I think you need to sit down and talk to somebody about that. Because the more we push these people away, the closer they come to crossing a line. This is an msnbc special series. All across america, support for White Nationalism is growing. And violence against yous is je skyrocketing. Im trying to fight back. Were not born to hate. Ideology isnt even what is leading people to these movements. I know this is true. Because i spent eight years of my life in americas first neonazi skinhead organization. But ive spent the last 20 years warning the public. Christian picciolini joins me now. Advising Law Enforcement and helping People Disengage from hate groups. I want to help people. I feel like thats my only redemption. Ive worked on deradicalizing more than 300 individuals. But i cant win this war alone. What i see happening is a lot of violence coming. And im struggling, can somebody like that change . Is he even redeemable . Hate can be broken. When former extremists like me speak out
but a lifetime of resistance took its toll. is this where you took drugs? yeah. i had a $1,600 a month habit. where would you find the money for that? stealing, selling, repeat diving, that kind of stuff. you said you had squatters in here? yeah. wow. you can t even see the garage. for yearly a decade, eric has struggled with ptsd, anxiety and addiction. the legacy of his father s effort to bend him to his will. and he tells me that as james grew older, his hate grew more extreme. he even posted his racist manifesto online for all the world to see. eric didn t know where to turn. so he moved james in with him to
is this where you took drugs? yeah. i had a $1,600 a month habit. where would you find the money for that? stealing, selling, repeat diving, that kind of stuff. you said you had squatters in here? yeah. wow. you can t even see the garage. for nearly a decade, eric has struggled with ptsd, anxiety and addiction. the legacy of his father s effort to bend him to his will. and he tells me that as james grew older, his hate grew more extreme. he even posted his racist manifesto online for all the world to see. eric didn t know where to turn. so he moved james in with him to get a closer watch. i was pretty much keeping him in a cage.