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Re:DHH: Calling someone a "Nazi" is a permission slip for vi... by hollerith on Thursday September 25, 2025 @10:43AM (#45373211)
>Racism is violence

In your opinion, is it OK for a private citizen (i.e., not the police) to use violence to stop someone from saying racist things?

I ask because usually it is OK for a private citizen to use violence to stop violence.

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Re:DHH: Calling someone a "Nazi" is a permission slip for vi... by lcnPylGDnU4H9OF on Thursday September 25, 2025 @05:25PM (#45379320)
> usually it is OK for a private citizen to use violence to stop violence

Usually, it is okay for a private citizen to use physical violence to stop physical violence. It is (presumably) internally consistent for someone to answer your question negatively while still believing that racism is violence.

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Re:DHH: Calling someone a "Nazi" is a permission slip for vi... by UncleMeat on Thursday September 25, 2025 @08:32PM (#45381135)
Why does the police not count? Leveraging the state against people is violence.
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Re:DHH: Calling someone a "Nazi" is a permission slip for vi... by hollerith on Friday September 26, 2025 @11:09AM (#45387391)
My questions were about when (in what circumstances) violence is OK (morally acceptable) not about the definition of violence.
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