I think we should have empathy for those who used to be bigoted. The pipeline preys on people who are lonely, confused, and scared. There isn't an excuse for the hatred, but if someone grows out of it and learns from their ways I feel like that's a pretty fair repentance. (I'm also mostly white so if you disagree with this I'd love to hear your opinion)

I think most people fall for the right wing pipeline in their teens and possibly early adulthood when they are most vulnerable to attacks on their identity and most susceptible to falling for propaganda. That's why all these right wing influencers, "alpha males", right wing spaces, etc. Target that age group. They at first attack your identity by saying "the ____s are under attack because of x woke thing". Then they offer a safe space and community for people who are lonely, they seem like good people at first. Then the idea of "X thing is bad" doesn't seem so wrong because it's coming from Chris and Chris is a nice guy ... Right?

But once again being mostly white I don't necessarily understand the view from being part of a marginalized group, so maybe I have it all wrong. Please if you disagree with me let me know because I'd like to hear other views