Was Unite The Right one of the biggest backfires ever?

[Devout Centrist]

I don't think it was a failure. I think the media attention and seeing the size of the rally will cause more young men to become "radicalized" and serve as an invitation for WNs to come out into the open.

Exactly. This is why I oppose taking down Confederate symbols. It just kicks the hornet's nest and doesn't help a single person. It just makes people fear they're losing their "heritage" and turn to WN, which actually can hurt people, unlike these statues.

You use raid on a hornet's nest, not appeasement.

[Devout Centrist]

I mean I think it's safe to say those protesters sure as hell didn't accomplish...whatever they intended to do. Meanwhile the statue still goes away, more statues and memorials go down as a result, and their President ends up an outcast with no political capital. None of that would've occurred if they hadn't held the rally.

It wasn't the rally itself that brought them down; it was the car attack.

Meanwhile you cannot forget about the guys who lost their jobs and all their internet hubs being shuttered.

All they did was bring attention to a woman, a 70 year old film, and a new anti Trump logo.

Had it not been for that piece of filth we'd still have Heather, and they'd still have their websites, statues, and jobs. That rally was reputation suicide for every person involved.

This. The reaction to the rally has been overwhelmingly negative.