Don't you think having an open discussion and swaying opinion organically (spreading facts, discussing ideas) would help better "fight the crypto fascist" instead of... banning them from a random forum? they'll go to another forum, or god forbid, touch grass
Do you know why there is a saying that says "we don't discuss with fascist, we fight them" ?
The primary reason why, is that because by trying to discuss with fascist, you are actively inviting fascist ideas in to the discussion table. In short, you are transforming fascist idea into something acceptable to have a discussion with. You are therefore opening the overton windows completely to the far right and fascist political spectrum.
Secondly, its also because in the discussion with the fascist, there can only be one winner, the fascist.
A fascist only wants one thing, a place to talk and propagate their ideology. By discussing with them, we are giving them just that and by making the discussion last to the eyes of everyone we are risking the possibility of a propagation of ideas..
.. Because don't be blind, far right ideaologies are far from being hard to process. In fact its VERY EASY to be tempted by far right and fascists ideologies, simply because of the way our brain is wired. You can see that happening in real time all over the world and here in this forum.
So fascists is where I draw the lines. Note that I shouldn't be discussing with far right biggot like those guys here, but I'm doing it anyway because this forum is already corrupted by far right idea and its needs a real leftist voice. But fascism is out of the line. It only has one place, and that's out.