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“Conservatives don’t speak out?”

I’m a center-right libertarian. One of the arguments I hear most from my left wing friends often is that “conservatives don’t speak out against the far-right” like liberals do. I’m no alt-righter, but my first reaction was to conclude that that wouldn’t do any good. Radicals on both the left and the right are hard to “convert” for lack of a better term. Plus the center-left rarely speaks out against the radical left either.

Then one of my friends pointed to the fact that people often have “spoken out” with positive results. Look at people like MLK, Rosa Parks, Susan B. Anthony, etc. They used protests and free speech to lead to amazing results. The problem arises when they go beyond free speech and start acting violently, like rioting, looting, and even wars.

Anyway, should center-right people speak out against the far-right, and if so, how? How can we do it in a productive and non-violent way? I know there were plenty of “never Trump” Republicans in 2016, but they kind of died out.
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GerOttman · 61-69, M
Who says we don't? As a libertarian myself, I've been speaking out against assholes on the left and the right for years. Why did it get me? Ignored, pretty much is what! I don't personally like giving free publicity to assholes no matter what variety they are. I'd rather ignore them and wait for them to go away on their own.
RopinTexan · 31-35, M
@GerOttman That makes sense. The more attention you pay to a group, the quicker their ideas spread. Don’t you think there’s a time that it crosses the line though, once the ideas are already quickly spreading?
GerOttman · 61-69, M
@RopinTexan I figure I can either laugh at and mock or gun up and get dirty. I'll always go with the first, ummm.. first.
RopinTexan · 31-35, M
@GerOttman Mocking is fun, I am easily entertained by comedians and shows that mock the radical SJW’s. Bill Maher is one of them, although most conservatives hate him because he’s liberal. I don’t take sides. I’m all for center-lefters mocking far-lefters.

Do you think it actually helps though?
GerOttman · 61-69, M
@RopinTexan So, umm.. look. I believe I control what I can control. The rest is out of my hands. Does it help? It helps me, that's all that counts, to me.