frankj1 wrote:
The resulting fight was a separate issue from the intended message of the protesters, and a secondary discussion regarding the blame for violence could be understood.
I'm not sure this is true.
Or I'm not understanding your statement.
But I don't believe the organizers of this particular protest had any real interest in statues. They are avowed white power people... I think they chose this particular issue (statue being removed) as something to focus their group on, but from what I've read/watched about the organizer, I get more of a feeling that the intent was to have a confrontation. They were just looking for an excuse... they would have chosen a cafeteria no longer serving white bread if that was convenient.
This whole debacle was probably considered pretty successful by the people who organized it.