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More leftist rioting. Rioters topple even Abraham Lincoln statue.
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Portland protesters topple Lincoln, Roosevelt statues during ‘Day of Rage’
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CaptFun
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Whatta buncha nools.
Even toppled the wrong Roosevelt’s statue.
Sudden thought: if Washington DC has lost the REDSKINS for politically “correct” reasons
… shouldn’t Portland lose its ONE Pro sports franchise …
… for being named the “Blazers” in a year when:
Even toppled the wrong Roosevelt’s statue.
Sudden thought: if Washington DC has lost the REDSKINS for politically “correct” reasons
… shouldn’t Portland lose its ONE Pro sports franchise …
… for being named the “Blazers” in a year when:
- arsonists run wild in the city and
- half the state’s forests burned down
- (JUST when no one else was driving fossil fueled cars very far)
- And air pollution became the state’s chief export?
Tis_Bearself
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“Day of Rage” seems to be like, every day in Portland for months.
I’m glad I don’t live there or anywhere near there and that I don’t have any particular attachment to that city. I was there once for a concert and don’t remember much other than the concert venue and the fact that I wasn’t very drawn to the look and feel of the area and not in a hurry to return. I liked Seattle much better and we did go there for a vacation once.
For some years in the 90s and 00s, it seemed like half the people I know were moving there or wanted to move to Portland, some of them specifically to get away from allegedly “oppressive” police elsewhere. The guy I remember complaining the most about “oppressive” police was a white British expat who couldn’t understand why police in my US Midwestern hometown stopped him to see what he was doing walking around in the suburban neighborhood at 3 in the morning, completely oblivious to the fact that somebody on foot at that hour was not the norm for that area. Unfortunately I don’t think that “Portlandia” TV show was so much a satire as it was true to life.
I’m glad I don’t live there or anywhere near there and that I don’t have any particular attachment to that city. I was there once for a concert and don’t remember much other than the concert venue and the fact that I wasn’t very drawn to the look and feel of the area and not in a hurry to return. I liked Seattle much better and we did go there for a vacation once.
For some years in the 90s and 00s, it seemed like half the people I know were moving there or wanted to move to Portland, some of them specifically to get away from allegedly “oppressive” police elsewhere. The guy I remember complaining the most about “oppressive” police was a white British expat who couldn’t understand why police in my US Midwestern hometown stopped him to see what he was doing walking around in the suburban neighborhood at 3 in the morning, completely oblivious to the fact that somebody on foot at that hour was not the norm for that area. Unfortunately I don’t think that “Portlandia” TV show was so much a satire as it was true to life.
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If Joe Biden wins, expect this to happen in every American city. He along with the other Democrats will work their hardest to destroy America.
Tis_Bearself
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It’s probably going to happen if Trump wins also.
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WA_Catholic
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Trump will at least try to stop and condemn it. Joe will actively encourage it.
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Roselle
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The other day on the radio was playing a bunch of songs popular in the 90s from Pacific Northwest bands. The music from these groups sounded like the song writers were miserable and in a rage. Seems like the same misery continues in Pacific northwest cities.
I disagree. If Biden wins their job will be done.If Joe Biden wins, expect this to happen in every American city. He along with the other Democrats will work their hardest to destroy America.
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Regular_Atheist
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Yeah, I think it’s less likely to happen if Biden wins. Not because “antifa” is a Democratic Party paramilitary or whatever the narrative is, but because all of the momentum directed against “fascist Trump” will die down and less people will see the need to protest. Presumably police shootings will continue to happen though and we will still see riots like the ones we saw in Kenosha as a result.I disagree. If Biden wins their job will be done.
It’s amazing how police shootings happen under Democrat mayors, but somehow it’s Trump’s fascism.Yeah, I think it’s less likely to happen if Biden wins. Not because “antifa” is a Democratic Party paramilitary or whatever the narrative is, but because all of the momentum directed against “fascist Trump” will die down and less people will see the need to protest.
Progressives will still be in charge of cutie police departments.Presumably police shootings will continue to happen though and we will still see riots like the ones we saw in Kenosha as a result.
They might be, but more likely progressive Democrats chose not to stop them for their own election year purposes.Not because “antifa” is a Democratic Party paramilitary
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It happened under Obama too. There were riots then but they weren’t as widespread.It’s amazing how police shootings happen under Democrat mayors, but somehow it’s Trump’s fascism.
