It might sound absurd to you and me, but it really isn't from his point of view once you consider the majority of the audience who is listening to him. For bet

It might sound absurd to you and me, but it really isn't from his point of view once you consider the majority of the audience who is listening to him. For better or for worse, most people are conditioned against destructive action [i.e. violence] used to disrupt the established order of a society. By painting the ongoing protest action with the potential of turning ugly, he is able to start turning overall public opinion against the movement.