Was raised on Rush Limbaugh starting in the 5th grade, did the edgy Libertarian thing and now ... now Bernie Sanders is like the only guy in the country that makes any sense. And now I get to argue with most of my family and many of my friends or just never talk politics or walk away completely. And I get to reckon with all the harm I've caused.

Know what's fun? Constantly realizing what a piece of shit you've been. Feeling incredibly stupid for not realizing it sooner. Wondering how you can possibly atone.

[–] sweetviolentblush@sh.itjust.works 24 points 1 year ago

Hey, as a minority I just wanted to tell you thank you. You may feel like shit when you think of the person you used to be, but I appreciate you for becoming the person you are now. Your only "atonement" is to just keep truckin, friend. Keep working on being the person you want to be

[–] Model_M_Typist@lemm.ee 19 points 1 year ago

I think reflecting on your past and changing yourself is huge.

You might have been dick before but you aren't anymore guy.

[–] CannaVet@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

Yeah, you seem chill to me. ❤️

[–] pythonoob@programming.dev 6 points 1 year ago

Man I have like the exact same back story

[–] ProfessorLupinstein@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

I'm EXACTLY the same. You don't need to atone. I own up to my mistakes. I admit I was wrong. People see it as character development, so don't be ashamed of your story. Own that shit! You have lived and grown! That's very good thing.