You will have to shovel our bodies into oven, too: Father of Charlottesville neo-Nazi disowns him

[kpete]

‘You will have to shovel our bodies into the oven, too’: Father of Charlottesville neo-Nazi disowns him

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“I, along with all of his siblings and his entire family, wish to loudly repudiate my son’s vile, hateful, and racist rhetoric and actions,” Tefft wrote, clarifying that he certainly didn’t learn such values at home.

“I have shared my home and hearth with friends and acquaintances of every race, gender, and creed. I have taught all of my children that all men and women are created equal. That we must love each other all the same,” he continued. However, he acknowledged, that Peter chose another path.

The family has remained largely silent, but Tefft said these recent events pushed them over the edge. Remaining silent, he believed, would be a mistake.


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“It was the silence of good people that allowed the Nazis to flourish the first time around, and it is the silence of good people that is allowing them to flourish now,” he wrote.

He went on to say that his son is no longer welcome in their home or at family gatherings until he renounces the hate. The beliefs of the younger Tefft has also brought hate targeted at his relatives, who are being considered guilty by association.



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[David__77]

1. I am acquaintances with a cousin of one of the marchers from Reno.

Hey repudiated his cousin very strongly on Facebook.

This is a great opportunity for people to strongly condemn racism and fascism.

[Solly Mack]

2. I would do the same. Blood ain't thicker than what's right.

Never has been. Never will be.

I have to look at myself in the mirror. That reflection isn't a family affair - it's me, alone, with the type of person I am and want to be.

[Vinnie From Indy]

5. Well said!

Cheers!

[Solly Mack]

9. Thank you.

Cheers to you too.

[Achilleaze]

3. Smug sucker (R)

the KGOP republicans are filled with self-loathing, and try to pin their own shit on others through projection. Tragic waste of a human incarnation.

[Kleveland]

4. I applaud this man's selfless morality and concience.

It must be truly painful to have to stand up for what is right against one's own kin.

Blood may be thicker than water, but this man is surely not weaker than water.

This denouncement is beyond courageous.

Not to be crass, but these statements of my own do assume that it is all genuine.

I do not know the man.

[procon]

6. You can feel the father's heartfelt anguish in making that decision.

His son will have a hard road ahead, no matter which path he chooses.

[hamsterjill]

7. The father did the right thing, but I'm sure it was hard.

It's his son, after all.

But I applaud the dad for speaking out. He was clear. His statement was direct, and his actions swift.

Sure wish we had a president who would do the same thing.

[workinclasszero]

8. Some people are just bad seed

Born evil.

It looks like this nazi scum had every opportunity to grow up and be a loving normal person but rejected it.

It must be hell on his family.