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I hear you. I'm actually trying to communicate here. Encouraging a kid to strike a kid will not get the result you want. It was already risky advice before when the person was just an asshole, not a politically backed asshole.
You're choosing not to read half my comments where I describe more effective methods of response.
Organize. Fascist groups, (and more simply bullies) thrive on evoking individual response, singling them out, and playing the system against them. This doesn't even touch on physical response. Encourage documentation, strength in numbers, and systemic isolation of attempting fascist elements.
I am NOT saying put your head down.
This is basic protest knowledge: do not be isolated. Do not strike out alone. You will be overwhelmed.
I get what you are saying too. But this isn't some movement or big protest where I send my child out in the streets to fight men. This is to combat the every day misogyny my oldest one is about to come to face during the Trump presidency as she begins to come of age. She's going to run into boys that think she's an object. She's allowed in my eyes to sock these kids and nip that shit at the bud before it continues. Thats my stance on it. She's not putting a bandana around her face. I've done this myself when I was in school and I was a tiny 90 pound nerd. Every bully I socked for my friends stopped right there. They'll be fine.
I'm saying the game has changed. This isn't an era any of us have experienced with childhood bullying.
I'm not saying your kid doesn't deserve to stand up for themselves.