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Father Publicly Disowns His Son With A Powerful Open Letter After He Marches In Charlottesville Protests
The small town of Charlottesville, Virginia, is making international headlines after a right-wing multi-group protest scheduled for August 11th turned shockingly violent. A Fargo, North Dakota man named Pearce Tefft has bravely stepped forward to denounce and disown his son, who identifies as a white nationalist and marched at the fateful Unite the Right rally. “Peter Tefft, my son, is not welcome at our family gatherings any longer,” he writes in a powerful open letter published on August 14th.
The Tefft family announcement comes just 6 months after Peter was labelled by locals in his hometown as a ‘Nazi,’ following the discovery of disturbing Nazi Germany-related content he had shared on social media. Though Tefft has refused the title and prefers to be known as a “pro-White activist,” his father admits in his letter that Peter has made jokes about throwing non-Fascists “into an oven.” Pearce Tefft, a liberal Democrat, maintains that his wayward son did not learn this discriminatory behaviour at home, and that the entire family rejects his actions and beliefs.
The Charlottesville protests, which Peter traveled from North Dakota to attend, escalated into chaos after a man associated with the neo-Nazi movement rammed into a crowd of pedestrians with his car, killing a 32-year-old woman named Heather Heyer. The rallies were triggered by plans to remove Confederate monuments from public spaces in Charlottesville, and have spurred new conversations about interracial conflict in the USA.
Read Pearce Tefft’s poignant letter below, and tell us what you think at the end.
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A “pro-White activist” from Fargo, ND, named Peter Tefft traveled to Charlottesville, VA last week to participate in the Unite the Right rally
The protests, triggered by plans to remove Confederate monuments from Charlottesville, later turned violent and claimed a 32-year-old woman’s life
Now, that same man’s father, Pearce Tefft, is stepping forward with a public letter addressed to his son, who has been labelled a ‘Nazi’ by his hometown peers
Silence was not an option for this dad, who identifies as a liberal Democrat and maintains that he has raised his family as such
After endless reports of chaos in Charlottesville, this was exactly what the world needed to hear
What do you think? Did this scorned father make the right decision? Tell us below!
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Rabbitt209 8 years ago
"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men (and women) to do nothing." I support the dad for speaking up. So must we all
Unwelcomed Guest 8 years ago
All this hate towards Whites, Blacks, Asians, Hispanics and Muslims is all pointless, it is the Orange one you have to be fearful of
Unwelcomed Guest 8 years ago
I'm not being Ginger-phobic by the way, it is just one orange skinned person I was refering to
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Tiny Dynamine 8 years ago
I think it takes a lot for a father to disown his son so strongly. It was necessary to show people that the father et al is not guilty by association so he was right to write this.
Elizabeth Molloy 8 years ago
Terrorism is terrorism, no matter what label you give yourself. His son is no different to the members of ISIS.
Wezbie 8 years ago
The thing with this is that people only go along with these things when they are vulnerable individuals or incredibly ignorant of the world. It is the reason ISIS has managed to recruit so many young people. While I agree with the stand this father has taken, I would like to know how many times they have tried to reach out to him and talk about this, to understand why he thinks like he does. The guy is young, impressionable and an idiot in understanding race. While what he has done is inexcusable, everyone should be looking at why someone from such an accepting family could be so easily swayed to hate the world. I don't see public shaming and isolation can possibly help him. I don't know what the solution is, but I'm not sure this is the right one. I guess it all depends on how much his family means to him and whether he is prepared to lose them over his feeling of superiority.
Olga Vol 8 years ago
Thank you! At least someone pointed it out. I completely agree with you.
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Carlton Edwards 8 years ago
I seem to remember that there was a little police action called World War II where the Nazis were defeated and denounced by most of the rest of the world. My question is, even in the face of freedom of speech, why in hell do we as Americans that sent our young men and women to fight against the Nazis, allow these animals freedom to roam our streets?
Master Markus 8 years ago
This "pro-white" stuff reminds me of another phenomenon that's prevalent in the U.S. called "Christian persecution". Basically, some Christians (mainly Evangelicals) think that they're being persecuted because, nowadays, people won't like them if they bash gay people or they get pissy about people not putting Jesus first in Christmas (while not knowing or acknowledging that the majority of Christmas stuff is hand-lifted from pagan holidays like Saturnalia, and Jesus was just shoved in afterwards to fit Christianity into already familiar holidays and practices). The reason they feel like this is that they used to be, basically, the only respected group in America, so the introduction of social equality causing them to have to tolerate other people feels like persecution to them.
