Woody Allen sums it up best for me in Manhattan
Isaac: ... Has anybody read that Nazis are going to march in New Jersey, you know? I read this in the newspaper, we should go down there, get
some guys together, you know, get some bricks and baseball bats and really explain things to them."
Man: "There was this devastating satirical piece on that on the op-ed page of the Times. It is devastating."
Isaac: "Well, well, a satirical piece in the Times is one thing, but bricks and baseball bats really gets right to the point."
Woman: "Oh, but really biting satire is always better than physical force."
Isaac: "No, physical force is always better with Nazis. Cos it's hard to satirize a guy with shiny boots."