The next batch of incels/supremacists/hate mongers are being indoctrinated as you read this. It's your teens, your husbands, your friends.
Boredom + Unfocused Anger + Online propaganda = a breeding ground for hatred.
Fight early and often with empathy. Challenge black and white or all or nothing thinking.
Promote critical thinking skills as often as you can - hatred short circuits logic like no other.
Please don't be complacent. Once you lose them, it's hard to deprogram.
-Hobs
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I hate hate hate *hate* being right about this. The murderer says that he first started becoming radicalized 2 years ago.
Almost 2 years ago to the date I made the above post.
It still applies, don't keep being shocked that this happened. COVID isolation and being hyper online has ruined a lot of people.
It's a lot harder to deprogram someone the longer they wallow in the propaganda.
Don't keep asking how it could happen, ask when is it going to happen again.