"I want to repent of what I wrote before," he said, referring to his 1996 book that denounced homosexuality. Christopher Hays also says he is proud of his father for acting as a model. "
If it convinces other Nazis to stop being Nazis, then I’ll give a “thank you.” Not that I’m putting them on a pedestal. But I’ll acknowledge that change is hard and admitting you were wrong is hard.
Having said that, I know it’s a contentious issue. The rest of us managed to not be Nazis in the first place.
Honestly, I think there’s a portion of extremists that just don’t feel like they have an option to quit. Either because of embarrassment or that’s their only social network. I support giving these people an avenue to correct themselves and integrate into society as easily as possible, within reason. Similar to how I believe we should make an effort to integrate former convicts, within reason.
Actually, we do celebrate former convicts integrating back into society.
If it convinces other Nazis to stop being Nazis, then I’ll give a “thank you.” Not that I’m putting them on a pedestal. But I’ll acknowledge that change is hard and admitting you were wrong is hard.
Having said that, I know it’s a contentious issue. The rest of us managed to not be Nazis in the first place.
Why would it convince them?
Honestly, I think there’s a portion of extremists that just don’t feel like they have an option to quit. Either because of embarrassment or that’s their only social network. I support giving these people an avenue to correct themselves and integrate into society as easily as possible, within reason. Similar to how I believe we should make an effort to integrate former convicts, within reason.
Actually, we do celebrate former convicts integrating back into society.