Punching Nazis

“And yeah, punching their lights out may only serve to close their minds further, but, it does in fact teach them to keep their nonsense to themselves and not spout it publicly, and that they aren’t safe if they do. So, I just can’t get behind the idea of ‘no, you can’t do that, it’s just more violence!’ because I’ve been there and know that’s the language they speak, that I once spoke; it was the language I best understood at the time.

If I met 17 year old nazi-me today, I’d punch myself in the face. And I’d have deserved it.”

This is just one opinion, so take it for what it’s worth. I post it here to emphasize that we live in a very complex world. Our ideologies tend to be too simplistic to deal with it effectively, and we need to change that.

https://np.reddit.com/r/offmychest/comments/5qdyww/i_used_to_be_a_neonazi_who_should_have_been/