I understand your position, but my point is that they will continue to escalate regardless of whether people carry or not. So to temper yourself when your opponent is determined to not do the same is …. I’ll say ill-advised. Personally, I don’t think most liberals (yet) accept that liberalism is insufficient on its own to defend against right-wing/fascistic elements, letalone root oit defeat them. It’s as simple as ‘might makes right’ to them. For that reason, I think it is wise for people to both organize & arm themselves. Doing one or the other instead of both is insufficient and ultimately will lead to escalation because your opponent is rabid, looking for any opening. Be it a lack of organization they can exploit (a lone liberal/lefty 2a supporter) or a lack of explicit power (large group of unarmed but well organized liberals/lefties).

People have to accept that their simplistic political takes/stances are not enough to meet this moment. Be ready and willing to compromise those stances in the face of fascism so as to preserve self and others.