Observations from someone with a liberal leaning trying to be objective:
1 Anger and hatred has increased in this country since Trump has been elected. One can argue the cause but it has increased. True there was anger and hatred before (blm) but it has increased. Trump has engaged in incendiary rhetoric, that is a factor.
2 The white supremacist organization was a hate group as evidenced by members who freely wore Nazis paraphernalia. But they filed the right permits for their demonstration and as Americans we should strongly support their right to do this do have their demonstration. The counter demonstrators didn't file permits and their presence created an incendiary situation and should not have been allowed. They could have demonstrated in a different day.
3 The police should have been more forceful to take control and establish limits on behavior. I believe police are less proactive due to fear about how they will be received. This is very unfortunate.
4 Trump needs to condemn the racist and Nazis elements in that group.
5 There should have been more arrests.