Hi everyone. I’m trying to get inspiration for the “dad” portion of a memoir I’m working on. I’d appreciate any questions if anyone is curious, because at the moment I hardly know how to start. I’m a 33 year old woman, liberal and live in Montana but grew up in Washington. No questions are off limits— Thank you in advance!
My father was a hardcore American nazi —AMA
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Did this affect any relations with friends at any point in your life?
Do you know how he feels about the current state of the government
What’s the worst thing done out of racism you’ve seen?
Do you think that being shown that you could take a zygote from two blue-eyed blonde people, Make one little genetic tweak without adding or taking anything away, and that baby would come out black?
The gene for melanin production isn’t actually different in different races, it’s the same gene being expressed in a different way like a dimmer switch.
Define hard core American Nazi. Was he open in public with his allegiance? Did he advocate the end of American democracy?
You seem to be proud of that fact.
Is your evil father still alive and can I get 5 minutes alone in a room with him?
How did he treat you, as a girl? Did you have any brothers? If so, how did he treat them?
Who did he vote for?
Did he serve time in prison?
Oy I’m sorry man. How did you escape his ideology? Not everyone can do that!
I’m also from Washington. Are you comfortable sharing the general location you grew up in? I’m the same age as you and I’m curious if I grew up around that kind of stuff without realizing it.
Do you have any siblings? If so, did any of them become nazis as well?
Hey, thanks for doing this. I’m trying to get a real sense of what it was actually like growing up with a dad like that.
Did you live with him the whole time (i.e. 18 years)? Was your mom around? Any siblings? I’m curious how much of his ideology was just there in the background every day, or if it only came out in specific moments.
What did a normal Tuesday night dinner even look like? Was it just a regular meal, or would things shift depending on what was on the news or whatever came up? Did he ever bring you to events? Were there other family members involved who shared his views, or was it mostly something he kept contained at home?
I know that’s a lot, but I’m really just interested in what it felt like, especially in the small moments.
What music did you listen to growing up?
Any happy positive formative memories of him? Perhaps not the best question, but I was raised by a man with a tribalized swastika tattooed on his neck along with open and closed tear drop tattoos near his eyes and can honestly say between my parents he had a more positive influence than my mother. Just wondering what your experience was besides witnessing violence.
Is this Donald Jr.?
Commenting to check back later.