On The Chaos at Charlottesville and “Race”

Over the weekend, there were a series of protests and riots in Charlottesville, Virginia.  On the one side was a leftist group known as “antifa” (“anti-fascists”), on the other were “alt-right” white nationalists.  At least three people died and 19 were injured in the confrontation between the two groups.

I’m at a loss to really understand the reasoning behind the protests and riots, or why this seems to keep occurring in Charlottesville (I’m told that “other than the KKK, it’s a really nice...