They're genuinely scared they will end up on some list, and Trump or others will take their revenge. Because it's been done so much on the left, the return volley is now scary to them.
Since they truly believe Trump is Hitler, they're expecting camps. So, they are deliberately keeping their mouths shut until "freedom reigns".
The others are trying to conspiracy theory the idea it was fake, or act like it never happened.
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Well, not necessarily here. What he's describing is ordinary force as self defense to ordinary force. A punch from a drink might be considered proportional enough in self-defense, but it could go too far. I wouldn't recommend it.