lunarul
As usual i read too much into stupid shit. Yes, this is toxic masculinity just as much as punching someone in the face. But, like everything, context matters and I believe directing harm towards “bad” people is “good” (aka punching a nazi is good, even preferable). My granpa (a declared fash) would shield behind the “no violence” stand to support the most heinous shit and my point always has been that somebody need to shoot a nazi eventually. That guy would be “bad” for killing a person but we need those guys. At some point kindness doesn’t cut it anymore.
Gsus4Shit, that’s a tough trolley problem…particularly if your grandpa is an ok guy otherwise and mostly harmless…maybe just lock him out of social media? :D
Ehm… he is okay but it’s scary to think he never touched social media. My theory is that fascism is like a cigarette: very social, easy to start, feels good when you do it and your peers will think you look cool but it is also extremely addictive. The more you ingest and “make sense” of fascist propaganda, the more you develop habits to excuse violence and racism. At some point the only working meds are punches.