Beauty and brains

[*jason*]

(08-27-2017, 10:32 AM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: 1. Yes, but you never mentioned the racists being the original protestors, just that they showed up anticipating violence, while the other group got the title of protestors in your summary.

2. Once again, you mentioned it after the racists anticipating violence and attacking non-violent protestors, and never mentioned that those counter-protestors also showed up armed, armored, and with the express intent of violence. Your way made it seem like the racists showed up, attacked peaceful protestors, so counter-protestors attacked the racists. In reality, it was more like racist protestors both attacked and were attacked by violent "counter-protestors"... and some peaceful counter-protestors got caught in the crossfire.

You can't have a battlefield with only one side, man. Look at some of those pictures and both sides are wearing helmets, carrying shields, eye protection, carrying sticks and such. It's two groups of almost exclusively shitheads, with a sprinkling of peaceful protestors caught in the middle.

This is entirely true. For me what tips the blame toward the Nazis was the fact that it was THEIR rally. The locals didn't want them there. The ACLU stepped in and forced Charlottesville's hand. Of course the other hooligans showed up to fight too... Antifa or whoever doesn't show up if the will of the local people was upheld.