'Us against them' -- How adolescents are vulnerable to recruitment by extremist groups via games, social media

[Video below] Low self-esteem. Lack of belonging. Feeling rejected by peers or society. These are signs that domestic extremists are looking for from children posting online. These mental health struggles can contribute to youth becoming victims of grooming by domestic hate groups, according to San Antonio Office of Emergency Management Public Engagement Officer Larry Rodriguez. He led the Floresville Independent School District’s (ISD) March 26 presentation on Understanding and Preventing Youth Radicalization: Combating Hate and Violence. Domestic violence extremism, or DVE, groups are recruiting youth to commit acts of hate both locally and globally. The FBI and the Department of...

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