Janet Aldrich 8 years ago
Please separate from the genuine persecution experienced in ChrIstian countries.
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Heather Keedy Bateman 8 years ago
Hate is wrong. Racism is wrong. But while we're all focused on this, what else is going on that governments don't want our focus on?
Master Markus 8 years ago
I don't understand being racist in any capacity. Being racist requires one to be ignorant of reality and accuse people of things based on genetic phenotype. It's like hating black dogs or tabby cats specifically. You have no basis that they're worse or different, but you can group them as visually distinct, so that's "good enough", apparently.
thebridget 8 years ago
Well apparently, the Jews are conspiring to wipe out the white race, so white nationalist need to preserve their race and make sure it remains the majority. This is genuinely what they believe, I kid you not.
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Zena Walker 8 years ago
well done to his father! disgusting behaviour from the son. and for anyone still trying to blame this guys parents, once we are grown we are responsible for ourselves! its not right to blame the parents when a lot of the time kids will do the exact opposite of what a parent says just to act out.
Rabbitt209 8 years ago
"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men (and women) to do nothing." I support the dad for speaking up. So must we all
Unwelcomed Guest 8 years ago
All this hate towards Whites, Blacks, Asians, Hispanics and Muslims is all pointless, it is the Orange one you have to be fearful of
Unwelcomed Guest 8 years ago
I'm not being Ginger-phobic by the way, it is just one orange skinned person I was refering to
Load More Replies... Tiny Dynamine 8 years ago
I think it takes a lot for a father to disown his son so strongly. It was necessary to show people that the father et al is not guilty by association so he was right to write this.
Elizabeth Molloy 8 years ago
Terrorism is terrorism, no matter what label you give yourself. His son is no different to the members of ISIS.
Wezbie 8 years ago
The thing with this is that people only go along with these things when they are vulnerable individuals or incredibly ignorant of the world. It is the reason ISIS has managed to recruit so many young people. While I agree with the stand this father has taken, I would like to know how many times they have tried to reach out to him and talk about this, to understand why he thinks like he does. The guy is young, impressionable and an idiot in understanding race. While what he has done is inexcusable, everyone should be looking at why someone from such an accepting family could be so easily swayed to hate the world. I don't see public shaming and isolation can possibly help him. I don't know what the solution is, but I'm not sure this is the right one. I guess it all depends on how much his family means to him and whether he is prepared to lose them over his feeling of superiority.
Olga Vol 8 years ago
Thank you! At least someone pointed it out. I completely agree with you.
Load More Replies... Carlton Edwards 8 years ago
I seem to remember that there was a little police action called World War II where the Nazis were defeated and denounced by most of the rest of the world. My question is, even in the face of freedom of speech, why in hell do we as Americans that sent our young men and women to fight against the Nazis, allow these animals freedom to roam our streets?
Master Markus 8 years ago
This "pro-white" stuff reminds me of another phenomenon that's prevalent in the U.S. called "Christian persecution". Basically, some Christians (mainly Evangelicals) think that they're being persecuted because, nowadays, people won't like them if they bash gay people or they get pissy about people not putting Jesus first in Christmas (while not knowing or acknowledging that the majority of Christmas stuff is hand-lifted from pagan holidays like Saturnalia, and Jesus was just shoved in afterwards to fit Christianity into already familiar holidays and practices). The reason they feel like this is that they used to be, basically, the only respected group in America, so the introduction of social equality causing them to have to tolerate other people feels like persecution to them.
Janet Aldrich 8 years ago
Please separate from the genuine persecution experienced in ChrIstian countries.
Load More Replies... Heather Keedy Bateman 8 years ago
Hate is wrong. Racism is wrong. But while we're all focused on this, what else is going on that governments don't want our focus on?
Master Markus 8 years ago
I don't understand being racist in any capacity. Being racist requires one to be ignorant of reality and accuse people of things based on genetic phenotype. It's like hating black dogs or tabby cats specifically. You have no basis that they're worse or different, but you can group them as visually distinct, so that's "good enough", apparently.
thebridget 8 years ago
Well apparently, the Jews are conspiring to wipe out the white race, so white nationalist need to preserve their race and make sure it remains the majority. This is genuinely what they believe, I kid you not.
Load More Replies... Zena Walker 8 years ago
well done to his father! disgusting behaviour from the son. and for anyone still trying to blame this guys parents, once we are grown we are responsible for ourselves! its not right to blame the parents when a lot of the time kids will do the exact opposite of what a parent says just to act out.
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