I am generally non-violent, principled, and non-ideological. That said, I think I'm totally comfortable with Richard Spencer getting socked.
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Main problem w/ violence IMO is long-term damage, but if we fix that I might be more persuaded by "let's settle it outside"-style solns
I think about this a lot re: how it's dangerous to specifically allow violence against hated victimspic.twitter.com/VSqoiPXN1T
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I'll think about it more. I suspect I'm in the wrong on this one.
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I share your intuitions and the sense that they're wrong. Something to do with honor culture and modernity?
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Finally got to read this, and strong point. The "unwritten social contracts" & "expectation of help" line is interesting.
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yeah that's what really gets me about it (Amery is a good writer)
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Physical altercation may be the purest way to express that once you abandon "unwritten social contracts", this is what's left
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"Pure" doesn't mean justified, but that Spencer would rely on this universal network of trust and prescription vs violence...
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like, allowing it and rooting for it is part of the harm, above and beyond the violence itself
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And actually, examining my intuitions, it feels okay to punch him but not ok to root for it? I dunno.
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