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One way a sincere ex-neo Nazi could return to normality is by ceasing to socialize with active neo Nazis. That was not the case here. From the above quote regar
by teachrdan 7y ago
One way a sincere ex-neo Nazi could return to normality is by ceasing to socialize with active neo Nazis. That was not the case here. From the above quote regarding his seeking out and spending time with the same white supremacists: "I ended up meeting with them..."
How does one "end up" meeting with neo Nazis? He fails to take responsibility for his behavior after his hate crimes conviction!
- maerF0x0 7y ago> How does one "end up" meeting with neo Nazis? Probably the same way that alcoholics often end up at bars. For alcoholics their existing friends are often all alcoholics too, and to them normal people just dont "feel right" and are hard to meet when the only place you feel comfortable is a bar. Similarly, when tryin to extricate oneself from a undesired community (toxic or otherwise) one has to learn where to meet people from the desired community, unlearn the undesired values+vernacular, learn the values+vernacular of the new community. etc. We're herd creatures and, for many, not having a herd feels like being on the brink of death.
- yellowapple 7y ago> How does one "end up" meeting with neo Nazis? For one, if you happen to be in the same military unit, "meeting with them" is kind of an inevitability. Also, this was still 30 years ago. If this is seriously the most recent example we have of him continuing to interact with neo-Nazis, then I feel like it's reasonably plausible that he's sincere barring further evidence to the contrary.
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