DragoonKain
Neighbours from Hell
I believe strongly that while there are many older supremacists and extremists who are too far gone and can't be changed, the younger ones can still be salvaged. Many of them become part of these hate groups because they are confused, angry, vulnerable and fall in with the wrong crowd and are brainwashed. If someone's heart is still good and they have a good conscience, they have the potential to change. I actually know two people personally who fell in with a kind of a Neo Nazi crowd when they were in their mid teens. They were impoverished and were poorly educated, and eventually they saw how stupid it all was and they are the nicest people you will ever meet and are strong advocates for social equality. One of the things that helped change them was being forced to move into an area that was more diverse and had a larger population of minorities ironically. Being around people of different ethnicities made them realize that there's nothing wrong with these people. I asked them if they would have changed had they not made that move and they tell me very honestly that they may not have. They very well could have been pushed farther and farther into the dark depths of racism and hatred.
I've seen articles and documentaries about rehabilitating young kids who were kidnapped and forced into ISIS training cells, and how difficult of a task it is, but some of them have gone on to live normal lives. It's a very tough situation. The experts who work with these kids say that if they were shunned from society because of the horrible things they did, then they would have been lost forever, and it actually is what ISIS wants. They want these kids to be shunned and neglected as "damaged goods" because then they'll have nowhere else to go besides back to ISIS. I think the same logic can apply to supremacists groups.
My question is, where is the point of no return? Just because I know two people personally who changed, there are tons out there who don't change. Is it worth the effort to try and help these people change or is it too difficult of a task to pull off with such a wide reach? How much effort should be made to try and reach out to people and help them change?
Just wanted everyone's take.
I've seen articles and documentaries about rehabilitating young kids who were kidnapped and forced into ISIS training cells, and how difficult of a task it is, but some of them have gone on to live normal lives. It's a very tough situation. The experts who work with these kids say that if they were shunned from society because of the horrible things they did, then they would have been lost forever, and it actually is what ISIS wants. They want these kids to be shunned and neglected as "damaged goods" because then they'll have nowhere else to go besides back to ISIS. I think the same logic can apply to supremacists groups.
My question is, where is the point of no return? Just because I know two people personally who changed, there are tons out there who don't change. Is it worth the effort to try and help these people change or is it too difficult of a task to pull off with such a wide reach? How much effort should be made to try and reach out to people and help them change?
Just wanted everyone's take.