Here we go again. How should non-racists respond? Right after Trump's victory, I gave a little piece of advice for how to handle Thanksgiving with gloating, racist relatives: "be the bigger troll." I think that the same advice applies here. Troll the tolls!
Obviously, there should be counter-demonstrators. Preferably, large African-American men, with white women glommed onto them. Blonde hair, blue eyes, you know what I'm getting at here... The men should have t-shirts reading, "I replaced you!" The women should have very happy looks on their faces, if you know what I mean! Smiles all around. That's the key to all of this. The t-shirt thing doesn't work as well with full Hasidic regalia, but don't worry. I've got something else envisioned for that! Keep reading. I have a dream!
I would also envision plenty of Latinos, with signs reading, "Ha, ha! I took your job!"
There should be a band. Big concert. Which band? Do you even have to ask? The Replacements. Come on, people. How hard is this?!
Of course, that's just one band, and they would require a stage, a set-up, and all of that. I would really like to see more musicians, following the marching neo-nazis around. Let's be blunt about this. Do you really think you can shout them down? Their voices are loud. How loud is yours? You know what's louder? A trumpet! I would like to see the nazis followed around by a bunch of mariachi bands. Every time they spout some stupid, racist slogan, BAM! A trumpet plays "La Cucaracha" in their faces! Do you know how annoying that song is? Imagine that song playing in their faces all day!
Imagine all the people... Playing "La Cucaracha" in racists' faces!
OK, and before I type this one, I'm jewish, so get over it. And unlike Tim Whatley (Brian Cranston!) from Seinfeld, I didn't convert to be able to type this. Bar mitzvah and everything, so get off my ass. I can make this joke. I'd like to see a group of people in full Hasidic regalia waving signs that read, "We're from the bank, and we're foreclosing on your outhouses on Monday!" Remember: me. Jew. Allowed to type that. I declare it funny. I give you permission to laugh, and if anyone gives you shit about it, tell them to address their hate mail to Matthew G. Jarvis, Department of Political Science, Cal. State Fullerton.
And hey! We need games! You know "the aristocrats?" That bad joke that comedians tell, as a contest in which they try to one-up each other with grossness? How about a confederate flag desecration contest!
Troll the trolls!
You can't reason with neo-nazis and other assorted alt-right types. You can't debate them, even with "insane troll logic." What can you do? You can make fun of them. They're mostly cowardly little twerps who, until Trump, were too scared to come out of the woodwork.
Show fear, act like they are a threat to society, and that empowers them.
Don't do that. Diminish them. Laugh at them. Be the bigger troll.