Another fine contribution from DJH:
When political discourse turns into a call for violence by either side- then they’ve lost.
Recently, a lot of people have been calling for a full-blown attack on Nazis. This was inspired after a video of someone punching white supremacist Richard Spencer went viral. The calls have ranged from simple vandalism and annoyances, to things like macing, punching, and even so far as killing.
So, why would someone oppose this? They’re horrible Nazis. You know- the group that praises a man that had millions killed because they were Jewish. The group that believes white people are superior in every way (and yet are fascinated by anime). The group that believes that Jews control everything- and yet are too stupid to be allowed to live.
Simply put- this is why I’m opposed to it…
When you declare anyone is a Nazi, you’re opening a door that shouldn’t be opened. And need I remind you…
John McCain is a Nazi.
Mitt Romney is a Nazi.
Ted Cruz is a Nazi.
Marco Rubio is a Nazi.
The Tea Party is a Nazi group.
I’ve been called a Nazi. Odds are many of you have been called Nazis. My friends have been called Nazis. Do you know what ALL OF US have in common?
None of us are Nazis…
We’re called Nazis because we either:
-Opposed Obama
-Are Right-Wing
-Don’t like certain politicians other than Obama
-Are Right-Wing
-Talk about Trump in a civil manner
-Didn’t attend every anti-Alt Right event ever made
-Are Right-Wing
-A mix of two or more of the above- especially the Right-Wing thing
So yeah, if that’s the requirement to be a Nazi, and not- you know- actually BEING A NAZI, then you should start to see why people don’t want you going around and physically harming Nazis.
Look… Here’s the reality of this.
Nazis, the KKK, these white supremacist groups. All of them are probably smaller than Cheyenne, Wyoming, at best. Cheyenne has about 60,000 people in it. The KKK is estimated to have about 10-15,000 members. Nazi groups actually aren’t that big- despite there being a lot of them. And the Alt-Right is mostly online trolls and idiots.
These are not common groups in America by any means. And most of the people in these groups are at a certain age. They’re not gonna be around much longer if you catch my drift. And most people who’re actually racist are in similar situations.
However, when you take a group that MAYBE numbers in the 40,000 person range and inflate it to include millions and millions of Americans- you have a problem.
When you start saying that you should commit crimes against those millions and millions of Americans- you should be in jail.
This shouldn’t even be a discussion, too. Isn’t one of the big talking points on the Left “Violence solves nothing!” when it comes to wars? So why is it now something different?
And before some troll gets on and says “You just want to defend your Nazi selfs” or some cow manure like that- let me say this…
I’d rather be stabbed in the most painful place imaginable where I’ll still be alive and had lemonade poured there than attend any Nazi rally, Klan rally, or any rally that I know ahead of time is racist.
And I’m gonna take a bet that most of the people here would say the same. Maybe not in those words- but you get the same point.
