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Humanity in Extremism
- Molly Conger believes every person who espouses evil ideologies is still human and potentially reachable.
- Redemption is difficult, rare, and requires the person to want change, often going unnoticed if done right.
Family Dynamics of Extremists
- Families of extremists vary from movement-embedded, denial, to disavowal types.
- Movement families raise believers, denial families ignore or minimize the issue, and some make public disavowals of the extremist relative.
Public Family Disavowal Example
- A father publicly repudiated his white nationalist son, cutting him off from family gatherings.
- The family left the door open for renouncement but insisted hateful beliefs prevent love and acceptance.