I’m a former Neo-Nazi and antisemite, AMA.

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From 2016 to 2021 I was part of multiple Neo-Nazi and other extremists organisations in Germany and the Benelux.

I was a stupid, young teen with a lot of hate and anger in me that I directed to people who were foreign to me, mostly towards Jewish people.

So, AMA.

Comments

  1. ChublesNubles Avatar

    What changed your mind?

  2. Crafty1076 Avatar

    What do you think about the rise in pride boys and nazi groups in countries like USA? I know the president and it’s ideology is mostly at fault but why do you think this kind of hate movements get popular?

  3. Williedoggie Avatar

    Did you ever act on your hate with violence?

  4. Constant_Spell_1613 Avatar

    Yo bro, I’m proud of you homie

  5. Antijim Avatar

    Why did you feel the need to point your finger at the other? What was the motivation that led you as a teen to hate?

  6. MrRichardSuc Avatar

    I applaud you for coming to your senses. Hatred has ruined the world since time began and continues to do so. Two questions. Where are you located, in general? Did your parents teach you this hatred? If so, how did they treat Jews?

  7. Dennma Avatar

    Hey man, good on you for seeing the error of your ways. I’m curious, is NSBM (Nazi Sympathizer black metal) really popular for these groups? Or is it really just listened to by a vocal minority of “regular” metal fans just trying to be edgy?

  8. FickleIllustrator948 Avatar

    Who or what shaped your mind for you to get those views? Well done for reforming

  9. Sad-Library-152 Avatar

    Do you plan on using your story to help other people who are extremists walk back on their views?

  10. One-Organization-758 Avatar

    How’d you become a neo Nazi? I’m guessing it had something to do with your upbringing? And what was the moment you began to change your mind?

  11. 37inFinals Avatar

    Why Jews? In Germany and Benelux, they are less than 1%. You go your whole life without crossing paths with a jew. They are largely insignificant in politics, business, culture in those countries.

  12. Adventurous-Laugh791 Avatar

    hmm idk…if you find a pretty greeneyed israeli girl to marry will you prefer her name to be Eden or Yuval?

  13. Fresh_Researcher_242 Avatar

    Are you more open to other foreign people now? How has your healing been?

  14. Akiira2 Avatar

    Did you read 4chan or other questionable internet forums before you got radicalized?

  15. risataverde Avatar

    Is pipeline your favorite word?

  16. Round_Reception_1534 Avatar

    Did you think of yourself as a “good guy” back then? Because every horrible ideology uses the idea of right and wrong, good and bad but in a twisted way. Did common information “Nazis=bad people” or about WWII at school affected you or you just thought about that as “global lie”? Did you deny Holocaust and what Nazis did to Jewish people?

  17. tralfamadorianism Avatar

    how did your relationships with your family members and friends change as a result of your far-right radicalization?

    do you think that poor mental health had something to do with your indoctrination? i’ve noticed that it’s a common factor in these kinds of pivots into extremism.

  18. financialfreeabroad Avatar

    I mean… why do neo-Nazis hate Jews? I mean… seems like you’re just (obviosly) recycling other person’s belief. Guess the question… what did the Jews ever do to you?

  19. Asherwinny107 Avatar

    How do you view the issues between Gaza and Israel?

  20. BenchOpen7937 Avatar

    Three questions:

    Was it mostly a lone journey or did you have a person/people/group influencing you on your exit from the ideology?

    Did you actually have economic/social policy goals in those groups/individually or was it almost exclusively about hate?

    How did you/others justify/ignore the crimes of the Nazis, was it denial, what about ism, or something else?

  21. PalmTreesAndBagels Avatar

    Were there any specific things that happened that caused you to change your beliefs?

    Have you gotten to know any Jewish people since then? 

  22. bluecheese2040 Avatar

    What links did your organisation have to Eastern European and Russian neo nazi groups? Did you hear of things like partisan centre?

  23. DespyHasNiceCans Avatar

    What do you think of a lot of the current anti-Jew sentiment? Do you see commanilities between it and what you felt back in the day?

  24. SoftConfusion42 Avatar

    Where do you stand in regards to ongoing conflict/genocide in Palestine

  25. writerinthedarkmp3 Avatar

    how did you get deradicalized? you mentioned that punching someone during a protest was a wake-up call, but what were the first steps you took after that, and what was the process of deprogramming yourself like?

  26. magicmorz Avatar

    Is antisemitism among west European youth a raising concern right now?

  27. Gabemiami Avatar

    Have you ever met a Holocaust survivor?

  28. Valuable_Data555 Avatar

    How do you identify politically now?

  29. SavingsQuiet808 Avatar

    How much hope do you have for your ex skinhead friends will come to the same conclusion as you? Do you feel it’s worth trying to convince them or does it feel like a lost cause?

  30. k_ung Avatar

    If you have to pick a side- which one- Israel or Palestine?

