President Trump is correct in his statement that the recent violence and hatred is present on “many” sides. The Charlottesville alt-right groups are likely in a category by themselves, as they have presented no coherent statement or theory of their principles. At least the Fuhrer successfully promulgated his Mein Kampf.
The alt-left is, in fact, a similar coalition of nondescript semi-literates. This observer’s several years in and around Berkeley can attest to the unwelcome presence of off-campus aging socialists and malcontents who crawl out of their rent-controlled lairs in order to “educate” the university students. They are now reinforced by the “freedom loving” Anti-fa hooligans who likewise have yet to produce a manifesto for action beyond breaking windows. At least the Free Speech and Weatherman movements set forth salient democratic principles.
The media’s reactionary defense of the Anti-fa rabble, student or otherwise, is a reminder of Weimar’s several years of street clashes which only led to authoritarian rule. In this regard, it is the media which has been unwittingly stampeded into the Anti-fa glorification, and it is this uncritical media which must be condemned. At least for the sake of Berkeley, UVA and all other legitimate loci of valid criticism.