Billiglarper on Nostr: The basic right to gather applies to both sides. Since the counter protests aim to ...

The basic right to gather applies to both sides.

Since the counter protests aim to prevent the gathering of the fascists, separating both sides to a degree makes sense from a "protecting everyone's basic rights as good as possible" perspective. There's also public safety concern if both sides were to meet.

There's an option to cancel the fascist event if it is deemed too much of a public disturbance. But police and administration are generally reluctant to do that.