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Thoughts on Charlottesville

I've been watching the reaction to the Charlottesville mess and, given the media coverage, you'd have thought some left-wing, Bernie Sanders groupie had shot a Republican congressman.  Everybody and their brother has weighed in on the confrontation. Nazis.  I saw a meme this week and it showed an iconic WWII photo of members of the 101st Airborne Division holding up a captured Nazi flag.  And it said, "the only time an American should be holding a Nazi flag is if it has been captured in war." I totally agree.  Nazism is a disgusting and murderous ideology based on "nation and race". However, right below that picture should have been a picture of the Antifa flag with essentially the same thoughts delivered. And let's not forget the racist BLM faction that was also a part of the Antifa group. A few points to make: 1) The actions, or, in fact, the non-action of the police at the ostensible orders of the mayor to not keep the peace is both reprehen