This is a weird case. Obviously fascists aren't good, but who this group deems "fascist" and who they decide to use violence against seem fairly random -- so t

This is a weird case. Obviously fascists aren't good, but who this group deems "fascist" and who they decide to use violence against seem fairly random -- so their tactics remind me of well.... fascists. They've riled up their hatred of some enemy group enough that everyone looks like the enemy and they deserve to be silenced by violent means if necessary. This won't be a popular opinion on HN, but I think this just goes to show that being extreme on either the left or right can lead to violence. Tolerance and moderation are necessary (but not sufficient for) peace. Interesting how the dynamic of silencing through violence seems to inevitably lead to this kind of confusion (random reporter being attacked for even documenting an event). If the rule you want to enforce is "this group absolutely cannot have a platform", then you must stop anyone who you think is in the group from speaking, and anyone who might give them a platform from doing so. And you also have to guess who _might_ be supportive or platforming because you have to silence them _before_ they speak. This is bound to lead to this indiscriminate type of damage and violence.