But one doesn't exclude the other.

Or you could, you know, just not tell people to punch themselves in the face? "Hey look we are all united in our self harm!" Punch back at those hurting you.

a lot of it was enabled or allowed by the Democratic party.

Yes that was a short skirt those Dems were wearing showing off their trust in their fellow Americans to do the right thing. They were asking for it.

It's paramount for Democratic voters to force their party to go the Sanders/AOC/Mamdani route, people who are actually wiling to fight fascism.

Absolutely!