The overall message of the Vice video on Charlottesville is: look at these militant, violent Nazis. The reality is more complicated.
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An unbiased look at the videos available indicates that a substantial majority of altercations are initiated by the counter-protestors.
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Typical: white guys are walking away, antifa guy comes up and punches one; many objects and fluids get thrown at the alt-right people.
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People need to realize that the counter-protestors were there for the purpose of disruption. I doubt any of the alt-right had urine bottles.
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The alt-right side had its share of angry, militant people, but they did not show up for the purpose of violence. They came prepared, though
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In that milieu of being attacked, the guy with the car probably did snap and overshadow all the other violence that day.
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Replying to @SenpaiGrip
In the video I've seen, the car is already going at high speed for a substantial distance down the road before hitting people.
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Was the car attacked a couple of blocks away, before he sped up?Possibly. But he definitely did not have to go into that crowd at high speed
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Replying to @HbdNrx @SenpaiGrip
Was he panicking, or was he in a blind rage? I can't tell
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