a thoughtful web.
Good ideas and conversation. No ads, no tracking.   Login or Take a Tour!
comment by NevaMor
NevaMor  ·  1807 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: I didn't punch a Nazi, and I'm not sure how I feel about that.

Violence won't get you anywhere as it will harden their beliefs and force them more into their "tribe" (because humans are tribal anyways). I would suggest listening to this: https://www.npr.org/2018/09/24/651052970/how-a-rising-star-of-white-nationalism-broke-free-from-the-movement.

    It was only after he began attending New College of Florida that Black began to question his own point of view. Previously, he had been home-schooled, but suddenly he was was exposed to people who didn't share his views, including a few Jewish students who became friends.

    Black's new friends invited him over for Shabbat dinner week after week. Gradually, he began to rethink his views. After much soul-searching, a 22-year-old Black wrote an article, published by the Southern Poverty Law Center in 2013, renouncing white nationalism.

Also, if someone is looking for a fight like these guys the best way to counter it is to be kind because they don't expect it at all.





goobster  ·  1807 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I loved that NPR piece. And there are a number of those kinds of stories that cover the "being exposed to alternate views/cultures broadens mind of wicked little fucker" angle.

I just don't think these people deserve my time. They aren't worth the effort, honestly.