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For most folks in Portland, pandemic aside, it’s been life as usual. I have yet to encounter lefties in my SE hood terrorizing anyone. Plenty of Trump caravan
by yesBoot 5y ago
For most folks in Portland, pandemic aside, it’s been life as usual.
I have yet to encounter lefties in my SE hood terrorizing anyone.
Plenty of Trump caravans last year, waking us up, shooting guns.
All from outside the city.
Sure violence is up but it’s up all over. A side effect of a nation coddling old wealth, leaving the masses to rot.
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- listless 5y agoThen the media is utterly and in conspiracy theory fashion lying about the situation on a daily basis. I’m not saying that’s not the case, just that it’s not the message the rest of us are getting, maybe and including these counties wanting out.
- yesBoot 5y agoOf course the media is. They’re in cahoots with the political apparatus to massage public opinion in the direction of more police intervention. I’d argue it’s not even a conspiracy. They don’t hide it. The public just doesn’t think of it that way. There’s nothing going on in Portland you can’t find in large cities across the country. 52 homicides in Portland last year. 700+ in Chicago. But we’re used to hearing about it in Chicago. The media’s job is to attract viewers. They’ll waste no opportunity to dramatize what is, unfortunately, routine human tragedy to that end. The US government spent tons of money on propaganda programs during the World Wars and it all made its way to university advertising, journalism, and marketing programs. I’m not going all deep state since it’s public record. And it’s not as if grandstanding to gain public support is new.
- sunshineforever 5y agoYes they are obviously lying.