Look at the state of fascist movements across literally the entire world right now.

Are we “counter[ing] them by rational argument and keep[ing] them in check by public opinion”? I think not.

When my husband and I were broke undergrads, we did a lot of walking around our mid-sized college town. We made our way to some pretty non-pedestrian-friendly places in our wanderings.

Police officers stopped to ask if we were having car trouble or needed a ride on a weekly basis. (Obvs, we’re white, which is why we were met with the benefit of the doubt from the local officers instead of suspicion.)