I agree, violence on both sides should be condemned, but at the same time we should be aware of who are the agents provocateurs and who are the violent reactionists. These rallies should be held peacefully. Can they be, given the divisions? These are more than football games between regional rivals, but maybe they could be conducted with more discipline as football rivalries are.

Unfortunately the "good guys" shed their credibility when they take up violence. They play to the chorus on the other side.

This is indeed a growing concern, I would say.

The white nationalists say they will return to Charlottesville soon. Let's hope that calmer minds can organize the oppositional response in a peaceful way. I am not sure that can be achieved, given the divisions in our society at this time.

I would say that this is the equal to the societal divisions we faced during the Vietnam War protests, having been there.