>>>Another point is that some of the demonstrators were not white supremacists but simply against removing historical monuments. It is possible that if the people felt safe to go out and express their opinion about historical sites, there may even be blacks and/or Latinos demonstrating. Who knows.
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>>It's pretty easy to figure out.
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>>If I were marching and some guys with white hoods carrying torches joined the parade, I'd leave it- in a hurry.
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>>Once those guys show up, they ARE the demonstration.
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>>It's a natural inference for any onlooker that those marching with those people agree with them.
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>Most normal people don't like violence. And the sympathy or compassion can quickly change depending on who is doing beating and who is being beaten.


Define "normal" ;-)))
During adolescence (say between 13 and 25) "random" violence is more probable to be worked on others compared to other age groups.
And in wartime quite a few of those now labled terrorists will be given medals (if somebody returns to tell the story)