Is it Okay to Punch a Nazi?

Well, it's okay if you're a leftists. It's totally cool.

Frankly, I imagine some conservatives or populists are fine with it as well. I hate to defend someone caught on video raising his hand in at "Heil Hitler' salute, but it is what it is. I wouldn't punch him (unless he punched me first.)

See Popehat, "On Punching Nazis."

And at the New York Times, "Attack on Alt-Right Leader Has Internet Asking: Is It O.K. to Punch a Nazi?"

Spencer gets punched at the video.

THANK GOD WE LIVE IN A TIME WHERE SOMEONE IS WILLING TO PUBLICLY PUNCH RICHARD SPENCER IN THE FACE

— T. Fivek (@fivek) January 23, 2017

FYI, if you know who the Nazi-punching hero is, keep your mouth shut. pic.twitter.com/PakYhOoqZn

— Still With Her (@feistybunnygirl) January 23, 2017

Whether you agree or disagree with punching Spencer, let's try not to frame Nazism as merely a "different opinion." (1/3)

— Jamelle Bouie (@jbouie) January 22, 2017

Libertarianism is a "different opinion." Nazism is an ideology of genocide; inimical to (and corrosive of) pluralist values. (2/3)

— Jamelle Bouie (@jbouie) January 22, 2017

And it is not so obvious to me that "freedom of speech" requires treating Nazis as legitimate participants in public discourse. (3/3)

— Jamelle Bouie (@jbouie) January 22, 2017

Neo-nazi Richard Spencer got punched—you can thank the Black Bloc. #IntelGroup https://t.co/raEkcy0h5Y

— #J20 (@Delo_Taylor) January 22, 2017