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Here's why protesters say they're gathering in Portland
cnn ^ | 01/22/2021 | Dan Simon, Jason Kravarik and Mallika Kallingal,

Posted on 01/22/2021 5:58:56 PM PST by BenLurkin

Edited on 01/22/2021 9:22:38 PM PST by Jim Robinson. [history]

"We wanted to symbolize that both parties are the oppressor," said a 25-year-old protester who wished not to be identified, fearing government reprisal. "We've all experienced firsthand that police violence is police violence regardless (of which political party holds power). ... It doesn't make a difference to the person being beaten."

"For White people, maybe they feel there's time to let the administration work, but for Black and Indigenous people who have had a rope around their neck, there is no time," the protester said. "There's no justice, so there is no peace."

"I want to dispel that White anarchists are co-opting this for their own gain," said the 25-year-old protester, who is White and told CNN he's lived in Portland for most of his life. "There are Black and Indigenous people out there that can't have the same outward action as White people can."

"Protestors"

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TOPICS: US: Oregon
KEYWORDS: anarchists; antifa; biden; bidenriots; or; portland
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1 posted on 01/22/2021 5:58:56 PM PST by BenLurkin
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To: BenLurkin

These idiots remind me of the rebels in Life of Brian ranting that the Romans never did anything for them.


2 posted on 01/22/2021 6:01:26 PM PST by Rurudyne (Standup Philosopher)
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To: BenLurkin

I keep expecting these protests to keep going with crazier demands. Biden will then look like a more sensible alternative to a number of Americans...all while everything keeps moving more to the left.


3 posted on 01/22/2021 6:04:35 PM PST by BookmanTheJanitor
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To: BenLurkin

I have a feeling they are going to start even more oppressed.

I dont think they realize which party historically likes oppression more.


4 posted on 01/22/2021 6:05:12 PM PST by algore
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To: BookmanTheJanitor

Exactly.


5 posted on 01/22/2021 6:05:53 PM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire. Or both.)
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To: Rurudyne
http://www.intriguing.com/mp/_sounds/hg/violence.wav
6 posted on 01/22/2021 6:06:59 PM PST by lightman (I am a binary Trinitarian. Deal with it!)
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To: Rurudyne

Good one...


7 posted on 01/22/2021 6:07:25 PM PST by ImJustAnotherOkie (All I know is The I read in the papers.)
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To: BenLurkin

I don’t really care what they say. The damage has been done and the sheep ignore what really happened.


8 posted on 01/22/2021 6:09:13 PM PST by sport
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To: BenLurkin

Let’s see what Joe will do.


9 posted on 01/22/2021 6:10:11 PM PST by MinorityRepublican
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To: BenLurkin

We’ve raised a generation of idiots.


10 posted on 01/22/2021 6:10:43 PM PST by Oldeconomybuyer (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.)
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To: BenLurkin

I don’t have a clue how to mug someone , but I’m willing to take an online course to learn - just so I can fly out to Portland and mug the snot out of that white, 25-year-old, whiny social justice warrior/basement-dwelling loser.


11 posted on 01/22/2021 6:24:15 PM PST by NoLongerTrappedInNY
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To: BenLurkin

They’re doing it because they’re indoctrinated by fanatic professors and the very fake news media. They keep on doing it because they get kid gloves treatment from local Demturd prosecutors. I’ll bet most of these morons have rarely, if ever, stepped foot outside the Pacific Northwest. They have never in their lives seen the real oppression and poverty.


12 posted on 01/22/2021 6:25:10 PM PST by LuxAerterna
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To: algore

You know. They are right. They should not be beaten..... they should be shot.


13 posted on 01/22/2021 6:27:53 PM PST by Pining_4_TX (We Must All Hang Together, or Most Assuredly, We Will All Hang Separately ~ Benjamin Franklin)
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To: BenLurkin

Because they can. All the charges will most likely be dropped.


14 posted on 01/22/2021 6:29:03 PM PST by lee martell
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

They are social justice jihadis, warriors for the social justice ideology best compared to Islam ...

It is a reversion to tribal morality. Your dress code, the foods you eat, the opinions you can hold are all dependent on your group identity, your demographics. Violate these rules, and you can be beaten and potentially killed.

It is a reversion to primitive systems where violations of social rules are as severe as violating laws against rape and murder. Your hate speech is a literal act of violence against sacred social justice saviors, so they can threaten to kill you. Your words are an attack on all true believers, so they can kill the infidel. This is implicit in the statements “your silence is violence” and “your words invalidate our existence”. You’re not even allowed to silently disagree. You will pray their prayers in public or be killed as an infidel.


15 posted on 01/22/2021 6:29:30 PM PST by tbw2
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To: BenLurkin

The punishment for these anarchist rioters should be to go back to school and get a proper STEM degree.


16 posted on 01/22/2021 6:32:27 PM PST by cockroach_magoo
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To: Rurudyne

>>These idiots remind me of the rebels in Life of Brian ranting that the Romans never did anything for them.

You mean the Judean People’s Front, or the People’s Front Of Judea?


17 posted on 01/22/2021 6:41:38 PM PST by lefty-lie-spy (Stay Metal)
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To: lightman

awell, it seems the police should home in on anyone that looks to be 25 and with pallid skin.


18 posted on 01/22/2021 6:42:44 PM PST by Chaguito
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To: lefty-lie-spy

Sadly they don’t remind me of the crack suicide squad.


19 posted on 01/22/2021 6:45:32 PM PST by Rurudyne (Standup Philosopher)
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To: BenLurkin

The problem with “rescuing” other people is that sometimes those people will let you get on with it and in the process learn a very hard lesson.


20 posted on 01/22/2021 6:46:11 PM PST by BlackAdderess (IMO Congress is a symptom whereas K Street is the problem)
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