They're probably trying to goad the right into some kind of dramatic escalation to use as pretext for something even more horrifying.

I’ve been convinced for a long time that the left labeling everyone who disagrees with them as “Nazis” stems from a deep-seated desire to have a repeat of Weimar Germany but with the communists winning instead.

Doesn’t matter if they can’t find any real Nazis to fight, they’ll just invent some.