> if no one tells them that those views are bad then they feel they are ok to keep repeating. I'd say quite the opposite: the more "persecuted" your group clai

> if no one tells them that those views are bad then they feel they are ok to keep repeating. I'd say quite the opposite: the more "persecuted" your group claims to be, the more resilient and special they feel about themselves. This is true in highly manipulative individuals as well as radical political groups.