the grace, politeness, forgiveness, and understanding of liberals (who think all violence is the same violence) has allowed for the survival and retrenchment of dangerous & antiquated ideologies with no place in civil society. it didn't have to be this way, but they chose for us.

racism, sexism, nationalism, pseudoscience, homophobia, xenophobia, genocide: criminals sentenced to death, pardoned by their cynical benefactors and paperclipped to softer ideas to keep them well enough alive.

this is why intolerance cannot be tolerated. there is no equilibrium with a parasite.

my biggest fear in this moment is not that the fascists will win, but that this critical mass of popular opposition will settle for a victory of half measures, once again kicking the can down the road instead of doing the simple straightforward work of picking it up and throwing it in the trash.