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In reply to the discussion: This filmmaker spent months interviewing neo-Nazis and jihadists. Here's what she learned. [View all]smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)15. Oh, I agree. I did think it was hopeful. I think my post might have come off the wrong way.
And I think her approach was very brave and insightful. You can't learn about the other unless you really try to sit down with them and try to understand where they are coming from. But she did mention in the article that there were some of them that were still violent and hateful and probably weren't open to change. I think it's great what she did and I really enjoyed reading about her experience.
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This filmmaker spent months interviewing neo-Nazis and jihadists. Here's what she learned. [View all]
ProudLib72
Jan 2019
OP
So are you saying that people who join gangs or commit other crimes are weak?
Caliman73
Jan 2019
#16
No. They join because they are desperate, isolated, and feel their options are limited.
Caliman73
Jan 2019
#19
You really think that everybody who becomes a racist does so because they're scared and need
Downtown Hound
Jan 2019
#33
Oh, I agree. I did think it was hopeful. I think my post might have come off the wrong way.
smirkymonkey
Jan 2019
#15
"Basic needs not being met" makes it easier to recruit people into any extremist ideology
IronLionZion
Jan 2019
#31
KKK Conservative boasting: "We killed six million Jews the last time," he answered. "Eleven millio
keithbvadu2
Jan 2019
#36