The Nazis were “just joking” until they got into power.
Actions rarely occur independent of words. The left is creating a climate in which violence against its enemies is being progressively normalized by constantly telling such “jokes” and making excuses for actual violent acts.
If this sort of BS is not clamped down on hard it will continue to escalate into a low-scale civil war. There is no doubt whatsoever that the left will kill millions of people in this country if it ever gets fully into power.
We had a coup in 2008, IMO the left will not relinquish their power grab without bloodshed. I hope I'm wrong.