Quote:The most important statement of the article,

 

"You wonder why the left is now justifying violence? Because they think that helps them right now. Today it’s suddenly OK to punch a “Nazi.” But the punchline is that anyone who opposes them is a “Nazi.”"

 

A very slippery slope.

 

I think if you define "left" as "people who justify violence," then there's hardly anyone on the left.  And it's really a non-issue. 

 

I think what you're doing is taking the most extreme positions on the left and tarring everyone left of center, even the 90% of people left of center who don't agree with that extreme position.   It's the same thing as leftists calling people on the right "Nazis." 

 

The statement you quoted exhibits an astounding lack of self-awareness.  Because whoever said that is doing the exact same thing he is accusing other people of doing. 

 

"The left is justifying violence."   No, a few people on the extreme left are justifying violence. 

"People on the right are Nazis."  No, a few people on the extreme right are Nazis. 

 

Someone needs to throw a flag on some of these statements and say, "15 yard penalty for intentional polarization." 

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