through charlottesville, virginia, to protest the removal of confederate statues. the year was 2017. the president was donald trump. until that moment, many americans believed these people you re seeing only existed in the shadows of society, not on the streets out in the open, loud and proud. you know what happened next? counterprotests ensued. that earning a led to violence and avowed neo-nazis plowed his car into heather heyer. hate that was on display again this week during opening statements in the federal civil trial against organizers of that unite the right rally. don t forget trump s response in 2017 that there were, quote, fine people on boat sides. if charlottesville happened today, would we, the american people, be as shocked now as we were then? for the past four years, far-right violence has become