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Former Neo-Nazi Speaks Against Hate
Chico News & Review
/November 12, 2009
His reformation took place with the help of his mother, who lived out of state. Leyden turned over all his racist propaganda to the Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles and debriefed officials about his past. He also reluctantly met with rabbis—with his mother at his side for support—who eventually encouraged him to speak out against his friends in the white-power movement. The decision has made him a target for retaliation.
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on November 19th, 2009 at 4:43 pm
I just wanted to provide this thought about racism and what I’ve learned from the racist.
Throughout this year I’ve strived to explain racism, intolerance, bigotry, bias, discrimination, prejudice and hate intentional, systemic and unconscious in writing. My reasons can be rightfully summarized by incorporating this statement into your thought process.
You can not understand, consider or rehabilitate a racist regardless how it was acquired until you release your own prejudices against and/or about the racist or bigot.
The greatest offense to the racist, bigot or one who believes he/she is entitled, privileged or somehow superior to others by way of their race is knowledge of ones self and history.
For example, White Supremacy, like any other labeled supremacy is in fact not truly a superiority complex, but an inferiority complex. The person who believes they are superior over another actually demonstrates their own inferiority complex.
Now I use White Supremacy because of its notoriety in comparison to other complexes, disorders and social deficiencies. There are many cases of other groups who believe, practice and teach that they are better than another. So ironically White Supremacy is not an exclusive bias or prejudice, but just a caveat of a much broader conspiracy of hate.
So the greatest offense to White Supremacy comes when you know who you are, your history in addition to theirs. The reason is that you take away its power with the weapon of knowledge and intimidated them with confidence. Listen to the racist when they speak. Their only weapon is fear, ignorance and intimidation. Even when the prejudice is unrealized or unconscious, you must not be persuaded by negative comments and accusations waged against you.
In the end history, time and facts is the defender of truth. You have not the time to spare debating the false evidence appearing real to the unaware, unsocialized and uncultured mind of the racist or bigot.
on November 19th, 2009 at 6:18 pm
Wow, Tim, well said and very thought-provoking.
on November 19th, 2009 at 7:18 pm
This is wonderful news! Nothing is impossible to God. Let us pray for continued transformation within the Neo-Nazi world…