I find everyone cheering over Strom's death to be completely disgusting. The man was a hundred years old, and 50 years ago he had some very cruel hearted, wrong believes. He used his power in government to perpetuate those believes.
However, he seems to have genuinely changed. He admits his mistakes, and I see no reason to believe that he is not telling the truth. It is very possible for someone to change their belief's. Particularly with regards to race. More contact with people of other races tends to wash away previous prejudices. Strom has changed a lot over the past 50 years, as has society as a whole. Criticise his past mistakes, but forgive him for them as well. Some of you seem to have awfully closed minds...
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