  31. handsomesquid886912 Avatar

    Do you ever see things in the media that make you fall back on old prejudices

  32. AdOdd4618 Avatar

    Have you stayed in contact with any of people you used to associate with? Do you think you could convince any of them to give up their ideology?

  33. striderno9_ Avatar

    How did the Internet take you down the right-wing rabbit hole?

  34. sage_and_rosemary Avatar

    Did you have a big realization moment where you became more radicalized? What was the thing that really made you realize it was a hateful path and take strides towards changing?

  35. DryNumber772 Avatar

    Since reforming, have you studied about Jewish people, and has it also influenced your opinion on the War in Gaza at all?

  36. Fickle_Series_1233 Avatar

    Hey!! I just made an AMA about this too. I was groomed online when I was 10 years old by skinheads in Sweden and Norway ( allegedly). I came to my senses when I was 12.

    Can you tell me what your introduction was to nazi propaganda ? What the initiation was like?

    For myself, these people were showing me a lot of skinhead music. What format was your propaganda in?

  37. xczechr Avatar

    Have you seen The Believer? If so, how close does it track to your experiences?

  38. deerdaughter Avatar

    what is your current political stance?

  39. yogaofpower Avatar

    Are you still antisemite?

  40. -Jikan- Avatar

    What are your thoughts on the Israeli/Palestine conflict? Curious what your perspective is, no right or wrong answer.

  41. Ketzer_Jefe Avatar

    Why did you care so much about what other people were doing when it didn’t affect you or your life. No shade to you, I just have a hard time wrapping my mind around hatred like that.

  42. DivineAlmond Avatar

    did you like swing all the way to the left or are you some sort of a centrist now?

  43. rosebomber Avatar

    How has your life changed since ditching Nazism and far-right ideology? Where have you seen the most measurable improvements?

  44. Boule_De_Chat Avatar

    What was the type of people you met in the groups you frequented? Were they like you, young and suffering people?

  45. itsalieimnotaghost Avatar

    What’s it like watching the news on America from afar?

  46. TheDudeWhoCanDoIt Avatar

    Have you ever tried Jewish food ? Matzo ball soup. Pastrami on rye ? Have you ever became friends with Jewish people ? I grew up in NYC and had many Jewish friends and loved the ethnic Jewish food.

  47. Stunning_Rooster7486 Avatar

    What advice would you give for trying to deradicalize neonazis? I know more than one (don’t ask)

  48. basic-ass-magician Avatar

    I’m not a neo-Nazi or right-wing at all, but I am a person who has caused a lot of trauma to others in life and good Sir, you are a fucking inspiration.

  49. CanOld2445 Avatar

    I’ve heard that music is considered a gateway for this kind of ideology. How do you feel about this? I found out one of the artists I enjoy listening to (death in june) has a lot of issues with this, but my opinions are so opposite to that, that I am not concerned about being “converted” to an ideology I hate anyway

  50. Stunning_Pepper_8979 Avatar

    What would you say came as the biggest shock? Your sisters girlfriend or the realisation that the ideologies you were brainwashed into believing were wrong?

    I know that sounds like a really sarcastic question it’s really not meant to.

  51. Crazy_Scene_5507 Avatar

    Have you ever taken an IQ test?

  52. Ligurio79 Avatar

    Are you an Israeli psyop?

  53. IamG_33 Avatar
    1. What should I do in order to prevent my son from falling into the same ideology?
    2. If you could pass new rules in your country which will help to prevent youngsters from falling into Neo Nazi and antisemitism, what rules would it be?
  54. Alive_Relief8493 Avatar

    Bases on your post history, I don’t believe a word of this.

  55. Wise-Ad-3506 Avatar

    Were you more like kanye west or Elon Musk?

  56. Tight_Display4514 Avatar

    Is it legal to be a Neo-Nazi in Germany?

  57. Ambitious_Hold_5435 Avatar

    Which came first – the hatred or the dislike for Jews? I ask this because I have a theory about antisemites and pretty much all haters. They’re already angry and hateful, and just need a scapegoat.

  58. cottoncandymandy Avatar

    I dont have a question. Just wanted to say I’m proud of you, internet stranger. It takes a lot of guts to look yourself in the mirror and admit you have been full of hate and need to change, then do it. It takes a lot of guts to confront your demons, atone and change for the better.

  59. radical707 Avatar

    No questions, just wanted to say I’m proud of you and thank you for sharing.

  60. Blancast Avatar

    Why did you stop being based?

  61. Stunning-Insect7135 Avatar

    Isn’t being involved in something like that in Germany incredibly dangerous, legally?

  62. Enough_Memory4918 Avatar

    Thank you for being sincere

  63. cheese_resurrection Avatar

    Favorite kind of cheese?

  64. StrikeEagle784 Avatar

    Nothing really to say other then I’m proud of you dude. I’m a Jewish guy myself so I’m happy to see that you turned over a new leaf. If you need an ear or someone to talk too, let me know!

