I get your point and Im not saying we should simply allow neo-Nazi’s to say and do what they want. I’m saying that assaulting them without any other reason but then “being” a neo-Nazi is bad.
First off, people saying “punch a Nazi!” are the same kind of people nthst happily call you a Nazi the second you disagree with them on anything. So with that, their “punch a Nazi” actually means “punch anybody disagreeing with me”. People like that are closer to neo-Nazi’s than they think, chekc horseshoe theory.
Second: I’d rather talk and reason with someone who is full of hate than pushing then further and deeper into their hatred. These people will still be around tomorrow. They’ll still be in our stores, or schools, our bars… I want these people to hate lessz not more the vast majority of them are just followers going with shit they got from Facebook, some personal bad experiences, shit they learned from their parents, etc. It’s not easy to talk with them, make them understand that hey have warped view of the world, but if at the end of the conversation they see even a tiny about of light, it was worth it.
Third: I’ve talked with too many people saying anything like “punch a Nazi” who then went on to claim that I was a Nazi bevaut I disagreed with them. It’s kind of point one but it bares repeating: violence is bad.