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Oddthinking
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In a meaningful way, no.

There were not two sides present. The core event was a planned "Unite the Right" rally attended by militant white nationalists and others who had chosen to stand with them, "a patchwork of different alt-right groups attempting to show a unified front."

They were met at various times by a variety of protesters ranging from the militant "antifa" anti-fascists to "local residents, members of church groups, civil rights leaders and onlookers."

It would be one thing if "both sides" had simply been the violent antifa vs. the violent rally members, but it is disingenuous to conflate the goals and activities of a group of white supremacists and their fellow travelers who had gathered carrying clubs, shields, and rifles and prepared for violence with the goals and activities of allThe second link (Washington Post) explains that some of the various, unorchestrated groups of demonstrators who opposed their ideology.rallygoers were armed:

Many carried shields and clubs. A large number also carried pistols or long guns.

There is not an equivalence between an angry man with a stick andIt also explains many of the person he strikes (or runs down) simply because she is standing in his waycounter-protesters were armed.

Members of anti-fascist groups yelled at the rallygoers. Many of them also carried sticks and shields.

In a meaningful way, no.

There were not two sides present. The core event was a planned "Unite the Right" rally attended by militant white nationalists and others who had chosen to stand with them, "a patchwork of different alt-right groups attempting to show a unified front."

They were met at various times by a variety of protesters ranging from the militant "antifa" anti-fascists to "local residents, members of church groups, civil rights leaders and onlookers."

It would be one thing if "both sides" had simply been the violent antifa vs. the violent rally members, but it is disingenuous to conflate the goals and activities of a group of white supremacists and their fellow travelers who had gathered carrying clubs, shields, and rifles and prepared for violence with the goals and activities of all of the various, unorchestrated groups of demonstrators who opposed their ideology.

There is not an equivalence between an angry man with a stick and the person he strikes (or runs down) simply because she is standing in his way.

In a meaningful way, no.

There were not two sides present. The core event was a planned "Unite the Right" rally attended by militant white nationalists and others who had chosen to stand with them, "a patchwork of different alt-right groups attempting to show a unified front."

They were met at various times by a variety of protesters ranging from the militant "antifa" anti-fascists to "local residents, members of church groups, civil rights leaders and onlookers."

The second link (Washington Post) explains that some of the rallygoers were armed:

Many carried shields and clubs. A large number also carried pistols or long guns.

It also explains many of the counter-protesters were armed.

Members of anti-fascist groups yelled at the rallygoers. Many of them also carried sticks and shields.

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In a meaningful way, no.

There were not two sides present. The core event was a planned "Unite the Right" rally attended by militant white nationalists and others who had chosen to stand with them, "a patchwork of different alt-right groups attempting to show a unified front."

They were met at various times by a variety of protesters ranging from the militant "antifa" anti-fascists to "local residents, members of church groups, civil rights leaders and onlookers."

It would be one thing if "both sides" had simply been the violent antifa vs. the violent rally members, but it is disingenuous to conflate the goals and activities of a group of white supremacists and their fellow travelers who had gathered carrying clubs, shields, and rifles and prepared for violence with the goals and activities of all of the various, unorchestrated groups of demonstrators who opposed their ideology.

There is not an equivalence between an angry man with a stick and the person he strikes (or runs down) simply because she is standing in his way.