Pierce already dared the MAGA hat hater to shoot him, then challenged him to a fistfight. The hater retreated & then Pierce knew he was a coward. The confrontation in the parking lot was anticlimax.
Reckless courage? Maybe; I’ll spend the rest of today wondering how I would have acted. No MAGA hat yet, but I wear a jacket with NRA on the pocket & a Vietnam vet cap which have gotten me dirty looks (from Muslims!) but no action so far.