Comments by "Scott Charney" (@scottcharney1091) on "" video.
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@crabapplemcnasty3546 No, silly, we're those who fought against the brownshirts to try and prevent their rise to power (this is where the term "Antifa" originated), and then had to battle the Gestapo because not enough people were there to smash the emerging Nazis in the streets before the Gestapo existed. Hitler himself said that was the only thing that could have stopped them. A "free debate of ideas" would not have done anything.
The example I often use is Oswald Mosley's British Union of Fascists, aka the Black Shirts. They were on the rise in 1930s Britain, until finally British Antifa (and various others) had had enough, and started using direct physical action in response. They mostly clashed with the police (no surprise, that's why people often hide their identities, cops tend to support fascists), but got some shots in against the BUF. This sustained opposition (mostly at a place called Cable Street) caused the BUF to fragment. The BUF were never going to take power, but can you imagine them with seats in Parliament, in the local governments of major industrial cities, etc. once war broke out? Mosley remained an irritant in British politics for the rest of his life, but never came close to achieving much of anything.
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