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    Meanwhile, in Portland, OR last week

    https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/...e-updates.html

    “Right-wing activists and those protesting their presence converged Saturday on Portland’s downtown waterfront in a much-anticipated confrontation that captivated a nation inflamed by rising division and resentment, with even President Donald Trump entering the Fray.”

    Any local perspectives on the latest Shenanigans in Portland?

    My dad grew up there. We visited a couple times to catch up with family in the area and enjoyed it. Craft beers downtown were awesome. The homeless, not so much.
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    Quote Originally Posted by RJ View Post
    https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/...e-updates.html

    “Right-wing activists and those protesting their presence converged Saturday on Portland’s downtown waterfront in a much-anticipated confrontation that captivated a nation inflamed by rising division and resentment, with even President Donald Trump entering the Fray.”

    Any local perspectives on the latest Shenanigans in Portland?

    My dad grew up there. We visited a couple times to catch up with family in the area and enjoyed it. Craft beers downtown were awesome. The homeless, not so much.
    Like most demonstrations it's more of a media event than anything else. Probably wouldn't even take place if the media wasn't there to film every second of it from 16 different angles. Then there's the smartphone idiots trying to get noticed on YT and FB.

    Portland is a Mecca for radical socialism. So is Seattle. It goes all the way back to 1916. Nothing new.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everett_massacre
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    What he said. Political violence hobbyists doing their thing for the cameras, trying to be face-toob famous.
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    Good article:

    "I hope that we outnumber them and that they are not able to get any of the things they're looking for, which is provocation and any type of altercations and that they aren't able to make their toxic masculinity riot porn, which allows them to do more recruiting on the internet."

    https://reason.com/2019/08/19/proud-...t-in-portland/

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    Quote Originally Posted by OlongJohnson View Post
    What he said. Political violence hobbyists doing their thing for the cameras, trying to be face-toob famous.
    Yup.

    https://www.bitchute.com/video/JwU85kSqOQ2J/

    While not an impartial source, the video is genuine. It speaks for itself and is a good representation of the thuggery going on.

    It’s worth noting that the Oregonian and other main stream media sources have edited out the Antifa folks:

    1) attempting to drag the right wing folks out of the bus - here in TX that is justification for deadly force.
    2) hitting the same folks with a claw hammer - assault with a deadly weapon
    3) kicking out a window pane in the door of the bus and spraying a can of bear spray into the bus as it is pulling away. One could make a fair argument that pepper spraying the driver of a moving vehicle is reckless endangerment.

    Don’t get me wrong the right wing groups are no angels. It was just the left that got caught on camera this time.

    For example, knowing what these events are, and what they devolve into, who in their right mind would bring a child with them to one of these events ?



    Oh, and just to show racism is “inclusive” here’s some Antifa folks taunting a black police officer calling him a “race traitor” and Uncle Tom.

    https://mobile.twitter.com/TPostMill...58393847173122
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    Quote Originally Posted by HCM View Post
    For example, knowing what these events are, and what they devolve into, who in their right mind would bring a child with them to one of these events ?
    I know your question is rhetorical, but I'll take a stab at it anyhow. Someone really fucking stupid, that's who. Someone who probably shouldn't have unsupervised custody of their child.

    Anyone who would put their child in a high risk situation like that is a c-u-next-Tuesday in my opinion.
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    I hear Judy Collins in the background singing "Send in the Clowns."

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    Quote Originally Posted by HCM View Post
    Yup.

    https://www.bitchute.com/video/JwU85kSqOQ2J/

    While not an impartial source, the video is genuine. It speaks for itself and is a good representation of the thuggery going on.

    It’s worth noting that the Oregonian and other main stream media sources have edited out the Antifa folks:

    1) attempting to drag the right wing folks out of the bus - here in TX that is justification for deadly force.
    2) hitting the same folks with a claw hammer - assault with a deadly weapon
    3) kicking out a window pane in the door of the bus and spraying a can of bear spray into the bus as it is pulling away. One could make a fair argument that pepper spraying the driver of a moving vehicle is reckless endangerment.

    Don’t get me wrong the right wing groups are no angels. It was just the left that got caught on camera this time.

    For example, knowing what these events are, and what they devolve into, who in their right mind would bring a child with them to one of these events ?



    Oh, and just to show racism is “inclusive” here’s some Antifa folks taunting a black police officer calling him a “race traitor” and Uncle Tom.

    https://mobile.twitter.com/TPostMill...58393847173122
    Thats not a child. She is in the 22 year old range actually.
    The only good guys at this thing were the people wearing banana suits and a unicorn suit I saw on the videos. Now thats funny.

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    There is little hope of progress when good people on either side of an issue turn a blind eye to the wrongs committed by those who in their own camp.

    Espousing a particular point of view doesn't give ones fellow travelers carte blanche to violate the truth, the law, or the rights or safety of others.

    Until that particular value is part of the bedrock upon which they stand, progress will be at a standstill. (Imho...)
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    Quote Originally Posted by blues View Post
    There is little hope of progress when good people on either side of an issue turn a blind eye to the wrongs committed by those who in their own camp.

    Espousing a particular point of view doesn't give ones fellow travelers carte blanche to violate the truth, the law, or the rights or safety of others.

    Until that particular value is part of the bedrock upon which they stand, progress will be at a standstill. (Imho...)
    tr5ue that. At the same time, we are really missing a free enterprise moment here. Lets have the protests and counterprotests in a nice athletic stadium. Think of the food and beverage sales!

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