Hit repeatedly

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April 6, 2026

Behold the nonviolence.

…Bash Back, told activists to form “independent local cells”, “identify a target” — including MPs, organisations and political party conferences — and “ensure your target can be hit repeatedly until they desist” from their “transphobic” activities.https://t.co/zQ0PzEOCcO
— For Women Scotland (@ForWomenScot) April 6, 2026

Nothing like a scowling man in a balaclava brandishing a hammer to convey total committed nonviolence.

Comments

4 responses to “Hit repeatedly”

iknklast

Apr 6, 2026 8:33 AM

Rarely legal? Is there a time it is legal to hit your elected representatives? People representing organizations you don’t like? I suppose if they hit you first…and I imagine that’s what BashBack would imply, that they hit first.
Your Name’s not Bruce?

Apr 6, 2026 9:11 AM

You can justify almost anything when you claim to be preventing a genocide.

Thanks, Lemkin “Institute”!
maddog1129

Apr 6, 2026 1:05 PM

Why would they call themselves Bash Back if they weren’t advocating violence? The violence is right there in their self-chosen name.

Never mind, though, that they have never been “bashed” in the first place; they can’t “bash back” if they are the ones initiating the violence.
Ophelia Benson

Apr 6, 2026 4:36 PM

By equivocating, I suppose – “bash” can mean verbally as well as physically. They can pretend they mean it as talking back.