Steel Rat Gamer is exactly right. People dig in when directly confronted. Bypassing anticipated confrontation points by focusing on shared humanity offers them a way to separate their sense of self from their current extremism. When it's less necessary to a sense of belonging, the extremism comes up less and less.
The trick then is not to fixate on what they did or thought before. Vindictive "told ya so"s just trigger shame, defensiveness, and regression to their old ways.
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sorry to butt in. But i have some thoughts on this.
There are a lot of videos of former Cult and gang members talking about their experiences. They need to find their own way out, just be there for them when they do
Meanwhile, Deplatforming the Cult leaders and hate organizations are the next best step.