I think this thread makes one thing really clear; if you're Muslim, if you're Latino, if you're black, your life does not matter. Violence against you does not matter. Threats against you do not matter. Your safety and security rank well below the value of a cvs or cop car window.
Right now, we have a white nationalist running a successful campaign for president. He's endorsed by the KKK. At his rallies, people of color are beaten and physically thrown out. The Klan is having open demonstrations all across the country. My friend, an African American man, was punched in the face by a Trump supporter. The police pulled the supporter to safety. My friend was arrested later that night for protesting.
But when people of color try to defend themselves against racists/KKK/white nationalists, when they say 'if you try to hold your ugly rallies in public, we will fight back' we are condemned.
As a black Latino, I can not afford to be ignorant of the history of white nationalist movements. I know that after KKK rallies, there are beatings, burnings, and lynchings.
What we see in Orange County are people of color aggresively combating this resurgence in white nationalism. They're doing it because they value their own lives more than the property they destroyed. If you want to condemn them, then I hope to god you are a pacifist. Because otherwise, you are encouraging violence against people of color, full stop. We've already seen that police will protect violent KKK and Trump supporters while arresting anti-fascists. The state, which has a far greater capacity for violence then antifas, has made it clear that it will protect white nationalists as it always has. The state has made it clear that it will not stop committing and condoning act so of violence against POC. If you oppose resistance to this, you are voting for the status quo - violence against Muslims, Latinos, and Blacks..If you condemn POC for defending themselves, you are siding with the strong against the weak.
