Apparently Mr. Ibbitson is unfamiliar with American history. Nazis and KKK types have been having their little marches for decades. Trump is an odious man, and he might be encouraging them, but he certainly didn't start this sort of thing. Furthermore, the violence in Charlottesville was initiated by the far left groups there like ANTIFA and BLM, who came armed with clubs, bricks, chains, shields, helmets and masks and with the stated intention of preventing a legal march by these white supremacists. Both sides are disgusting in their resort to violence in pursuit of their ideological goals, but the street fighting is originating in the newfound violence of the Left, and their anger and intolerance at speech and views with which they disagree. The far right has, I would suggest, gleefully welcomed this in turn. Street fighting like barbarians, with clubs and shields, is right up their alley, so to speak. But without the far left blocking them this would have been a peaceful rally.