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This New York Times article mainly discusses about how the police failed to handle crowds with respect to the white supremacist rallies happened in a historic city of Charlottesville, Virginia, which is known as a liberal bastion for many. According to the article, one major cause attributed to this is the police's lack of experiences on handling such type of rallies and demonstrations. The incident made a international news event, then quickly became a political furor because President Trump equated the two sides, refusing to explicitly condemn protesters who chanted Nazi slogans whose video also went viral as soon as it happened. It made me rethink how so many mid-sized cities in the South suffer from their lack of training when it comes to handling civil turmoil since lots of southern states are so called "good ol' boy" type of places and how close-minded they are even when it comes to politics. One thing I hope is that many American cities across the nation get prepared of become aware of such issues so they can cope with them in much more proper way.

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