i don’t think i would ever have the guts to punch a nazi. i only post about it to say it’s not wrong.
because even some people I know and respect are saying it’s wrong to fight hate with hate, when it’s not even mostly about hate… it’s something more practical than that.
The fact is, it ISN’T “hate” Nazis are spewing. It isn’t an attitude you could just sit down and change their mind about over a meal. It’s not “hate vs hate” it’s the fact you can’t even BEGIN to talk to them about them seeing you as a person, let alone be considered someone worth listening to and respecting your existence. Nazis see anything that don’t fit into their white supremacist beliefs as “factual” and “objective”, not hate.
And when you can’t EVEN begin to find a way to change their mind, to let them know that what they think is WRONG on a moral and objective level, the only option is to SHAME them from expressing their views publicly and preventing others being emboldened enough to think it’s okay.
And if a public punch is what causes them to feel shamed from going back into public and advocating for the literal death of people like me and the people i love and care about, I’d gladly support all the Nazis being punched, and yelled at and humiliated enough to never feel safe about wanting the death of vulnerable people.
If you ever do decide to punch someone and don’t want to hurt your hand on hard face bones, go for the soft area right under the rib cage.
Unless you can knock someone out with a hit to the head, getting them in the solar plexus is your best bet. It’s also dramatic when they buckle and can’t breathe, which is your best opportunity to either hit them again, or run.
If you get them with a good jab on their back around the kidneys, they’ll be feeling it for days.
Or, of course, a good knee to the genitals. That works on any gender.