Why do Republicans threaten violence if Trump loses? Miguel de Unamuno told us in 1936.
In the months after the begin of the the fascist uprising that became the Spanish Civil War, Basque author Miguel de Unamuno was present at an event where he was preceded by a maimed Fascist general who enthusiatically responded to a shout of, "¡Viva la muerte!" Long live death. Although obviously not intending to sound like Islamic suicide bombers 70 to 80 years in the future, that's pretty much what it sounded like (so much for Catholic claims of "pro-life" ).
Though aged, weak, and near death, himself (about 2 months later), Unamuno stood up and let the Fascist general and his supporters have it. Correctly predicting the outcome of the Spanish Civil War, Unamuno addressed the general, saying, "Ustedes vencerán, pouque poseen la fuerza bruta, pero no convencerán." This is also sometimes quoted in the less formal form, "Venceréis/ pero no convenceréis" )
"You will conquer, because you possess brute force, but you will not convince."
Indeed, the American radical right seems to know--if not outright, then at least instinctively--that they will never convince--unless at gunpoint. That is why they makes such noises about violence, and send out photos of groups of them armed to the teeth. Like the Spanish fascists, who only won with the help of Hitler and Mussolini (and their brute force), they know they will never convince America with their arguments (to the extent that their rantings can be so labeled), and therefore realize they will only prevail though the use of brute force.
Unamuno also noted, "That which the Fascists hate above all else, is intelligence." That, too, rings eerily prescient.
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