Is this the early stages of the next Civil War?
Antifa are the shock troops of the Deep State.
They have legal and police protection.
“Is this the early stages of the next Civil War?”
No, because Antifa only operates under the protection of officers of the law, such as in Oregon or California.
They definitely would not charge a group that is intent on lethally fighting back.
It takes a lot more than a few trannys and college students to start a civil war.
Pffht.
Yes it is.
But this is a another minor skirmish that will be forgotten in the conflagration that is coming. There will be many more such incidents at an increasing pace and intensity before one can draw a line that says "this was the start of the war". And Civil War II will not be anything like Civil War I.
I have seen a description - "Bosnia times Rwanda Squared". I believe that sums up the worst case pretty well.
But the conflagration might still be prevented. The critical actions would be to defund and destroy several hundred "non-profit organizations" that support Leftist causes. Removing Federal grant money would do that.
Removing Federal grant money from a few dozen Universities and Colleges would help. Ending Federal student loan guarantees would kill about 50% of the "Higher Education" industry, and that would help as well.
Vigorous enforcement of anti-Trust laws against the technology giants (Google, Facebook, etc.)would be helpful. Similar actions against the "Health Care" industry and "Big Pharma" would also be necessary.
The Entertainment and "News Media" industries can be stopped by shunning their products. No explicit Government action is needed.
None of these actions has much to do with street fighting or the "Proud Boys".
When do we get to shoot the little f#cks?