Punching Nazis in the Face

I'm not going to dance around it, I really hate Nazis.   I don't just dislike them, they are literally the antithesis of everything good in the world.    This past weekend, they showed up at a "demonstration" with swords, clubs, guns, and shields.   They also killed several people.   

They came there looking for a fight and they made sure they got it.   It isn't "normal"  (Dear God, why do I have to use that word?) White Power crap where they show up, have a parade, congratulate each other on their lack of melanin and talk about how glad they are to be out waving their dicks in public.    No, this was them showing up looking for an actual fight, because they think they're starting to become normalized in the public eye. 

This lady.  Be like this lady

Guys, this is where we come in.  Especially, let me be clear, white Christian people absolutely must react to this bullshit with swift retribution.  There must be public mockery, because honestly, they hate that, loud opposition, and public shaming.    Why?  Because if we don't, they become more normalized.  If they become more normalized, more cockroaches are going to join their ranks.  Law enforcement may turn a blind eye (age of Trump and all) and more people will die.  I repeat, more people will die.  

 As people who are not their preferred target, we absolutely have to stand in the way of their evil behavior.  It will probably get dangerous, but do not let that stop you.

Some suggestions:

1) Call them out on racist or violent comments.   Do not let them go unchallenged.   This will get uncomfortable. 

2) Call out government officials who do not publicly condemn acts of violence and racism.   Right now, this pretty much means call the White House and tell Trump his base is evil and ridiculous.   He needs to know he can either be President of the United States, or a Nazi sympathizer, but not both.   This is not acceptable behavior, even for Trump.  (I can't believe I have to say this about the President of the United States.) 

3)  If you've ever had the words "They can't even speak English" come out of your mouth, you need to 

A) Stop saying that. 
B) Remind yourself Jesus didn't speak English either.
C) STFU unless you're multi-lingual yourself. 

That kind of talk feeds into their rhetoric.  It is not acceptable for a Christian person.  I know there's at least five or six of you who are going to want to hit me for saying that.  I don't mind.

4) Violence:  Kids, we'd probably better get ready to physically get in the way of these people.  You might actually have to punch a Nazi.

5) Help identify the people in photos from these events.  Have no qualms about getting them fired.  Yes, I said that, get them fired.  We have to make it incredibly uncomfortable to be a goddamn Nazi in this country.  We have to make sure they know it is socially unacceptable to be a goddamned Nazi.

6) Free speech is not a defense for these people.  You know how yelling fire in a crowded building is not protected speech?   Nazis are inciting and carrying out violence. That means, they've crossed a line, and guess what?   We can legally punch them.  No, wait, you're probably going to get arrested for doing that, but if you're going to get arrested, punching a Nazi is a great reason for it. 

7)  This is going to mean standing up for people you might not like.  Don't like gays, Jews, POC, Mexicans, or Muslims?   Guess what?  Jesus loves them.  Love them too.  Because Nazis suck and their dislike leads to murder.

We can't put up with this crap.  If that means you have to step outside your comfort zone and defend people you don't like, do it for Jesus.   Seriously.  We worship a Middle Eastern Jew, people, and Nazis would want to kill him.   If you don't think it matters that Jesus was Jewish, you're uneducated and you need to go back to Sunday school in a real church where people actually study Scripture in context.  

Seriously.

The only way we're going to stop these people from making themselves mainstream is if we come at them, full force, punching them in the face, literally or figuratively every step of the way.  We can't allow them to become a routine normal thing in society again.  The last time, we lost too many lives and burned the whole world down in the process.  God will not hold us guiltless if we stand by and do nothing.