Well, okay, your credentials don’t exactly scream “neutrality,” but it’s nice to know where you’re coming from.
It’s interesting that you didn’t see anything indicating some of the participants were “Nazis,” or at least white supremacist sympathizers, since there were multiple photographs of people displaying Nazi symbols and reports of people chanting Nazi slogans. People were there actively speaking of and demonstrating their sympathy with Nazi and white supremacist causes. So, maybe you just weren’t in the right place at the right time.
I’ve heard similar stories that echo other parts of your experience. Communists and Nazis really never got along well at any time in history, so I’m not surprised that Communists would be in the anti-Fascist crowd. And considering the atmosphere reported in Charlottesville, if you criticized either side, as you say you did the Antifas, I would expect hostility in return.
