A recent neo-Nazi rally in Columbus, Ohio, drew national attention—but it was just one of dozens that increasingly-emboldened white power groups have held this year.
This is why resistance is necessary.
Columbus, Ohio resident here. Those Nazis got arrested and unmasked. Before that, they tried to start stuff in a gay bar and the patrons beat them up and ran them out of there.
This shakes me to my core. I usually believe in helping everyone, even my enemies, but this idea is being contested now. I don’t know a solution to this that doesn’t involve bullets.
You gotta convert to good guys or stop any group that says “those people over there all need to die”
Everybody says you can’t convert them back to normal, but they say it while insulting them (justifiably) and telling them they’re human scum (justifiably). But the justification doesn’t change the fact insulting them (which is justified) makes the chances of converting them back to good guys zero, so we’re really not qualified to weigh in on the matter.
And since the alternative is bullets, it’s worth taking the possibility seriously. Hell, even one convert might become a conversion machine himself, because he’ll know how to reach them.
I wish I could “convert” Nazis into not-Nazis. It has happened before. It’s just that when they start actually marching around my city’s traditionally gay district with swastikas and uniforms, how do I reason with that? They just seem too far gone.
Trying to teach a Nazi compassion is like banging my head on a brick wall. My energy isn’t infinite, and it’s better spent changing the world in more effective ways.
… they tried to start stuff in a gay bar and the patrons beat them up and ran them out of there.
Excellent.
