On punching Nazis

[anneboleyn]

89. We are wasting time worrying about Richard Spencer! DU is not advocating violence

"Whole thing going around 'seemingly'?" Not here, sorry. Richard Spencer is a hysterical idiot who does anything he can to get attention and is notorious for this sh!t (there are many on the right and on the left who are questioning the entire "punching" incident). Other idiots like Gavin McInnes send out tweets saying they will bring their "boys" (Gavin is a failed "rock star" -- he was never remotely a star -- now he is in his forties and has discovered the alt-right, and is rather bitter about life in America even though he is Canadian) to brawl with some group. Yes, he absolutely does this, then cries that he is being targeted by evil left-wing meanies. Then he acts shocked when some random guy punches in his direction and (presumably drunk) Gavin punches right back while surrounded by his security guards. He cries that he's really worried about the womenz in his group who will be hurt. Of course that doesn't stop him from starting up whatever nonsense possible to a level of hysteria that is stunning. They were all convinced that their "Deploraball" was going to be the target of some massive attack, which didn't happen despite their endless hysteria.

We do not have a "decision tree" on DU about who should punch Spencer or McInnes or anyone else. They are grown men, and they both travel with security. As grown men with public lives they must deal with their own issues. It is stupid for us to fret about it.

I have no idea why these threads about left wingers and "violence" have been popping up on DU, every day since the election, but they are a waste of our time. Totally. We have not advocated violence against Spencer, and we have far more important things to be concerned about -- as in what Trump is doing and how it affects millions, not one or two jerks with Twitter accounts or YouTube shows desperate to get more attention.

They court spectacle and violence and use it to gain attention. I think it is a HUGE waste of time for those of us on DU to indulge in handwringing about Richard Spencer. We are not responsible for what happened to him, full stop, and we shouldn't indulge him or his hysterical colleagues by worrying about how some guy in a crowd (about whom we know nothing) behaves towards Spencer. Sorry, we can't control the world or how Spencer is received in it.