I was not born or raised in this country, so I'll happily admit that I lack perspective on certain matters, especially when they relate to either American history or culture.
So instead of commenting on the neo-Nazi demonstrations where the sacred US first amendment right was being exercised, let me take you into my culture and my history.
I'm Jewish and French. I have studied WWII history very closely, first as a European and also, perhaps more closely, as a Jew. I'd like to invite you to a simple exercise where I am going to describe a hypothetical situation that I would like you to "see through my eyes, my cultural heritage"
Suppose for a moment that we are in Berlin on a beautiful Saturday in August 2017. Berlin is, of course, part of Germany, the European country that has accepted the highest number of Muslim migrants in the last 2 years and whose economy is by far still the most solid in Europe. The scene is one of a huge demonstration filled with skinheads, but also with average Germans, carrying Nazi flags and chanting "Hitler was a hero", "Sieg Heil" and "Bring back the policies of the 3rd Reich!". On the other side, you have people horrified by the scene who decide to protest against the Nazi nostalgics in the name of tolerance and peace. The inevitable occurs and a fight between the two groups emerges. Violence ensues. It's chaos. People are hurt, some badly. The nation is shocked and Angela Merkel decides that she needs to address her compatriots. The next day, on national TV, she declares that the Nazi nostalgics had some violent people among them but most were just average Germans, in fact, good Germans, simply expressing their rightful opinions.
Now, how do you react? As a French? As a Jew? As a European? As a citizen of the world? Think about that and perhaps, just perhaps, you might start understanding the US black people perspective on Charlottesville and why most of the people with a normal sensitivity are outraged by Trump and consequently feel the line has been crossed.
Note: the hypothetical Berlin scene described above would actually never happen. Germany and most Western Europe countries have passed laws against revisionism of Nazi atrocities. Also, and obviously, you won't find one statue of Hitler, Himmler or Goebbels anywhere in Germany.
