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My Life After Hate Paperback – 31 Dec 2010

by Arno Michaels (Author)

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A former racist skinhead examines aspects of his past: Where did the hate begin? How did a teenaged alcoholic become a central figure in the white power movement of the late 80s and early 90s? What happened to bring about his drastic change of mind and heart? With a collection of reflective essays, disturbing flashbacks, and an interview, My Life After Hate scrubs scabs off the festering wound of racism, then soothes with the essential wisdom of forgiveness and compassion. ..".a reckoning between who a person was and who a person can be. The drastic changes of Arno's perspective and the effects thereof clearly demonstrate that how we experience reality is up to us-that we can always choose compassion over aggression." -Bashir Malik, Artist, Milwaukee Community Elder "My Life After Hate is the new standard of brutally honest. It is sure to invoke strong reactions and personal moral inventories. The recounting of past hate oozes ugliness, but it is a necessary evil if others are to understand the true meaning of the word 'change.'" -Sammy Rangel, Mental health and AODA therapist, former gang leader

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Paperback: 222 pages
Publisher: Life After Hate (31 December 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0983129096
ISBN-13: 978-0983129097
Product Dimensions: 13.3 x 1.4 x 20.3 cm
Boxed-product Weight: 318 g
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Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 275,665 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #27629 in Memoirs (Books)
- #113709 in Humour & Entertainment (Books)

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"From the time I was 17 until I was was 24, I was a substantial part of the white power movement. I was a founding member of what went on to become the largest racist skinhead organization on Earth, a Reverend of a self-declared Racial Holy War, and lead singer of the race-metal band Centurion, selling over 20,000 CDs of the most violent, hateful music ever made. There is blood from innocent people on my hands that will never wash off. There are kids today who listen to my voice bellowing my lyrics as they're getting drunk and geared-up to go out and hurt people. After 7 years of involvement, the combination of single parenthood and higher education finally instilled enough doubt in the racist dogma that I had vehemently promoted for so long to allow sight beyond the narrow view I clung to. There was one particular afternoon that marked my epiphany: I arrived early to pick my daughter up from daycare. No one had noticed me, so I took in the moment, watching with teared eyes as my little girl played with the other kids. It struck me that they were all children; not black children, or white children, but the sons and daughters of mothers and fathers. I thought of all the people I had hurt, whether with my own hands or by lighting some psychopath's fuse. Those people had moms and dads and brothers and sisters. How did their loved ones feel when they saw this person who was so special to them battered and broken? How horrible would it be to have my daughter exposed to such violence in the slightest aspect? Love for my child thawed a dormant empathy for people that I was never aware of. I have changed drastically over the years since then, becoming a person who seeks out and embraces the diversity of our wonderful human family. I didn't become this person with the intention of simply being the antithesis of what I was. It happened very organically once I became too exhausted to maintain the lies necessary to be a racist. Today T strive to study and practice basic human goodness-our innate need for compassion and the ability to give it. This core truth serves as the foundation for peace as it's common to every world religion and transcending of ethnicity, nationality, sexuality, and any other sort of difference that seems to sort human beings.

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INCREDIBLE READING! TOUGH SUBJECT BUT WELL WRITTEN AND WELL RECEIVED.

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I PICKED UP THIS BOOK AFTER THE CHARLOTTESVILLE INCIDENT. AS A PERSON OF COLOR (AFRICAN AMERICAN) WITH ROOTS IN THE SOUTH (MISSISSIPPI), I HAVE NO RESPECT FOR WHITE SUPREMICIST AND THEIR AGENDA. I WILL NEVER CONDONE, ACCEPT OR EVEN DIGNIFY THIS BEHAVIOR AS IT HAS NO PLACE IN MODERN SOCIETY. THAT SAID, THIS BOOK WAS AN "EYE OPENER" AND MICHAELIS ARNO IS QUITE CURAGEOUS TO BRING HIS STORY TO US. THE COMMON DENOMINATOR IS "LOVE" AND "MINDFULNESS"; TOOLS WE ALL POSSESS AS HUMANS. HE FOUND A WAY TO USE THESE TOOLS TO OVERCOME HIS ILLNESS OF RACISM. HE ALSO OPENED HIMSELF TO OTHERS WHICH WAS INSTRUMENTAL TO HIS TRANSFORMATION AS A HUMAN BEING. MUCH LOVE TO THOSE WHO SEEK TO FIND A WAY OUT OF HATE. THERE IS LIFE AFTER HATE....!! THANKS MICHAEL FOR SHOWING THE WAY, IT TOOK SOME COURAGE TO DO SO.

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C. Lee Greenmeadow

I was hoping to read in more detail about how ...

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I was hoping to read in more detail about how the author came to change his ways and how he became friends and interacted with those he had hurt in his past. I understand that he needed to tell about his prior life, but I felt there were too many details about that aspect of his life and not enough of his later life.

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Lauri Stella

A journey from darkness to golden sparkly light♡♡

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I was genuinely impressed with the authors story.It was so real and it really hit home as I have known people like him in my lifetime .For him to do a complete 360 and turn his life around is an inspiration for all humanity.Change of the heart and mind can happen if you do the footwork, and open your heart to all .I encourage people whatever your journey has been thus far, to read Arno's book.You won't be disappointed.You might even learn a valuable lesson.

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molly

In My Life After Hate Arno exposes readers to the mindset of a white ...

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In My Life After Hate Arno exposes readers to the mindset of a white supremacist and to the power of compassion and forgiveness. Arno's story is inspirational in so many ways; since leaving his old hate group, he has been helping other people leave hate groups. From his writing, it is clear how dedicated Arno is to peacemaking and increasing understanding of all people. He uses the same love and compassion he has experienced since renouncing hate to help others see how transformative and powerful compassion and love are. The message Arno is spreading is one we can all learn from.

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Linda Beierle Bullen

A Positive Future from such a Negative Past

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A fascinating look at how good people can get drawn into such negative views and it happens all the time. His reversal took hard work and much pain all around but now his positive impact on others is wonderful.

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