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and starting similar discourse that it did on here: people claiming it's a harmful thing to say, because "no one is immune to propaganda" and "we shouldn't shame people for learning from their mistakes".

here's the thing. I need you to realize--rather, acknowledge something. being a literal nazi is not typical. in fact i'd go as far as to say most people do not have an e-nazi phase. i've never personally met someone like that until I used tumblr and reddit. well, actually, there was a kid in my special ed class growing up who was a nazi and carried around a copy of mein kampf (not joking). but he was not very popular.

i'm not lying when I say i've always had a strong belief system that leaned more 'progressive'. this is because of what I witnessed growing up, and my mom was always a compassionate person who encouraged and discouraged certain thoughts and behaviors. I wasn't always a communist--I solidified my belief system in my 20s. but, I was never a conservative. I did have someone (my biological father) try to instill conservative values in me, but they contradicted what I saw around me. pretty simple.

so I guess what i'm saying is, depending on circumstance, belief systems can differ, and none of our experiences are universal. so no, i'm not "immune to propaganda" or whatever. i'm just saying i've always had strong values and when a lot of people online were engaged in gamergate and whatever other nonsense, it drove me insane. I used to argue a lot online, actually (long time followers will remember). I don't view myself as a morally superior person. I tend to see myself as more broken and perverted, actually. i've expressed that on here many times. so you may be projecting your insecurities onto me with this version of me that is morally righteous.