I punch Nazis. The people I punch are Nazis. Anyone I punch is definitionally a Nazi, regardless of what they state their beliefs are. Even if they do happen to

I punch Nazis. The people I punch are Nazis. Anyone I punch is definitionally a Nazi, regardless of what they state their beliefs are. Even if they do happen to be wearing a Bernie Sanders shirt while I'm smacking them with a megaphone. --- The problem with the idea of "punch Nazis" is that it's really, really easy to go from "I punch people because they are Nazis", to "I punch people, therefore they are Nazis". This is made worse when "Nazi" and "fascist" are general epithets thrown by the left at anyone to their right. Pre-emptive self-defense is valid. You don't have to wait for them to swing their fist into your nose. But imminence requires imminence. You do have to wait for them to be squared up and about to swing. You can't just sucker punch them from the back.