What is their fear based on? If their friends are being physically assaulted for those reasons, then it makes sense for them to fear for themselves. If their

What is their fear based on? If their friends are being physically assaulted for those reasons, then it makes sense for them to fear for themselves. If their fear is based off of sensationalist news articles that significantly over-exaggerate the political climate and influence of various groups in order to generate advertising revenue/clicks, they should reconsider, even if it's difficult. There are far more articles about the KKK on the Internet than there are actual members of the KKK https://slatestarcodex.com/2016/11/16/you-are-still-crying-wolf/ https://slatestarcodex.com/2016/11/16/you-are-still-crying-w.... Those living in fear should try to rationalize about the probabilities of events happening to them based off of relevant statistics, not articles specifically designed to incite fear and anger.