Allison Hanes: Hooligan protest tactics are counterproductive

The disturbing show of force by white supremacists in Charlottesville, Va., just over a week ago has simultaneously galvanized the best and worst elements of a society in increasing turmoil.
The effort by the alt-right to draw neo-Nazis out from the darkest corners of online chat rooms and into the real world has emboldened xenophobes everywhere who take inspiration from U.S. President Donald Trump. Reasonable people appalled at the open show of racism in the streets of their cities have been sh