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[–] 244 points 1 month ago (68 children)

yaknow, lots of people make fun of juggalos, but most of the ones ive met have been incredibly caring people that don't judge lol

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  • [–] 249 points 1 month ago (11 children)

    Well yeah, otherwise they’d be called judgegullos.

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  • [–] 72 points 1 month ago (20 children)

    They seem to be mostly kind hearted folk that are about the (actual, not proverbial) filthiest humans on the planet.

    Like they're gross AF but friendly too. It's certainly a weird subculture but I'd hang out with a juggalo over a MAGA bro any day of the week.

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  • [–] 14 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    IME juggalos are usually people who were or would be maga culturally but are disgusted by the lack of empathy that defines maga. They're the kind of people who grew up with a confederate flag on their wall but take it down in disgust when they make their first black friend and somebody explains to them for the first time that the flag is a hate symbol

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    [–] 189 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    Willingness to admit he grew up is something refreshing to see happen.

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    [–] 132 points 1 month ago (4 children)

    I hope he updates his views on magnets as well

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    [–] 112 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    A few friendly reminders:

    It is OK to be wrong. Smart and kind people will not think less of you for being wrong. They WILL think less of you if you dig in your heels despite being presented evidence that proves you wrong.

    It is OK to change your opinion or view when given new information. This is how we grow as a species.

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  • [–] 14 points 1 month ago

    Exactly, dont give in to the narcissists which exist, the world is brighter than initially thought. We grow as a species by examining each others opinions and logically contesting them - changing our own or others opinions.

    The amount of narcissists and machavellists is not the majority - but they are the loudest, and that loudness is what makes regular people overwhelmed.

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  • [–] 91 points 1 month ago (35 children)

    In full honesty people change. This isn't to forgive negative actions but also not chastise someone to eternity for the mistakes they have made so long as they have changed and are putting in the work to undo the harm they caused. We individually and ultimately as a society need forgiveness. To be human is to error and I personally don't want a part in any community who can not manage the humility to forgive.

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  • [–] 53 points 1 month ago (11 children)

    A lot of younger people don't realize how far we've come on gay rights in a very short period.

    In 1989 84% of Americans were opposed to gay marriage. It didn't break 50% support until 2012. By 2024 it was nearly 70% in support, and all 50 states are now over 50%.

    Most of us growing up in the 80s and 90s thought homosexuality was wrong. It didn't feel like we were prejudiced assholes at the time though.

    We now know we were wrong, and many of us have worked to make things better. And young people need to accept the fact that we were wrong and have changed.

    There's something else we're all wrong about now. An unacceptable prejudice we don't recognize because we don't feel like we're biggots. I don't know what it is and I may never get over it, but the next generation will look back and realize they were wrong about something. And the only way to move on will be to accept they were wrong, forgive themselves, and make the world better.

    It's how we improve as a society.

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  • [–] 25 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    A lot of younger people don't realize how far we've come on gay rights in a very short period.

    A while ago I heard recordings of white house press conferences from the Reagan administration when a reporter started asking about AIDS for the first time.

    I was just a kid during the Reagan administration, and not the kind of kid that listened to white house press conferences, so I had no recollection of this.

    It was shocking to me how casually they joked and laughed about gay people dying and how they made fun of the reporter for asking the question. It was also shocking that it wasn't just Reagan's press secretary but also the other reporters joining in and laughing.

    I found a link to it for another post recently:

    When Aids Was Funny

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  • [–] 12 points 1 month ago* (2 children)

    Fuck yeah, we need way more of this attitude. Like, sure, there are people out there that do an apology tour as a grift, whatever, but it's absolutely insane how often people see someone legitimately trying to change and be better and will immediately shit on them like they need to be punished immediately. Do we really want to disincentivise people to change for the better?

    I'm 100% unironically for literally punching nazis/fascists when they're doing their bullshit in public. The number one goal any rational person would have for a fascist is for that fascist to not exist. The best-case scenario for this is for them to no longer to be a fascist and renouncing fascism altogether. We must keep in mind that we must focus our anger on the system, not the people. That means publicly and viciously opposing fascism, but also giving people a way to leave that movement. You don't destroy the movement by opposing it alone, you must also starve it of it's members. If enough people leave a movement, that movement loses it's power. I'm using fascism as an obviously extreme example, but the principle(s) applies for any kind of malignant behavior/system.

    When someone tries to leave some hateful bullshit behind, pull that motherfucker in. You lose an enemy and gain a friend. +2, bb!

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  • [–] 12 points 1 month ago (9 children)

    I've been dwelling on something I overheard for the last week- "that didn't define me, I transcended it."

    Whether it was something I did / mistake I made or something that happened / was done to me, it doesn't define me, I transcended beyond it.

    Same as if my boot was stuck in the mud, it was only stuck until I pulled it free. Once I wash the mud off, it's just a boot again.

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  • [–] 11 points 1 month ago* (8 children)

    There's a story of a rude and hateful boy. He would spend his days hurting others. One day the father said every time you spite someone you will put a nail in our fence. Day after day nails were hammered into the fence. One day on returning home the boy noticed the fence with countless ugly rusting nails sticking out of it and decided then and there to change. Day after day the boy became kind, helpful, and friendly to everyone. The father said to him each day that goes by take a nail out of the fence. Finally one day the boy was removing the last nail. The father said you can work to better yourself and amend wrongdoings but the damage will always be there, be remembered, forgiven but not forgotten. So to my son don't ever fear working to undo the wrongs you have done but know to mind your actions as they will leave a lasting mark on the world and people around you.

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    [–] 53 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    Grew up as a hardcore republican in South Texas. Moved to southern Louisiana and quickly realized, nope not republican, just highly misguided. I was wrong. I admit it to everyone. Now as time has passed, staunch socialist. Such as life.

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    [–] 43 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    Well it's not like they called themselves The Sane Tragedian Posse.

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    [–] 23 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    I think this is also a reminder that people can always try to redeem themselves, and we should allow people to do so.

    Too many times I've heard "once a maga, always a magat!" Yeah, magats suck donkey balls but a lot of them have been learning and improving and we should applaud that. I want more magats to become ex magat.

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    [–] 16 points 1 month ago (3 children)

    The other thing, that's even harder to do, is to admit you're wrong about stuff right now, and you'll regret it in the future.

    It's easy to look back at your past self and admit that that guy made some bone-headed mistakes. But, the chances are very good that right now you strongly believe some things that will be just as wrong as those other beliefs your past self had.

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    [–] 12 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    I didn't think they even needed to explain themselves, I mean they were literally clowns. I can't see what more they could have done to flag up that you weren't supposed to take that shit seriously

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    [–] 12 points 1 month ago

    Whoop whoop

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  • [–] 12 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    Would probably make a better president than the shit we have now.

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    [–] 11 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    Peoples politics,like their gender,is fluid. It can change over time.

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