When you watch the video of the violence at alt-right protests, there is one group that is causing a disproportionate amount of trouble. Self-proclaimed anarchists are showing up and engaging in violence.
They were there in Berkeley earlier this year. They come out from among the counterprotesters, seeming to be on their side. They aren’t.
What to do? Study the videos, let the police know they are not “yours,” keep a 10-yard space between you and the alt-right so the people there to fight have to show themselves.
It takes two to fight. The overwhelming majority of counterprotesters don’t want to fight. These people do.
Steve Hasbrouck
Belchertown