Whatever you think of Unite the Right, they had a lawful and constitutional right to stage a peaceful rally.
The only reason violence broke out was because Antifags operate on the principle of "We don't like you so you can't associate, so we'll stop you from associating by any means necessary." This is unlawful.
From this perspective, Trump's comments, while deliberately ambiguous, are not a disavowal of Unite the Right, but the Antifa lawbreakers. Squishy language like 'at the end of the day we're all Americans' when applied to Charlottesville is a legitimization of UTR, because the violence was initiated to stop them. Saying we condemn the violence is then a condemnation of the attempt to stop UTR.
Talking about violence 'from all sides' alone should have been a clue. Yes, its technically equating the "White Nationalists" and Antifa but in the context of The Narrative, Trump stuck his neck out a bit. For reference, this is what an acceptable response from our leaders is supposed to look like:
Trump went on to focus on law and order, which also was a subtle condemnation of antifa. Again, the only ones who were lawfully permitted to rally were UTR. Restoring law and order then, means targeting the lawbreakers, antifa.
"No citizen should fear for their safety and security in our society." UTR were such threatened citizens, strictly speaking.
"and no child should ever be afraid to go outside and play, or be with their parents, and have a good time." Out of the two groups, which can be described to be going outside to play and have a good time?
Trump is never going come out and go Full Alt-Right. We know he is Full Alt-West which should be good enough for anyone on 'our side' at this stage. Those who think things need to go further than that are going to have to do it themselves from the ground up, as they have been doing already. Trump isn't going to help there, but he isn't going to get in the way either, which is just as important.
The only reason violence broke out was because Antifags operate on the principle of "We don't like you so you can't associate, so we'll stop you from associating by any means necessary." This is unlawful.
From this perspective, Trump's comments, while deliberately ambiguous, are not a disavowal of Unite the Right, but the Antifa lawbreakers. Squishy language like 'at the end of the day we're all Americans' when applied to Charlottesville is a legitimization of UTR, because the violence was initiated to stop them. Saying we condemn the violence is then a condemnation of the attempt to stop UTR.
Talking about violence 'from all sides' alone should have been a clue. Yes, its technically equating the "White Nationalists" and Antifa but in the context of The Narrative, Trump stuck his neck out a bit. For reference, this is what an acceptable response from our leaders is supposed to look like:
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Trump went on to focus on law and order, which also was a subtle condemnation of antifa. Again, the only ones who were lawfully permitted to rally were UTR. Restoring law and order then, means targeting the lawbreakers, antifa.
"No citizen should fear for their safety and security in our society." UTR were such threatened citizens, strictly speaking.
"and no child should ever be afraid to go outside and play, or be with their parents, and have a good time." Out of the two groups, which can be described to be going outside to play and have a good time?
Trump is never going come out and go Full Alt-Right. We know he is Full Alt-West which should be good enough for anyone on 'our side' at this stage. Those who think things need to go further than that are going to have to do it themselves from the ground up, as they have been doing already. Trump isn't going to help there, but he isn't going to get in the way either, which is just as important.