How Does Someone Become a Neo-Nazi?
Oct 26, 2026
How does a kid become a neo-Nazi?
In this excerpt from American Recovery, reformed neo-Nazi Arno Michaelis explains how thrill-seeking, alcohol, violence, and the need for an ever-bigger rush made white nationalist ideology feel irresistible—and why the deeper he got, the more miserable he became.
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