• futatorius@lemm.ee
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    4 months ago

    Instead of reacting with terror, get out and organise to stop them. Fear leads to learned helplessness, which is the only way such a small minority can cause so much damage. If we’re out in the streets to face them down, they’ll quickly slink back under the stones they normally hide under.

    • apotheotic (she/her)@beehaw.org
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      4 months ago

      The two aren’t mutually exclusive. You can be terrified and still join counter protests.

      And I also can’t fault anyone for not feeling able to put themselves in the same location as violent racists.