Why are they "going through" it now ?
I mean, I can think of some big cities that have been "going through" it for about 60 years.
They will not make the connection. If you ask them, they will give you the usual liberal pieties - covid, racism, inequalities, lack of housing, climate change, etc.
Gee...why indeed?
From another, related article:
"And what had happened to the city that Adrian remembered?"I'm not really sure where it's gone. It's gotten so bad, but it's a lot different than what I'm used to, what I was used to,” he said."
The guy is either a clueless moron, or he's afraid to admit the truth. The once decent city of Portland (that he apparently knew), has turned into a violent hell hole because of leftist politics.