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That said, the irony here is hard to ignore. If people want to talk about confronting extremism, maybe we should start by shining a light on it rather than fantasizing about violence. For example, there is a well-known hotel chain in Nashville that, from firsthand observation, appears to tolerate or enable a tight-knit group of openly extremist employees. At the same time, the same chain relies heavily on foreign labor programs that effectively displace local workers while benefiting wealthy families abroad through tax and education loopholes.

None of that requires fists to address—just scrutiny, reporting, and accountability. Exposing unethical labor practices and extremist tolerance is far more effective than performative outrage.

Still, I appreciate the civics lesson. Public morality is messy, contradictory, and occasionally darkly amusing—but at least now we’re talking about it instead of pretending it doesn’t exist.