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I used to be one of those oldschool conservatives. I'm much more progressive now, but what I do think helps, is the following.
Fascists won't listen to progressives. So what will pull them out of that black hole, is having them listen to more 'boring' people, but without the opportunity to overtalk them. Let fascists listen to normal views and don't let fascists take over the discussion. Youtube videos with comments disabled, PDFs by anonymous authors, and so on, that can help.
The common man's best ally is reaching out to the milquetoasts, and having the fascists listen to them and you while also not listening to them. Never yield to their beliefs; have a red line beyond which you won't discuss with them. Use their own tactics against them.
I used to know one. Whenever they still wanted to discuss their batshit crazy views, I told them I declined discussing that stuff with them, and wouldn't interact with them unless if they could shut up about that.
It usually worked (though not 100%), so I consider that a general-ish success.