancy word that means a list of words or phrases that people use a lot.

So, this "domestic extremism lexicon" is basically just a big list of words and phrases that grown-ups might use to decide if someone is part of an extremist group or not. Some of the words might be things like "hate speech" or "violent protest."

Now, it's important to remember that just because someone says something that's on this list, that doesn't mean they're automatically an extremist. Sometimes people just say things without really thinking them through. But, if someone keeps saying these kinds of things and doing things that are dangerous or hurtful, then grown-ups might need to do something to stop them from hurting other people.

So, that's basically what the domestic extremism lexicon is! It's just a big list of words and phrases that grown-ups use to help them figure out if someone might be part of a dangerous group.