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What burning? I asked my friend in Portland about how the anarchy in Portland is, and he responded, "Eh, a bunch of people are pissed in about one city block."

What burning? I asked my friend in Portland about how the anarchy in Portland is, and he responded, "Eh, a bunch of people are pissed in about one city block." Here in Chicago, things are completely fine and have been except for the day or two after George Floyd was murdered.

ThrowawayR2 6y ago
Reality doesn't matter all that much. The news has played up the violence to get viewers and ad impressions because that is its nature and its lifeblood. That can be easily be given the right spin to sway voters on the fence away from the left. Had the protests been purely peaceful, it would've been looked really good for the left. As it stands, it's been a heaven-sent blessing for the right to use as propaganda instead.
justanotheranon 6y ago
40 people being shot every weekend in Chicago is "fine"? Murders are up 55% in Chicago this year. CPD clearance rate for solving murders is 45%. citation: https://www.google.com/amp/s/chicago.suntimes.com/platform/amp/city-hall/2020/9/23/21452578/chicago-violence-prevention-police-budget-cpd-defund-cred-arne-duncan-youth-roseland https://www.google.com/amp/s/chicago.suntimes.com/platform/a... that is not "fine." the Left choose to ignore reality and see a happy little tree illusory version of reality. that is why the Left keep losing elections.
- throwaway123x2 6y ago
  Sure that happens in any big city. It has more to do with systemic poverty and gang violence than it does with imaginary "antifa" bogeymen Fox News keeps yammering on about. Also OP mentioned American cities burning. While 40 murders is awful, nothing is "burning". And keep in mind this 40 is in a city of 4 million... ie a bigger population than the 20 least populated US States.
mrguyorama 6y ago
My conservative news watching relatives told me they wouldn't feel safe in my city due to the "riots" The actual "riots"?: like 100 people laid on the ground in front of the police station for a few hours and didn't do anything and marched around town chanting slogans or singing songs. I think maybe a streetfront window was broken in? But I could be misremembering. These people are so terrified of boogeymen they've never seen, of post-apocalyptic events that don't even happen. What the fuck
rswskg 6y ago
Are you joking? Here's a map for you - https://www.startribune.com/minneapolis-st-paul-buildings-are-damaged-looted-after-george-floyd-protests-riots/569930671/ https://www.startribune.com/minneapolis-st-paul-buildings-ar... And a portland example I think most people have seen - https://usagag.com/2020/09/04/antifa-burn-portland-mayors-house-on-his-birthday/ https://usagag.com/2020/09/04/antifa-burn-portland-mayors-ho...

ThrowawayR2 6y ago

Reality doesn't matter all that much. The news has played up the violence to get viewers and ad impressions because that is its nature and its lifeblood. That can be easily be given the right spin to sway voters on the fence away from the left. Had the protests been purely peaceful, it would've been looked really good for the left. As it stands, it's been a heaven-sent blessing for the right to use as propaganda instead.

justanotheranon 6y ago

40 people being shot every weekend in Chicago is "fine"? Murders are up 55% in Chicago this year. CPD clearance rate for solving murders is 45%. citation: https://www.google.com/amp/s/chicago.suntimes.com/platform/amp/city-hall/2020/9/23/21452578/chicago-violence-prevention-police-budget-cpd-defund-cred-arne-duncan-youth-roseland https://www.google.com/amp/s/chicago.suntimes.com/platform/a... that is not "fine." the Left choose to ignore reality and see a happy little tree illusory version of reality. that is why the Left keep losing elections.

throwaway123x2 6y ago
Sure that happens in any big city. It has more to do with systemic poverty and gang violence than it does with imaginary "antifa" bogeymen Fox News keeps yammering on about. Also OP mentioned American cities burning. While 40 murders is awful, nothing is "burning". And keep in mind this 40 is in a city of 4 million... ie a bigger population than the 20 least populated US States.

mrguyorama 6y ago

My conservative news watching relatives told me they wouldn't feel safe in my city due to the "riots" The actual "riots"?: like 100 people laid on the ground in front of the police station for a few hours and didn't do anything and marched around town chanting slogans or singing songs. I think maybe a streetfront window was broken in? But I could be misremembering. These people are so terrified of boogeymen they've never seen, of post-apocalyptic events that don't even happen. What the fuck

rswskg 6y ago

Are you joking? Here's a map for you - https://www.startribune.com/minneapolis-st-paul-buildings-are-damaged-looted-after-george-floyd-protests-riots/569930671/ https://www.startribune.com/minneapolis-st-paul-buildings-ar... And a portland example I think most people have seen - https://usagag.com/2020/09/04/antifa-burn-portland-mayors-house-on-his-birthday/ https://usagag.com/2020/09/04/antifa-burn-portland-mayors-ho...