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In reply to the discussion: 8 arrested after windows smashed at Democratic Party of Oregon building in Northeast Portland [View all]Sympthsical
(10,729 posts)44. I live in the Bay Area, the violent Left very much exists
And they love places like Oakland, Berkeley, Portland, and Seattle.
They're a mixed bag. You have your Antifa, Black Bloc, By Any Means Necessary, Anarchists, and others. I've seen the violence and the results first hand. And their violence has absolutely pre-dated the age of Trump.
When our side claims all violence is right-wing, we look like the same ones claiming those who assaulted the Capitol were actually Antifa. It's conspiracy theory at best. A denial of reality.
Look at all the big summits. The G-8, etc, where violent protests broke out. It's been happening since I was an adult. Did all those people just go away?
I promise you, they have not.
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8 arrested after windows smashed at Democratic Party of Oregon building in Northeast Portland [View all]
CentralMass
Jan 2021
OP
It doesn't make sense that any genuine self identified "leftist" engaged in vandalizing the
msfiddlestix
Jan 2021
#10
This is not new in Portland. It would be disingenuous to blame it on the right.
CentralMass
Jan 2021
#13
Who knows, there is an anarchistic element out here that feels the need to do this.
CentralMass
Jan 2021
#17
Unfortunately, CentralMass is right they are a left wing anarchist movement.
dustyscamp
Jan 2021
#38