  65. Secure-University217 Avatar

    Sorry für die Frage aber verstehst du auch deutsch?

  66. Papamoon0327 Avatar

    Did you get any tattoos? And if so, what’s the plan on those

  67. risataverde Avatar

    Do you share this with people you become close with?

  68. Agitated-Quit-6148 Avatar

    As a Jewish dude I have no ill will towards you. Cheers .

  69. heartofjames Avatar

    Did the Protocols of Zion, Martin Luther’s book, The Jews and Their Lies, or Nesta Helen Webster have any influence on you becoming anti-semitic?

    For the record I am not anti-semtic, but I know a whole lot of history.

  70. Secure-University217 Avatar

    Schöne grüße aus den USA, ich wurde in Deutschland geboren 😄👍

  71. dezurtking Avatar

    Would you ever turn your former cohorts into authorities?

  72. Salty_Nobody_5985 Avatar

    omg … were your close friends/family also in those organizations or have at least influenced u very much? whats your ethnicity (if its not too personal)? im curious are these organizations quite public and have like social media accounts and stuff? did y’all have meetings and if yes what did u do in it?

  73. LazerWolfff Avatar

    Hello, I’m a Jew raised in the Benelux. My family was killed by the Reich in Poland and Hungary.

    Thank you for this, it always makes me emotional to see that there are people that can get out of the mindless antisemitism.
    I can tell from the way you respond that you have a good heart, thank you.

    Stupid question perhaps but can we as a Jewish community do something more significant to combat Neo-Nazism?

  74. PurpleFar6235 Avatar

    Have you seen Master Gardener?

  75. MaxHasSpoken Avatar

    Where do you now stand politically? Which party did you vote for?

  76. FoodExternal Avatar

    First, congratulations on breaking away from the craziness.

    Second: have you met any members of your local Jewish community?

  77. MaxHasSpoken Avatar

    do you think we should “talk” with nazis?

  78. jackersmac Avatar

    Just commenting to say that I’m proud of you and am glad that you got free

  79. Impossible-Money7801 Avatar

    I’m an American Jew who lived in Amsterdam for five years. Just wanted to say that I’m glad you made it through ✌🏽

  80. lalocura777 Avatar

    What you did is among the bravest acts a human being can perform. Breaking the ideology is like breaking the soul. I applaud you my friend.

  81. acillies45 Avatar

    How would you go about getting someone in those kinds of movements to start to change their mind or at least question the ideology?

  82. 91E_NG Avatar

    How do you feel about white women?

  83. Panthera_92 Avatar

    How do you feel about the large increase of immigration into Germany and Western Europe, mostly from Africa and Muslim Nations? Does seeing the demographics of your country change so rapidly make you fall back on old prejudices?

  84. AnxiousTherapist-11 Avatar

    As a Jewish person it’s always baffled me how much absolute vitriol and seething hatred we get. I’m glad u reformed yourself. Hope u keep doing the work. I’m proud of you

  85. DustResponsible7815 Avatar

    Looking at this from a different angle: what can people do, in so far as how they address these issues, to keep from further alienating and “justifying” Nazi sentiments in young men AND women?

    My brother fell into a crowd similarly. He had very traumatic experiences with a “left leaning woman” teacher who took it upon herself to beat the toxic masculinity out her male students, aged only 8-9 years. That spurred him only as he developed to associate women and progressives with his abuse.

    My mother is a preacher, ministering to the lgbt especially and trying to make them feel welcome in a community of faith. However, she tends to recycle the phrases of “straight white men” being the problem. We are a white family. My brother and I are straight. We never believed any of the supremacy nonsense, never abused anyone, never said slurs or participated in discriminatory actions, especially as lower class preachers kids in rural Mississippi we didn’t have the luxury of being secluded from a world of hardship shared between all peoples.

    But that language perpetuates a stereotype, and excludes any attempts at reconciliation from possibility. If “straight white men” are the problem and should be excluded, regardless of their behavior, belief, action… then many feel they must find another place to belong. These are often neo-nazis, alt right, racist, misogynistic or classist places online happy to take disillusioned and vulnerable young men(AND women).

    TL:DR – from your experience, how can the language we use be adjusted to help young individuals not be alienated from their peers/feel included in varied spaces?

  86. Cristallizzare Avatar

    I’m glad to see that neo-nazi and right-wing-leaning ideas can be deconstructed.

    Two questions for you: has this experience left something in you? Like any prejudice you have to rationalize and deconstruct time by time? Or is it something you think about often, this past?

    Also: I live in Helsinki too. I’m new here, and I’m gay. Most likely you know more about the city than I do. Is there any area or context that is known for their neo-nazi audience? So that it can be avoided as the plague. Kiitos ✨

  87. Competitive_Fox1148 Avatar

    That’s exactly what a fed would say