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You're my mostly right about society but the problem is not algorithms, it's echo-chambers. The KKK wasn't driven by an algorithm but still radicalised people in the same way - once you're able to find a bubble within society that accepts your views, it's very easy for your views to grow more extreme. Doesn't matter whether that's fascism, racism, communism, no-fap or hydrohomies - the mechanisms work the same way.
Reddit was arguably no more algorithm-led than Lemmy or Mastodon, but that hasn't prevented the rise of a whole list of hate-fueled subs over there. The root problem is that people with Nazi tendancies find pro-nazi content engaging. The algorithm isn't pushing it upon them, it's just delivering what they want.