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This is all well and good, but to recast this to 2018, you need to factor in the people who can't recognize fascistic tendencies unless they come with a swastika on their sleeve.

You see it in both the obsession to label anything and anyone a nazi or nazi-adjacent, as well as to turn a blind eye to the real abusive power wielded in the name of anti-fascism.

The ends do not justify the means, and you don't get to paint your team's actions as merely "consequences" like it's some sort of divine and just punishment. You can't cast yourself as a powerless observer when you're actively applying leverage in collusion with institutions.

Consistent rules, actual accountability and real responsibility need to apply to everyone if this is to get better.