I’m not saying fascists aren’t cruel, I’m saying they will be cruel regardless of any reactions from opponents. Will it maybe give them an excuse to accelerate their cruelness? Sure. But there’s no doubt that their reaction to Kirk’s murder will be to implement cruelty that they were already planning on implementing.

I’m not a fan of violence, but the right hasn’t given us a choice. It’s like if a woman got raped after slapping a guy harassing her in a bar. The rapist was gonna rape regardless, and the fascists are gonna be fascists regardless. It’s victim-blaming.