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A year of hate: what I learned when I went undercover with the far right (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 3 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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This is a long article (excerpts from a book apparently) but it's interesting.

Basically the author, a man with Jewish heritage, makes a fake persona and joins far-right groups. He's assisted by the group Hope Not Hate.

What do you think of the far-right? One of the interesting points that is made in the article a few times is that some far-right adherents, met by the author, seem to want friendship more than anything else. At least that's the author's view.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago

Here's a similar article about a person doing this in the US, for comparison:

https://www.propublica.org/article/ap3-oath-keepers-militia-mole

Yes, we've known for a very long time that people join gangs due to social alienation and a need for community. It isn't new info and it doesn't change the fact that they have adopted violence and terrorism to make up for being lonely