but it obviously didn't *stop* him, either. & I kind of do feel like deterring Nazi violence should be a goal of challenging Nazi momentum
sure, but if that event = going straight for the gold in terms of deterrent-grade violence, it's gonna look pretty demonic on the face of it
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that strategy has no legs anyway; there's no level of violence that'll deter nazis from violence, their commitment to escalation is absolute
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if punching doesn't disrupt the narrative then it's also useless, unclear there; otherwise, the only two meaningful settings are nonviolent…
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direct action and war of extermination
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but the key is exactly that you *don't* go *straight* for it. ideally you stay impeccably *non*violent for as long as humanly possible >
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< then hit back violently *only* when it's *visible to everyone* that the fash hit first, & hit back *hard enough to make them regret it*
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but not so hard that you undermine your claim to legit proportionate self-defense
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sounds like a good idea to me. whenever i'm in charge of a disciplined, high-morale left i will definitely run things that way
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the depressing thing is, you're exactly right about what's required for the plan to work, there. but I can't think of any other way, either.
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