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[–] espentan@lemmy.world 71 points 2 days ago (4 children)

Aaaahhh, I want to hit his ugly face so bad my hands are itching. I want to see teeth flying out of his mouth, I want to see him cry.

Right, violence is never the answer, but rarely are men quite as deserving of a beating as this piece of shit.

[–] dhork@lemmy.world 28 points 2 days ago

Violence never solves problems, it only replaces them with new ones. However, at certain times in human history, violence has been used to replace an unsolvable problem with several solvable ones.

[–] danekrae@lemmy.world 31 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

"violence is never the answer" - German people after Night of the Long Knives.

[–] disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world 20 points 2 days ago (2 children)

So you’re saying beat the shit out of him and decide if it was a good idea afterwards?

[–] WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world 13 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

Why do we need to wait to know that violence against fascists is the appropriate response?

They killed over 100 million people the last time we didn't give them the treatment they deserved. Do they have to kill billions before we learn the lesson?

[–] disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world 10 points 2 days ago

That’s exactly what they’re doing by authorizing logging of 200M acres of US protected forests.

[–] SARGE@startrek.website 9 points 2 days ago

Why do we need to wait to know that violence against fascists is the appropriate response?

This sort of thinking makes me "sound like a teenager" because I'm "trying to be Edgy"

Lol no, anyone who genuinely thinks violence will not be needed because we will simply vote soon and it'll all be over is either sticking their head in the sand, naive as fuck, or their lifestyle depends on things continuing as they are and stand to benefit from it.

Like holy shit go to the 1800s and tell all the slaves if they want real change they need to keep their heads down and quietly protest in the back where nobody can see them. Similar vibes.

[–] watson387@sopuli.xyz 9 points 2 days ago

I am of this frame of mind.

[–] watson387@sopuli.xyz 22 points 2 days ago

Violence is the only alternative to fascism. You can't negotiate with people who only negotiate in bad faith. The only end to fascism is to end fascists.

[–] Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works 25 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Violence solves nothing, as long as you ignore pretty much the entirety of human history.

[–] martin4598@lemm.ee 4 points 2 days ago

A random man met in texas once told me: "unlike what your mommy told you, violence solves things".