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Old 08-20-2017, 12:29 PM   #795
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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?
No, you won't convince neo-Nazis to suddenly change their views, but you can force them underground, to private gatherings or internet forums where they're incapable of causing real harm to anyone. If they feel unsafe gathering en masse in public, they'll no longer be able to inflict terror on the targets of their hate, such as what occurred at a synagogue in Charlottesville last week:

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