On the other side you have: black crime.
Actually there are at least "3" sides and 5 players/groups involved:
There were a (1)white neighbor and a (2)black neighbor who had an argument about a fence (not sure what or who's to blame).
Reportedly a (3) Toledo gang came to harass the white neighbor over the dispute (with a flyer/note left). Does that make them a "hate" group?
The white neighbor then reportedly posted his problems on the internet (don't know where or the type of site) where it came to the attention of (4) out of state neo-nazis. It is unclear what response the white neighbor got from local law enforcement.
Several (5)socialist groups (some even with the word socialist in their name) gathered to stage a "counterprotest". However, looking at One People's Project's site and Myspace group it is apparent that they are anarchist-socialists who identify themselves as "anticop" (as in "All cops are bastards") and consider Bush and FReepers also to be "facscists".
The socialists have claimed upwards of 200 people at the protest were their own. They estimated that only 12-25 nazis PLANNED to march (and didn't). The socialists still used the occasion to stage their OWN protest (and riot).
The press was mum yesterday on the involvement of the socialists in the protest (especially in the planning). The black gangs are being made to take the fall for all of the riot. I don't see it that way (they were provoked by antisemites who also happened to be "antinazi").
Hitler was a horrible man. So was Stalin. None of the people who rallied were good people (gang members, nazis aka national socialists, antinazi socialists, and useful idiots who could be manipulated into believe that these were grass roots organizations that mean well).
I will add that even the socialists (at least yesterday) were unwilling to blame the white neighbor for the presence of the neonazis. Without knowing just which forum he posted his greivance to, we cannot determine if that neighbor helped to invite all of this trouble to Toledo.
good analysis