Graham Platner, Nazis, and the Need for Forgiveness
We should not be so quick to dismiss people with flawed histories
by Jeremy Novak
Let’s do a thought experiment.
The world is on the brink of catastrophe. It is about to end in a fiery hellscape brought about by the people in power.
There is one alternative leader emerging that is garnering enough support to turn things around and save the planet. His speeches give hope and energy to millions.
But, there is one problem. Several years ago, he was a Nazi.
Literally a Nazi. His head was shaved. He had Nazi tattoos. He wore the SS uniform, complete with the knee-high boots, cap, and uniform adorned with a swastika.
He wrote manifestos and screeds full of Nazi grievances, all available forever on the internet for anyone to see. It was obvious and plain who he was — a bona fide Nazi.
But since then, he’s renounced his Nazism. He’s apologized. He’s seen the error of his ways. He’s attributed this history to being a wayward youth full of anger and frustration. He’s written new manifestos and screeds, but this time to m…
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