There is certainly that side but I don't think that was the gift part. I think the gift part is, like Trevor Noah says, that they are damaging their own cause and violence will serve to push more people away from joining them than it will bring in to help them.
"If all mankind minus one, were of one opinion, and only one person were of the contrary opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person, than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind."
~John Stuart Mill~
There is certainly that side but I don't think that was the gift part. I think the gift part is, like Trevor Noah says, that they are damaging their own cause and violence will serve to push more people away from joining them than it will bring in to help them.
"If all mankind minus one, were of one opinion, and only one person were of the contrary opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person, than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind."
~John Stuart Mill~