i mean, sure; given the level of mainstream horror at embracing levels of violence you characterize as a bit of good fun on Saturday night…
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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the hard core's is, sure, but there are plenty of fellow-travellers that'll peel off when they can't stomach their own side anymore
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we're not trying to stop the hard core from being hard core fascist, bc you're right we can't
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we're trying to get steadily closer to making them impossible for anyone less than absolutely hard core to side with
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honestly i think the smart play there would be to angle for making it as annoying as possible to be a fascist
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tbh that's the part of "punch them" that I'll conceed does make sense, at least on face. maybe misreads the psychology of fascism, tho.
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yeah, i think Richard Spencer finds getting punched annoying because he's a wilting wee flower but he's not the most relevant case
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this bear mace thing has real potential, though, nobody thinks that shit is fun
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hm... maybe, nonviolently annoy them til they lose it & take a swing at you, then when they do, mace them? could work.
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