when ppl act like the goal of anti-nazi ppl is to “”change their minds”” about their “”beliefs”” like… that’s…
we don’t give a shit about their ~beliefs~??? I dont care if mr dick is sittin in his house thinking jews are awful. I would LIKE for him to not think that but I ultimately do not care. I do not care about changing his thoughts.
i care about preventing him from having enough of a public platform that he and people like him gain the power to ACT ON those beliefs.
so yes actually! punching nazis when they are trying to be suave on television, such that they are unwilling to try to go and appear suave on television again, does accomplish that.
i dont care what mr dick thinking in the privacy of the hole he crawled out of, at this point. we are at a point where there are way more pressing things regarding nazis. which is like. nazis get to be suave on television.
This quote is everything.
I’m mad that this has to be explained, but it has to be explained.
It’s because people with enough privilege are allowed to think politics is only ideas. There are no real world concequences as far as they’re concerned because what will befall us won’t affect them.
It’s why they can so easily play devil’s advocate, and why they think they’ve won an argument when their opponent becomes “emotional” or personally invested.
Privilege allows cool detachment. To them only the opinions count, not the actions that come from opinions.