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Trumpists warn of chaos of Biden is elected, and then use a scene from last night in Portland (Original Post) tblue37 Jul 2020 OP
I'll take my chances. Turbineguy Jul 2020 #1
A minor point is that with all the nobility and altruism displayed an extolled about CentralMass Jul 2020 #2
That fits with what I've heard from friends in Portland misanthrope Jul 2020 #5
The stupid! It burns!! kurtcagle Jul 2020 #3
That's what we already have under -45... 2naSalit Jul 2020 #4
So, the Turd Reich is openly admitting they're staging the whole thing to generate... Hugin Jul 2020 #6
Trump doesn't let the facts get in the way of propaganda DSandra Jul 2020 #7

CentralMass

(15,265 posts)
2. A minor point is that with all the nobility and altruism displayed an extolled about
Thu Jul 23, 2020, 12:29 AM
Jul 2020

there is an element that trashes, loots and burns downtown Portland just about everytime there is a major protest. The appearance and I would say the reality is that the city officials and police give them a wide berth. They vandalized that Justice Center building on the first night and set a fire in it then picked at it just about every night for 50 + nights like a scab. Provoking an illegal assembly with the police on the other side. Just a small number of people fucking up the works. This is not normal. They trashed and burned downtown the night of the protest when Trump won back in November of 2016. This conflict at that building would never had ocurred if that vandalism and prolonged antagonism for nearly 2 months hadn't created it.

misanthrope

(7,414 posts)
5. That fits with what I've heard from friends in Portland
Thu Jul 23, 2020, 12:40 AM
Jul 2020

I have to wonder where the true allegiances of those antagonists lie, if anywhere at all.

2naSalit

(86,604 posts)
4. That's what we already have under -45...
Thu Jul 23, 2020, 12:39 AM
Jul 2020

Sleepy Joe would make it so we can get some sleep for once. Four years is a long time to go without.

Hugin

(33,140 posts)
6. So, the Turd Reich is openly admitting they're staging the whole thing to generate...
Thu Jul 23, 2020, 12:41 AM
Jul 2020

campaign footage? At taxpayer expense? Using innocent and sincere peaceful protesters held at gunpoint as props?

Is that what they're saying?

DSandra

(999 posts)
7. Trump doesn't let the facts get in the way of propaganda
Thu Jul 23, 2020, 05:33 AM
Jul 2020

Truth is something that can be bended and twisted into a pretzel to him and his goons, and if that doesn't work, outright fabrications.

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