Don't be that bystander...

[MrScorpio]

[american_ideals]

1. Violence is not acceptable, regardless of who. See Martin Luther King, nonviolent resistance

The King philosophy.
http://www.thekingcenter.org/king-philosophy#sub2

We should not resort to violence.

[customerserviceguy]

7. Much of America does not agree with you

Remember the Quentin Tarentino movie "Inglorious Basterds" from 2009? It proved that some of us find entertainment value in war atrocities committed by the "good" side.

[american_ideals]

10. We must set a better, peaceful, example

We must still resist.
But resist peacefully, as Dr. King taught.

[customerserviceguy]

12. I certainly hope

that the anti-fascist groups take your advice into consideration, their words and the tone of them seem to attract white supremacists like a red cape in front of a bull. They're hoping to become sympathetic "victims" from these rallies, they just didn't see Fields doing this.

[american_ideals]

2. No violence. Violence plays into the hands of the right. Be peaceful.

[MrScorpio]

3. Please...

Nazi punching is great American Tradition

[american_ideals]

4. That's not what civil rights was founded on.

I don't endorse violence, period.

Dr. King's great insight was that the side that disavows violence in the long run wins.

http://kingencyclopedia.stanford.edu/encyclopedia/encyclopedia/enc_nonviolent_resistance/

[MrScorpio]

6. When it comes to nazis...

[american_ideals]

8. That's not the way to success.

Though I understand the sentiment.

Where did the memes come from btw?

[american_ideals]

11. King - nonviolence.

[MrScorpio]

15. Gandhi tried that shit with Hitler and we see where that got him.

https://www.theguardian.com/culture/interactive/2013/oct/12/mohandas-gandhi-adolf-hitler-letter

The way I look at it, if punching nazis now helps to bring them around, it does them the favor of us not needing to shoot them later.

[BannonsLiver]

13. +1000

Awesome meme.

[NightWatcher]

14. I agree. Punch every goddamn one!

My grandfather's generation fought nazis to save Europe. If I've got to fight nazis to save America, I'll do what I can.

You cannot defeat evil like nazis, white supremacists, and fascists by peacefully protesting.

I'm not saying we fight in the streets, yet, but if they attack, you better fight back.

[Ms. Toad]

5. The reality, according to a friend of mine working in the faith community in Charlottesville,

is that certain factions of the counter-protestors refused to pledge to be non-violent. When I have people I trust - working on the ground to ensure that "violence on many sides" does not occur - who tells me that they were concerned about violence from our side, it makes it much harder for me to make the statement that Trump's statement as false - or entirely off-base, without qualification.

We should not be using, or cheering violence, and we should be protesting in a manner designed to minimize the possibility that we will be justified in using violence in self-defense.

That said, the most prominent violence I am aware of came from the racist side. Trump had an obligation to name it and condemn it. He failed miserably.

[american_ideals]

9. Yes. We must resist peacefully.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10029455909