Sunday, August 20, 2017 9:59 am

Questions that linger after Boston rallies on Saturday.

Why do people have to wear handkerchiefs over their faces when they go to an anti-hate rally? Are they afraid they will be identified as "anti-haters?"

How come no leaders - neither black nor white nor red or yellow - have condemned the violence against police by counterprotesters at Saturday's otherwise peaceful Boston rally? Should they be worried this emboldens the anti-hate protesters? We watched the live feed and clearly saw scuffles break out between police and counterprotesters, some obviously taunting the law officers there to keep everyone safe. Many also threw bags of urine, rocks and traffic cones at police. There were no neo-Nazis or white supremacists around, they were already gone, so why attack the police? For what purpose? What's your message?

Think of it. About 40 white supremacists vs. some 40,000 mostly peaceful protesters against the far-right groups. That's about a tenth of one percent.

Now think about this. There were only about 40 counterprotesters arrested for trying to make trouble. That also is about a tenth of one percent. (These guys aren't even 1-percenters!)

If it were the old days, the high school gym teacher would've broken up any fight in the hall and said, "OK, guys, time to put on the boxing gloves and let's take it to the gym."

Then let the 40 true haters on the far left duke it out with the 40 true haters on the far right and let the cards fall where they may.

Done that way, no innocents like the woman in Charlottesville would need to die.

So you losers on the communist left and fascist right, find a nice deep hole and have your rally there from now on.

- HT