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I get the general direction of your post.
But men who join gangs and the mob don't do it because of special vulnerabilities in their psyche. They do it for monetary gain without real work, opportunity and power. They see glamor in that life and think its cool and easier than living a law abiding life. That's a different kind of weakness.
I don't consider that the same ballpark as brainwashed nationalists and hard-core religious.
I also don't care what made them the way they are. We could go down that rabbithole all week. I just want them off the streets.
Be it a violent antifa thug or a violent proud boy thug. A religious nut, or a nationalist nut or a BLM rioter. If they are willing to do things like kidnapping, murder, I just don't care what made them the way they are other than to help find and prevent it in the future.
It's a fair perspective. I don't agree with it, but I'm a pastor's kid, pastor's spouse, and a high school teacher. My opinions are coloured by these roles and experiences.