Is Violence the Way to Fight Racism?

If fascism is the danger, a tactic that plainly failed in pre-war Europe is not the answer.

Project Syndicate
Aug 25, 2017 · 5 min read
A demonstrator gestures in front of an Antifascist Action flag during a demonstration against the controversial labour reforms of the French government in Nantes, western France, on September 15, 2016 — LOIC VENANCE/AFP/Getty Images

By Peter Singer

Should rallies by neo-Nazis and white supremacists be met with violence?

That question was raised by the tragic events in Charlottesville, Virginia, on August 12. White supremacists…

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