With the resurgence of alt-right and neo-nazis groups, there have been calls to punch nazis in order to stop them from spreading their ideology. I was wondering, what do you think of this? I personally am all for it. Nazism should not be tolerated at all as wanting to kill people based on their...
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This monthly thread never gets old, a bunch of neckbeard losers fantasizing about punch everyone they disagree with, you know, because everyone who doesnt share your view is in fact a nazi
I like how they managed to find a way around the old "Internet Hard Man" thing. You know, how people would post shit online like "I'll fight anyone, anywhere" and would be roundly mocked for being a fake Tough Guy?
If you say it's "Nazi's" you'll beat up then everyone is like "hell yeah, same here". Nobody says shit.
Truth is that if some dude is walking down the street in Nazi gear or shouting racist etc abuse at people and he gets a punch in the jaw? I'm not going to lose any sleep over it. People can debate on that if they like but sometimes someone just deserves a smack in the face and actually legit Neo-Nazis and the like are as good a target as any.
In saying that, am I going to be the one delivering that punch? Hell no.
Just as none of these Tough Guys on ResetEra would be getting into a fight with some fascist football hooligan or someone like that.
5 or 6 people beating up some old dude cos he was wearing a MAGA hat isn't "punching a Nazi" but that's more than likely what these clowns are thinking.
I'd reckon the vast majority would only ever dare punch someone weaker than them or someone that they could blindside before running away.
That they'd be willing to use "he was a Nazi" as a justification is just an embarrassment.
Plus, it's so unbelievably and stupidly dangerous on a personal level.
So you see some old guy wearing a pro-life tshirt and your delusional and heavily indoctrinated mind thinks "punch that Nazi" and so you do.
The dude falls to the floor and gets seriously injured and/or dies and that's you fucked your life up for what?
On a place like ResetEra, where mental illness runs rampant, it's kind of a shitty worldview to put forward as already fucked up people might take it to heart and then go on to further fuck their lives.
It's like the milkshake thing.
If I were to leave my work and pick up a milkshake and pelt someone I disagree with then I run the risk of legitimately fucking my entire life up.
Seriously, get arrested for that and walk away with a criminal conviction and you are going to struggle.
People who depend on you might think "what the fuck" and distance themselves over stupid behavior like this.
I mean you'd want to be absolutely certain that this thing you are about to do will actually make a difference.
Of course, that's the thing isn't it? It won't be the ring leaders throwing the punches. Hell no. They wouldn't put themselves on the line like that.
I think of that famous "get your hate speech off this campus" lady. She needs someone taking her aside and saying "OK sort your life out" not someone saying "come here, go out there and utterly humiliate yourself publicly for our cause". Probably that will follow her around forever. It's kind of sad.