This isn't the 1930s and it isn't Germany. The comparisons make no sense. You can actually de-radicalize some people, actually, but the bigger issue is to make them unappealing to the broader, unaffiliated populace so that it's harder to recruit people. I suspect that the story linked above about sponsoring their march did not win those nazi groups many new recruits, because they looked like a laughing stock.
Also, just from that statement, I'm just wondering, what exactly do you think the approach of beating them up will do? Do you think a white nationalist will suddenly decide that he isn't morally justified in his beliefs if you pepper spray him in the face? Or is it that the end goal is simply to kill them all off?
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