I think my friend is going down a Nazi rabbit hole and I want to stop him
As the title suggests I’m concerned for my friend.
We’ve known each other for about 7 years, and have gotten close over those years. We met at work and clicked immediately. He transferred to another location, which I think was good for him but I think he’s isolated down there - away from his support network who have been here for him and is now in a house alone with his cat.
He’s been posting things on his social media stories. He said something along the lines of “Gœbbels and I are similar because he also liked model trains.” And now he replied to a selfie of mine wearing my work uniform saying “it’s giving Hitler youth”
Having spoken to mutual friends we are a bit confused because he has never been this way. I don’t know if it’s confusion, if it’s a rabbit hole, or if it’s because he’s being a bit of an edge lord. Or maybe it’s just he’s lonely and is susceptible to extreme loneliness reaching out for something through social media.
How do I go about grabbing my friend and stopping him from just absolutely destroying himself, his career and all the people around him?