The long read: Working for Hope Not Hate, I infiltrated an extremist organisation, befriended its members and got to work investigating their political connections

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.

  • TimewornTraveler@lemm.ee
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    2 days ago

    yeah… this is a major factor contributing to the substance abuse crisis in the modern world. it’s also a big reason AA has been so successful. free friends on every corner, just gotta say that you’re powerless over alcohol and that life has become unmanageable and you’ll make the best friends of your life