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from the now,-don't-be-hasty-with-your-answer dept.

AlterNet reports [alternet.org]

On [January 20], Richard Spencer, president of the white nationalist think tank National Policy Institute and advocate for "peaceful ethnic cleansing",[1] was punched in the face while bragging about the success of white supremacists in getting Donald Trump--whom they love--elected president.

That video [youtube.com] was seen more than a million and a half times. Richard Spencer has said he's not a Nazi--even though his "alt-right" has devolved [salon.com] into supporting racist tendencies. Then again, here's Spencer doing a Nazi salute [theatlantic.com].

[...]Although the number of plays on the video and the glee with which the memes are being shared suggest many find it fun to watch someone who did a Hitler salute on stage get clocked, a serious debate over the act is going down over: If you see someone espousing the views of Adolf Hitler in public, should your knuckles meet their jaw?

[...]Maybe the question shouldn't be, "Is it OK to punch a Nazi?" but, "If you don't want to be punched in the face, maybe you shouldn't preach Nazi values to the public?"

[1] Duplicate link in article.

Another video [youtube.com] has a large still shot [ytimg.com] of the moment before impact.

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