“Don’t fight back against the fascists, you’ll just give them an excuse to crack down on us” reflects a catastrophic misunderstanding of what fascism is or what motivates them to act.
@HeavenlyPossum
I think a lot of folks are trying to figure out how they can fight back with minimal risk to their lives and livelihoods and so on. That's often near impossible.
@leguinian_utopia

@athamanatha @leguinian_utopia

Yes, without a doubt. But telling other people not to defend themselves because it could provoke a general crackdown misses the point that fascists in power *are a general crackdown.*