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<blockquote data-quote="Greg K" data-source="post: 9277810" data-attributes="member: 5038"><p>I don't think that is necessarily true. The story of Derek Black as an example of how a white nationalist can be converted away by people interacting with them over time.</p><p></p><p>For those not familiar with Derek Black, he was not only the founder of Stormfront, but the godson of David Duke and considered to be the heir of the white nationalist movement. He also was the person that designed the current approach used to by the far right to make their white nationalist and racist talking points more palapable to more mainstream people. His techniques were so successful that he had won a position with the local Republican party in Florida not far from Mar-a-Lago.</p><p></p><p>When he went to college, the white nationalists with whom he interacted, expected him to recruit people for the movement. David's plan was to remain low key until he made friends that shared his views.</p><p></p><p> When students learned of his radio show and who he was, they shunned him. Some students, however, wondered how they could get him to see that his views were wrong.</p><p></p><p>A Jewish student who hosted a weekly Friday night Shabbat dinner which included people of different ethnicities and religions (as well as atheists) decided to invite Mr. Black to the dinner rather than ostracize him. The group was designed to build relations among those of differing backgrounds</p><p></p><p>Several of the people that attended the dinners objected to including Mr. Black. Some left, but the host convinced most of them to stay and not attack Mr. Black or mention his white nationalist beliefs. Instead, they should treat him as a normal person.</p><p></p><p>Wary, Mr. Black accepted, but he assumed he was being set up.. However, the way he was treated led him to come back over several weeks and, eventually, everyone became comfortable with one another. As a result of what they heard, those whom, initially, refused to attend upon the invitation to him returned.</p><p></p><p>Overtime, David's beliefs began to change. It began with him hearing stories from others about their experiences. The time spent with each other led to a safe environment where people began questioning him about his own beliefs in a respectful manner and the exchanges led David to question many of his beliefs- at least with these people he began considering friends whose opinions he valued.</p><p></p><p>Eventually, his beliefs changed entirely and he wrote an article condemning the white nationalist movement. He wrote the article despite knowing that he would be condemned and shunned by those in the white naitonalist movement. Even his mother and sister shunned him.</p><p></p><p>The story of his change is not unique event. While researching a paper for a class, I came across articles in which members of the Museum of Tolerance have befriended neo-nazis and the neo-nazis have since become advocates in the fight against anti-semitism and other hate. I even have articles discussing how advocates for the LGBQT+ people have changed people's anti-LGBQT+ beliefs using specific techniques during conversations.</p><p></p><p>Obviously, I am not suggesting that this approach work with everyone. I, definitely, would not recommend attempting this with violent people. However, just writing people off in general achieves nothing. How people react and treat others can reinforce or change beliefs. Attacking and condeming someone for their hateful beliefs creates a negative experience that reinforces negative beliefs. At times, however, a positive experience interacting with others- especially, over time- can get people to change their beliefs.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Greg K, post: 9277810, member: 5038"] I don't think that is necessarily true. The story of Derek Black as an example of how a white nationalist can be converted away by people interacting with them over time. For those not familiar with Derek Black, he was not only the founder of Stormfront, but the godson of David Duke and considered to be the heir of the white nationalist movement. He also was the person that designed the current approach used to by the far right to make their white nationalist and racist talking points more palapable to more mainstream people. His techniques were so successful that he had won a position with the local Republican party in Florida not far from Mar-a-Lago. When he went to college, the white nationalists with whom he interacted, expected him to recruit people for the movement. David's plan was to remain low key until he made friends that shared his views. When students learned of his radio show and who he was, they shunned him. Some students, however, wondered how they could get him to see that his views were wrong. A Jewish student who hosted a weekly Friday night Shabbat dinner which included people of different ethnicities and religions (as well as atheists) decided to invite Mr. Black to the dinner rather than ostracize him. The group was designed to build relations among those of differing backgrounds Several of the people that attended the dinners objected to including Mr. Black. Some left, but the host convinced most of them to stay and not attack Mr. Black or mention his white nationalist beliefs. Instead, they should treat him as a normal person. Wary, Mr. Black accepted, but he assumed he was being set up.. However, the way he was treated led him to come back over several weeks and, eventually, everyone became comfortable with one another. As a result of what they heard, those whom, initially, refused to attend upon the invitation to him returned. Overtime, David's beliefs began to change. It began with him hearing stories from others about their experiences. The time spent with each other led to a safe environment where people began questioning him about his own beliefs in a respectful manner and the exchanges led David to question many of his beliefs- at least with these people he began considering friends whose opinions he valued. Eventually, his beliefs changed entirely and he wrote an article condemning the white nationalist movement. He wrote the article despite knowing that he would be condemned and shunned by those in the white naitonalist movement. Even his mother and sister shunned him. The story of his change is not unique event. While researching a paper for a class, I came across articles in which members of the Museum of Tolerance have befriended neo-nazis and the neo-nazis have since become advocates in the fight against anti-semitism and other hate. I even have articles discussing how advocates for the LGBQT+ people have changed people's anti-LGBQT+ beliefs using specific techniques during conversations. Obviously, I am not suggesting that this approach work with everyone. I, definitely, would not recommend attempting this with violent people. However, just writing people off in general achieves nothing. How people react and treat others can reinforce or change beliefs. Attacking and condeming someone for their hateful beliefs creates a negative experience that reinforces negative beliefs. At times, however, a positive experience interacting with others- especially, over time- can get people to change their beliefs. [/QUOTE]
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