▁blocked ▁for ▁them ▁or ▁bi ased . ▁However , ▁dominant ▁groups ▁also ▁commonly ▁employ ▁extreme ▁activities ▁( such ▁as ▁government al ▁san ction ing ▁of ▁violent ▁par amil it ary ▁groups ▁or ▁the ▁attack ▁in ▁W aco ▁by ▁the ▁F BI ▁in ▁the ▁U . S .). ▁ ▁Ext rem ist ▁acts ▁often ▁employ ▁violent ▁means , ▁although ▁extrem ist ▁groups ▁will ▁differ ▁in ▁their ▁preference ▁for ▁violent ▁vs . ▁non - vi ol ent ▁tact ics , ▁in ▁the ▁level ▁of ▁violence ▁they ▁employ , ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁preferred ▁targets ▁of ▁their ▁violence ▁( from ▁infrastr ucture ▁to ▁military ▁personnel ▁to ▁civ ili ans ▁to ▁children ). ▁Again , ▁low ▁power ▁groups ▁are ▁more ▁likely ▁to ▁employ ▁direct , ▁epis od ic ▁forms ▁of ▁violence ▁( such ▁as ▁suic ide ▁bomb ings ), ▁whereas ▁dominant ▁groups ▁tend ▁to ▁be ▁associated ▁with ▁more ▁struct ural ▁or ▁institution al ized ▁forms ▁( like ▁the ▁cover t ▁use ▁of ▁tort ure ▁or ▁the ▁inform al ▁san ction ing ▁of ▁police ▁brut ality ). ▁▁ ▁Although ▁extrem ist ▁individuals ▁and ▁groups ▁are ▁often ▁viewed ▁as ▁coh es ive ▁and ▁consist ently ▁evil , ▁it ▁is ▁important ▁to ▁recognize ▁that ▁they ▁may ▁be ▁conflic ted ▁or ▁amb ivalent ▁psych olog ically ▁as ▁individuals , ▁or ▁contain ▁difference ▁and ▁conflict ▁within ▁their ▁groups . ▁For ▁instance , ▁individual ▁members ▁of ▁Ham as ▁may ▁differ ▁consider ably ▁in ▁their ▁willing ness ▁to ▁negoti ate ▁their ▁differences ▁with ▁the ▁Palest in ian ▁Author ity ▁and , ▁ultimately , ▁with ▁certain