Cults to Consciousness

Why I Fell For America’s Most VioIent Hate Movement at 16


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Shannon Foley Martinez was a vict*m of CSA at age 14.  Never quite able to meet her parent's expectations, Martinez sought out other angry teens. By 16 she was a sk*nhead spouting white supremac*st rhetoric, giving stiff-armed N*zi salutes and tagging public property with swast*kas. Fortified by the love of an adopted family, Martinez left the sk*nheads behind, and today is committed to devoting the rest of her life to helping dismantle the culture of white suprem*cy, as well as helping others find their way to the other side of a life of hate.

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Chapter Marks

00:03:27 Shannon's chiIdhood and vulnerabilities that led her to joining a Neo N*zi group

00:12:06 How sports helped Shannon

00:15:34 How moving during a vulnerable developmental age effected Shannon

00:24:39 What high school was like for Shannon

00:28:35 A night that changed Shannon's life at 14

00:30:42 CW: r*pe How Shannon's traum*tic experience at a party led to h*rmful behaviors

00:35:34 Shannon's mom blamed her for be v*ctimized

00:43:32 How Shannon's undirected anger led her to the wrong crowd

00:49:16 How rac*sm come into play for Shannon

00:55:15 What a woman's role in the movement looks like

01:00:50 How Shannon found her way out

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