Exactly. Obama didn’t get blamed for them, but the one constant is progressive Democrats running city governments.It’s amazing how police shootings happen under Democrat mayors, but somehow it’s Trump’s fascism.
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Well I don’t think that it would make a difference regardless of who is in power in the cities.
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Maximian
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Oh no, this is an attempt to bully the American people into electing Biden. If he wins it will suddenly stop.
That is exactly why the US should elect Trump.
That is exactly why the US should elect Trump.
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Ridgerunner
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But what if it’s only half their job. Right now, they’re fulfilling the “brownshirt” role, scaring people so they’ll think the only respite from the violence will be election of an authoritarian Biden regime.I disagree. If Biden wins their job will be done.
But that might not be all of it. One remembers the “black ogre” characterization in “Birth of a Nation”. It really did stir up a high degree of racial animosity and led to a rebirth of the KKK. If races in the U.S. are persuaded that others are threats, that serves Dem interests and in an authoritarian way.
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Peeps
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For shame.
My daughter’s synchronized skating teams competed in Portland a few years back (a National Championship). She loved the city–thought it was beautfiul, friendly, and that the competition was very well-organized by knowledgeable volunteers. She was hoping that more competitions would be booked there so that she could see and do more in Portland.
Not likely now. But then again, it’s possible that figure skating competitions, especially synchro, are not likely now. The sport is in big trouble because of COVID-19. We once had over 600 figure skaters, including a few dozen Junior and Senior level skaters who competed at the National level, in our figure skating club in our city–I think that we don’t even have 50 skaters now, and most of them are little kids working on their preliminary-level tests, not high-level skaters. And our little synchro team practice, as far as I know, is cancelled indefinitely, and that means disaster for development of a viable synchro team.
Oh, well. Just more COVID-19 casualities. I hate this. I hate COVID-19, and I hate the fact that it has been politicized to a point where we really don’t know what is happening and what the dangers are. It’s all being filtered through an extremely politicized national media, and I don’t trust any of it.
And I HATE the fact that PROTESTS are allowed, along with celebrations of NBA championships–no social distancing, and many maskless participants!–but figure skating competitions, schools, parades, churches, fall festivals, and restaurants are CLOSED DOWN AND CANCELLED! WHY!!! Why the inconsistency? Why not BAN PROTESTS citing COVID-19 super-spreader risks?!! Why is this being allowed!!!
My daughter’s synchronized skating teams competed in Portland a few years back (a National Championship). She loved the city–thought it was beautfiul, friendly, and that the competition was very well-organized by knowledgeable volunteers. She was hoping that more competitions would be booked there so that she could see and do more in Portland.
Not likely now. But then again, it’s possible that figure skating competitions, especially synchro, are not likely now. The sport is in big trouble because of COVID-19. We once had over 600 figure skaters, including a few dozen Junior and Senior level skaters who competed at the National level, in our figure skating club in our city–I think that we don’t even have 50 skaters now, and most of them are little kids working on their preliminary-level tests, not high-level skaters. And our little synchro team practice, as far as I know, is cancelled indefinitely, and that means disaster for development of a viable synchro team.
Oh, well. Just more COVID-19 casualities. I hate this. I hate COVID-19, and I hate the fact that it has been politicized to a point where we really don’t know what is happening and what the dangers are. It’s all being filtered through an extremely politicized national media, and I don’t trust any of it.
And I HATE the fact that PROTESTS are allowed, along with celebrations of NBA championships–no social distancing, and many maskless participants!–but figure skating competitions, schools, parades, churches, fall festivals, and restaurants are CLOSED DOWN AND CANCELLED! WHY!!! Why the inconsistency? Why not BAN PROTESTS citing COVID-19 super-spreader risks?!! Why is this being allowed!!!
Perhaps a different view of how government is supposed to act might make a huge difference.Well I don’t think that it would make a difference regardless of who is in power in the cities.
Lincoln, along with Grant and tens of thousands of mostly white soldiers acted in a heroic way to end slavery in the United States.Lincoln was a white supremacist. It makes sense that they would topple his statue.
Toppling his statue is a sign of either ignorance of history, or anti-American blackshirt style violence.
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Um. That’s some of the best music in the Rock genre- in my opinion anyway.The other day on the radio was playing a bunch of songs popular in the 90s from Pacific Northwest bands. The music from these groups sounded like the song writers were miserable and in a rage. Seems like the same misery continues in Pacific northwest cities.
Tis_Bearself
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You’re a better man than I am for bothering to respond to that trollish sort of comment.
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