okay, but it doesn't change the fact that it's completely counter-productive. we are in a political climate where an act of violence like this by a leftist gets downplayed and swept under the rug. look at the congressional baseball shooter, when was the last time you heard about that guy? how often does the media report on leftists attacking right-wingers?
even
before trump, literal rioting by BLM and antifa would lead to articles like this:
time - in defense of rioting
new inquiry - in defense of looting
Jacobin - in defense of the ferguson looting
the reality of the situation is that when right-wingers do violence, it is endlessly reported on as the literal end of the world and the scariest thing ever. when left-wingers do violence, the media either pretends it didn't happen or goes full-bore and openly defends it.