I struggle with this too. I felt it especially during the "first wave", when the clip of Richard Spencer getting punched in the face was being circulated. On t

I struggle with this too. I felt it especially during the "first wave", when the clip of Richard Spencer getting punched in the face was being circulated. On the one hand, I wholeheartedly support free speech. I believe that any view should be able to expressed without fear of persecution, bodily harm, or death. Even those that constitute as "hate speech". I believe, at a fundamental level, that expressing views and putting them out will do less harm than keeping them repressed due to fear until they boil over into action. However - I also believe in consequences. If you choose to be an alt-right/neo-nazi/*ist you must also suffer the consequences imposed by other people you are surrounded by. I felt a sense of happiness and justice when Richard Spencer got punched. But I also felt like the attacker should have suffered consequences instead of being hailed as a hero. I was also disturbed by the general "he deserved it, and probably more" sentiment that was going around.