| LegitHyperbole said: It was a at night but yeah, I'm 100% sure it happened. If they didn't execute him they jumped him or something. It's stuck right in my memory. Cool that they were arrested, I'd like to see how many seen prison time and what sentences they got, that'd be interesting. For just an ideology they seem to be well outfitted and can easily group up when time calls for it all black clad like they sent a memo onbthe dress code, I suppose the Internet help with that. I remember seeing spray painted "liberals get the bullet too" so I suppose the more hardcore anarchists might use Antif-fah as cover for their actions. |
I am from Oregon and I do not remember this happening. PDX had an autonomous zone but the larger more famous one what actually in Seattle.
If Trump wins there will be protest in PDX again, there will be property damage, someone could get hurt, they will shutdown I5, and it will be annoying as it gets national news stories but it won't last. The majority of people in these protest are adult kids (18-25) and they are unorganized. Politically, the George Floyd Protests were hard for Portland control because they started off with a lot of public approval. However as time went on many soured on the protests. There will be significantly less of an appetite to see Portland on fire again.
The closes thing to a "civil war" if Trump wins will not be waged with guns. It will be waged in the courts and state legislatures. States like Oregon further push back against whatever Trump administration either rolls out or rolls back. This happened last time but I imagine it will be much more aggressive this time on both sides. The Federal government lacks an enforcement mechanism in a number of areas, hence why we have sanctuary states.
I do fear what new embolden Trump will try to do if elected. I fear that he will actually weaponize the justice department and go after political enemies. I fear much of the important career government workers could be cut and replaced by partisan hacks looking to score political points. However Trump is term-limited and I don't think he can do enough damage in 4 years.
Mostly, I fear for the US in general. If my county is comfortable electing a criminal who tried to thwart democracy they won't care when said criminal works to dismantle the democratic system that got him elected in the first place. I fear what dividends that might mean for the future.
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