The comparison to Kristallnacht, while inflammatory, isn't that absurd. Tactically their conduct is very similar to the early SA. The Nazis began as a street g

The comparison to Kristallnacht, while inflammatory, isn't that absurd. Tactically their conduct is very similar to the early SA. The Nazis began as a street gang. They saw themselves as socially and economically marginalized by the "other". Jewish business owners were cast as foreign outsiders responsible for German economic suffering. They smashed store windows and sought to intimidate Jews. "Die techie scum" "Get the fuck out of Oakland" "Kauf nicht bei Juden!" Once you identify your opponent as less deserving of rights, to be attacked with impunity, the barriers to violence slip away.