Last Saturday the Alt Right came to Charlottesville. We witnessed them from our favorite breakfast spot. They marched straight down Market Street in front of our window seat. We witnessed one battalion after another dressed in different colors, representing differing ideologies with shields and clubs. Some were outfitted with heavy combat gear including large guns and grenades. We went out to the streets propelled to make real what felt so improbable. Pepper spray and crowd agitation chased us away. A state of emergency was declared 20 minutes later. It was 11:00 am. The Rally was not supposed to begin until noon.
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