> No. > I urge those on the left, those who give a fuck, to fight back with with love and hope. When I said, "If you put down all your guns, you can't shoot b

> No. > I urge those on the left, those who give a fuck, to fight back with with love and hope. When I said, "If you put down all your guns, you can't shoot back." I meant that metaphorically, in the context of information warfare. If you don't have an effective messaging and countermessaging, if you give up that fight, you can't defeat your enemy in that domain. I'm not advocating violence. > I urge those on the left, those who give a fuck, to fight back with with love and hope. > The perpetrators of the coup in the USA got there spreading fear and hate. The temptation is to fight back with violence. But fascism thrives on violence and will only get stronger if you feed it. I agree generally - that's why I talked about truth, goodness, and decency. My point is that you need an effective way to reach people and persaude them, otherwise you're only loving and hoping yourself.