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If they think that a lack of justification is going to stop the fascists, they’ve got another think coming. Even if the response is completely non-violent, the fascists will just get tired of waiting and invent their own excuses, like they always do.

Reminder that “armed with a gun” is not the same as brandishing or shooting. In most parts of the US, it’s perfectly legal to be armed with a pistol.

I agree with this take. It was the dehumanization of the Nazis that led to people saying “oh, well it can’t happen here. Those guys were inhuman monsters, and not at all like my neighbor Bill who just likes complaining about immigrants an unhealthy amount”