A lil context for why I get so worked up about it more than most. My grandma lived in East Poland(current day Belarus) and when Nazis came, my grandma’s family fled east while her father fought. Long story short, the kids(grandma and siblings) were the ones that survived and were split up across the globe. That’s the Super streamlined version. So when Bill Maher says “oh I didn’t like Nazis either but you can’t punch someone who’s not doing anything” I want to punch HIM too. The implicit support is a lesson to learn from. Also why didn’t the US kill the last Nazi collaborator living in Queens,NY instead of deportation? Watch the part where Chuck Schumer explains the deportation if you wanna cringe. https://youtu.be/nW8sC9JA2Is https://youtu.be/KzW8NYeQbo4 These are the 2 vids that inspired this. I think the main reason people should workout is so that when they punch a Nazi, they don’t get back up.TL;DR: My grandma was affected by Nazis, now libs are “tolerant” of them.
Even if you center non violent actions as a tactic you have to ask yourself “where is all of this headed?”
If you spent your efforts resisting and undermining fascists, capitalists, or colonizers (who are historically as violent as anyone) it is more than just reasonable to assume we are headed for violence.
Non violence is a contradiction that just leads to violence when done effectively and correctly. Failing to acknowledge this can only bring about the violent destruction of non violent actions and the goals they set out to achieve.
The goal of nonviolent resistance is to goad the state to strike first. Depressing, but reality.
For every Gandhi, you need a Bhagat Singh.