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Conservatives Upset ‘The Good Fight’ Wants You To Punch Nazis
A monologue on the TV drama has conservatives claiming CBS was “inciting violence” against Nazis.
By Andy Campbell


CBS’ “The Good Fight,” a fictional television program, said on its show last week that it’s OK to punch a Nazi from time to time ― but for conservative media types and white supremacists alike, the message constituted incitement against people with legitimate “political opinions.”

On April 10, the show aired an episode called “The One Where a Nazi Gets Punched,” during which character Jay DiPersia (played by Nyambi Nyambi) turns to the camera and delivers a monologue about punching Nazis. At points, the infamous clip of white nationalist Richard Spencer getting punched during a TV interview flashes on screen.

“Is it all right to hit a Nazi unprovoked?” Jay asks the audience. “I was always taught never to throw the first punch, never to instigate. Defend, but don’t attack. But then I saw a video of the white nationalist Richard Spencer being punched in the face during an interview. I realized Spencer was in a pressed suit, wearing a tie, being interviewed like his opinion mattered — like it should be considered part of the conversation ... It’s time to punch a few Nazis.”

Vulture called the monologue a “deep breath of fresh mountain air.” It could also have been described as a near-tired play on an old meme ― “punch Nazis” has been a pop culture sensation since at least “Raiders of the Lost Ark.”

Instead, the monologue was characterized by conservatives as network TV “inciting violence” against a “political” group.

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