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CMV: People Should not be Identifying the Nazis from the Charlottesville white national rally.

First, I would like to say that I do not personally agree with the sentiments of the nationalists protesting in the Charlottesville white national rally. However, my reasoning and stance on this particular issue can be summarized with these points:

1) Can Incite more Violence - I understand that many disagree with the arguments that the Alt-Right presents, but I do not believe that leaking personal information (Such as names, workplace, addresses, etc.) is an effective way to counter these people's beliefs. Since a lot of the protesters' information and photos are being leaked, I think it is within the realm of possibility that they might be met with violence.

2) Turns protestors into a Monolith: I understand that many do not agree with any of the arguments that the white nationals are protesting for, but I believe it is important to realize not everyone there believes in the same thing. I think that when people see photos of the protesters, they will assume that everyone there is a nazi. While this may be true for some or most people, it excludes the possibility of the "mainstream right", or less radical members of the Right-wing showing up to the event. These people, no matter how few they might be, will be politically categorized differently to how they actually align. It becomes a possibility that they will suffer from retribution against a political stance that they don't even believe in. 

3) Doesn't Change any Opinions: At the end of the day, exposing these people will not effectively change anyone's perspective on the issue, and serves nothing more than retribution for their viewpoints. 

I'd love to hear other people's perspectives because I've been thinking about this issue, and need other counter points.
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These people want to stand proudly and show that they're not afraid to have their opinions heard. They want to gather, show their faces in public, let the world know that this is what they believe... What they want to show is how many of themselves there are, to prove a point that somehow their views are normal, perhaps even the majority. That they shouldn't have to be quiet, that they should be able to speak openly. A consequence of being open and public is that you're not above reproach. If they want to hide, they want to be a face in a crowd, they shouldn't be coming forward and being proud. If they think its something to be proud about, they're unafraid, they think it's the right thing, they should be ready to deal with the consequences of their actions. Protest isn't about doing the safe thing, isn't about standing up for what you believe. Civil rights movement it was about facing police brutality, hoses, dogs, arrest, lynching, getting ostracised by employers and family who didn't agree with them going out to protest. If these people want to stand their ground for their ideology, they need to face the reality of their actions, face the reality of losing their jobs, having family turn against them, having their city turn against them. The most steadfast amongst them might internalise that ostracization as some kind of self martyrdom, that it proves they're right and the world is wrong, but for most of the people who've come forward as ex-supremacists the big thing they talk about is losing their family and friends, realising how hurtful and damaging the lifestyle was, encountering people of differing opinions, expanding their horizons, and moving past the petty hate and scapegoating to face their own problems. Hate and bigotry is rooted in a fear of the unknown, from ignorance, and from a delusion of a silent majority of agreement. If you can instead confront them with the reality of a vocal majority, and a world which utterly rejects them... you confront them with the consequences of their actions, rather than continuing to allow themselves to see themselves above reproach, as the righteous ones that the silent majority are quietly cheering forward.