Bigotry has never been about ignorance. It has always been about manufacturing social division through propaganda.
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Incel = involuntary celibate
You become one by not being able to find a life partner or even a one night stand. Not something I'd really blame the individual for.
While I think incel's maybe everywhere is there not some online hookups or at least prostitues that can pacify them?
Possibly yes but that doesn't help if one is morbidly afraid of approaching women for example.
However my point was that it's a bit pointless to ask why would someone become something when by definition it's involuntary. It's like asking why would anyone be under 6ft tall.
A lot of it comes from experiences they've had.
For incels there really is no other community for them. Hell, even if you are liberal there are not many mens spaces for you.
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There is a lot of good books (or audio books) I could suggest. This has been also a interest in mine. The reasons are different and also the same. Many of the top comments touch on some of the points.
Fascism is a result of declining Capitalism, as an example. Ideas come from material reality, not spontaneously.
Short answer: it's basic human nature if you don't specifically work against it. Many people work against it, but not everyone. The ones that do not work against it mostly don't because the environment they grew up in doesn't do this, so they never started working against it. Later in life it's difficult to change and admit you were wrong.
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