<p>A group called Return to the Land (RTTL) is creating a whites-only settlement in the Ozarks, requiring members to prove “European ancestry,” identify as straight, Christian, and exclude Jewish people, Black people, immigrants, and LGBTQ+ individuals. This isn’t just racism—it’s an organized attempt to build a high-control community using legal loopholes, cult-like psychology, and social fear.</p><p>In this episode of <em>Wit and Reason</em>, therapist couple Alex Honigman, LCSW and Dr. Alexis Moreno, Clinical Community Psychologist, break down viral videos responding to RTTL and use peer-reviewed psychological and sociological research to explain:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>What motivates people to join exclusionary groups</li><li>How identity threats, fear, and authoritarianism shape extremist movements</li><li>Why RTTL may meet many of the criteria for cults and high-control groups</li><li>The dangers of pseudo-legal structures like PMAs (Private Membership Associations)</li><li>How racism, patriarchy, and paranoia form social engineering projects</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Whether you're curious, concerned, or confused—this episode explains why this movement is dangerous and what it reveals about the deeper mental health and cultural fractures in America today.</p><br><p><br></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

Wit and Reason with Alex and Dr. Alexis

Dr. Alexis Moreno

A Whites-Only Town: Extremism, Identity, and the Psychology of Exclusion

AUG 18, 202559 MIN
Wit and Reason with Alex and Dr. Alexis

A Whites-Only Town: Extremism, Identity, and the Psychology of Exclusion

AUG 18, 202559 MIN

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<p>A group called Return to the Land (RTTL) is creating a whites-only settlement in the Ozarks, requiring members to prove “European ancestry,” identify as straight, Christian, and exclude Jewish people, Black people, immigrants, and LGBTQ+ individuals. This isn’t just racism—it’s an organized attempt to build a high-control community using legal loopholes, cult-like psychology, and social fear.</p><p>In this episode of <em>Wit and Reason</em>, therapist couple Alex Honigman, LCSW and Dr. Alexis Moreno, Clinical Community Psychologist, break down viral videos responding to RTTL and use peer-reviewed psychological and sociological research to explain:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>What motivates people to join exclusionary groups</li><li>How identity threats, fear, and authoritarianism shape extremist movements</li><li>Why RTTL may meet many of the criteria for cults and high-control groups</li><li>The dangers of pseudo-legal structures like PMAs (Private Membership Associations)</li><li>How racism, patriarchy, and paranoia form social engineering projects</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Whether you're curious, concerned, or confused—this episode explains why this movement is dangerous and what it reveals about the deeper mental health and cultural fractures in America today.</p><br><p><br></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>