Jim, glad you agree with me, and hope we are both correct, or unlikely but hopefully, sanity returns and the violent left abates.
Also, the state can suppress the natural reaction, by going after conservative defenders. And AQ48, you are correct that there are no signs of defensive organization at the moment.
And, tangentially, masked demontrators should be arrested on sight, and masking should be considered an aggravating factor in the prosecution of any violence they perpetrate. That comment, only applies to the current situation. If Antifa is left unchecked, any counter-organization should be allowed the same masking privileges.
We have to have courts that will than convict and hand out tough sentences. Not like the slaps on the wrist during inauguration week in DC.