Throwaway account. My (24F) brother (27M) has joined a White Nationalist/Neo-Nazi organization within the past few months, and is starting to become very actively involved. He's not going to public demonstrations since he's gainfully employed (software engineer) and has a lot to lose, but he's involved in online recruitment and developing websites and other software for them. He seems to strongly adhere to the ideology. He frequently touts racist, antisemitic, and Islamophobic viewpoints, and wild conspiracy theories about how the Jews are promoting race-mixing with whites, resulting in a "white genocide". I got lunch with him and my father last week, and he described the recent New Zealand massacre as a "celebration", and bragged that he's watched the live recording of it multiple times. He sounded joyful while speaking about it. Needless to say, my family and I are all awestruck and worried.
At the same time, he's taken a keen interest in guns. He owns several firearms, and regularly goes to the shooting range to practice. He's starting to fit the profile of these other race-driven mass shooters. I don't want anyone to get hurt. I want my brother back.
I have two questions:
- If I ever feel the need to, what are the legal and labor ramifications of reporting him to the police/FBI? i.e. if I reported him to the authorities as someone to keep an eye on, would that show up on a background check and blacklist him from ever getting a good job?
- What kind of help can I get him? I know that he's capable of being a normal and kind person (he used to be), but he's become deeply disturbed, and he's always been incredibly hard-headed. I doubt I'd be able to convince him to discard these beliefs myself. Is institutionalizing him a possibility if it really gets bad?
Also, if anyone has been in a similar situation and resolved it, I'd appreciate your advice.
Thank you.
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