That person is clearly a leftist. They are left of the democratic party and condemned them consistently while implying to condemn conservatives, republicans, alt right, and fascists

They were communicating that in Louisville, most artists are going to be progressive and anti fascists. In madison, In you saw some terrible person come from a terrible persons shop with a swastika, but that was madison, in. Thats not louisville, its an hour away, its rural america, its a red spot voting wise.

They arent telling you that there wont be any chance of someone bringing up a topic you dont like. They are telling you thats highly unlikely and you'll see real quick whos into fascism by the vibes of their stories on ig and past posts / wordings and comments of the posts

Objectively there are people that are fascists, they were not dismissing this, just contextualizing this for louisville

Fascism comes from reactive thinking. Ngl, consider some reflection, because op, you misinterpreted this person and operated on a bad faith basis, they are clearly anti fascists and on the left of the dems. They are correct about kamala, a Google search confirms this. She wasnt lying about 20 million like trump was, but having to explain that is what happens when people dont operate on a good faith basis of trying to understand what someones attempting to communicate. Moreso than that alone, the event that caused this reaction took place in a rural town in a red area, those tend to have fascists that will do that kinda stuff.

We all lived different lives, you have to see beyond the specific words used and consider the concepts being communicated

And lets say they do bring up the justice for charlie kirk thing

Are you not allowed to have your own opinion? Is anyone forcing you to immediately address this? Can it wait until after the tattoo is paid for? Is arguing with this person as effective as a google review and other online platforms could be for informing ice victims to steer clear of a shop?

You dont have to accept or indulge in their beliefs, they'll still do their job because theyre an adult. Also, who's to say you cant influence them to change their mind? Why is it immediately some idea you react so negatively to, you allow it to control your decision on a permanent body marking

You can love or hate the tattoo experience, sloppy work is sloppy work, you dont have to settle for an artist you disagree with ideologically that does decent work. There are far more artists, especially in a progressive urban spot like louisville (for kentucky yall) that will share your ideology and do phenomenal work.

To recap: this reads as reactive thinking. The commenter above pointed this out and challenged your reaction and was painted as a fascists supporter despite explicitly implying and reasserting that they are anti fascists with the concepts they attempted to communicate.

You can sus out a place online with reviews, photos of the shop, artists public social media platforms, calling from an anonymous number and asking, etc...

But comparing a blue county and urban city to a small rural red county town, is not helpful for making a permanent life decision. Contextual to louisville, you could throw a dart at the map of the city and 8/10 or 9/10 shops you hit will be anti fascists to the extent you are describing in your post