Can a former skinhead reach salvation? Just give it to me straight. I used to be one. Racist, sexist, homophobic, the works. I was a fucking shithead. So was my father, and his father before him. All that "southern pride" bullshit. But I changed. At least, I like to think I did. I abandoned my ways, realized I had been brainwashed, went hard left, pulled a fucking my name is earl with the people I hurt, donate to good causes, hell, even fucking protest. But, well, yet, I still feel like I can never redeem myself. I can never put more positive out that I did negative. I have trouble getting out of bed, or doing anything for myself, after realizing just how bad of a fuckup I was. It's been.. Years. Almost a decade. But. Can I be redeemed? Can I ever become a "good" person? Edit: Thank you so much for your kind words, it really means a lot. Unfortunately, I can't respond to every post, but I can say this. Please, for the love of god, stop arguing about religion. Just be good to one another, okay? Edit 2: I.. Didn't realize when I said skinhead, people would.. Think I was a skinhead! As in, a literal skinhead. Shaved head, tattoos, sloppy steaks, the works. Which is admittedly very stupid of me. I'm sorry for betraying your trust. To note, I never joined a group or anything. Never got the tattoos either. I do want to say, that, well, I was probably on the edge of it, though, unfortunately. I was a real mean, hateful, virulent son of a bitch. Gun without a cause, you know? Keg without a fuse, or.. Like. Keg with a fuse? Either way, it's. Well. I thankfully never did join a group, but the beliefs, the actions, the words, it all unfortunately fell in line with it. I guess I'm just glad I was never filled with enough hatred to physically hurt someone.