General Discussion

Hassler

(3,369 posts)

1. I'm sympathetic, but what is the proper response to Erik Prince's

Sun Jul 26, 2020, 11:29 PM

Jul 2020

Goonsquad invading your city? Sure there was Naked Athena, but there are also mom's and retired vets getting beaten and gassed in their opposition to the occupation.

They didn't change the subject, Chump did when he sent them in.

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

53 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Opinion: Portland's protests were supposed to be about black lives. Now, they're white spectacle" [View all] StarfishSaver Jul 2020 OP

I'm sympathetic, but what is the proper response to Erik Prince's Hassler Jul 2020 #1

You are asking for the coordination of a mob. Good luck. Sneederbunk Jul 2020 #2

An opinion worth consideration. It does appear to be a different protest from BLM, Hoyt Jul 2020 #3

Just read a thread about an injured medic in PDX - he says the protest on the ground is still BLM: chia Jul 2020 #38

gee maybe there is more than one thing at a time that is protest worthy nt msongs Jul 2020 #4

It's no longer just about BLM. It is about our Constitutional rights. tinrobot Jul 2020 #5

the optics speaks for themselves... agingdem Jul 2020 #6

This...Trump pretends to be a Tin Pot Dictator yuiyoshida Jul 2020 #18

There Is No Question But What The Goon Squads Changed Everything DallasNE Jul 2020 #27

And that is precisely the problem frazzled Jul 2020 #30

Why not both, in parallel, not in opposition? chia Jul 2020 #36

Because ... frazzled Jul 2020 #39

Well said misanthrope Jul 2020 #53

I notice the right wing doesn't find marybourg Jul 2020 #7

Whites in America outnumber Blacks like 5-6 to 1. Blue_true Jul 2020 #11

As a white person, I'm afraid to make mistakes in how best to be of assistance chia Jul 2020 #37

You are doing the right thing by listening and quietly paying attention. Blue_true Jul 2020 #46

Thank you! So much valuable information here to ponder, chia Jul 2020 #47

You're right that it helps for us to explain things to white people StarfishSaver Jul 2020 #50

You make a good point. But if you read my post again, it was explain with the expectation Blue_true Jul 2020 #51

I read your and agree with your point. My post wasn't intended to counter you StarfishSaver Jul 2020 #52

appreciate the point, but stopdiggin Jul 2020 #8

When the BLM agingdem Jul 2020 #15

Black people are not going to get far against the system without White allies. Blue_true Jul 2020 #9

+1000 Thekaspervote Jul 2020 #13

The last paragraph is the clincher of the article. herding cats Jul 2020 #10

Bravo herdingcats!! This is what civil rights icons would say to do...and did! Thekaspervote Jul 2020 #14

This message was self-deleted by its author morillon Jul 2020 #19

There has been nothing of the kind... A BLM protest was met with bullets and Demsrule86 Jul 2020 #25

The last paragraph misses one key thing quakerboy Jul 2020 #21

+1 betsuni Jul 2020 #22

Yep! LeftInTX Jul 2020 #26

I'll make sure to run all my future protest ideas by E.D. Mondain first. ZZenith Jul 2020 #12

What a ridiculous comment StarfishSaver Jul 2020 #45

What a ridiculous editorial. ZZenith Jul 2020 #49

The entire country has fallen into the hands of a fascist cabal directed by a foreign enemy... Hekate Jul 2020 #16

I submit that it is still about BLM. Gore1FL Jul 2020 #17

Portland's Wall of Moms turned over leadership of their group to Black and Indigenous women flibbitygiblets Jul 2020 #20

About naked yoga woman, I couldn't help think: that's such an art major thing to do. betsuni Jul 2020 #23

shes a POC and a Sex Worker. maxsolomon Jul 2020 #42

I agree LeftInTX Jul 2020 #24

I don't necessarily disagree. Tommy_Carcetti Jul 2020 #28

The writer seems to not get that maxrandb Jul 2020 #29

The author's concern is that "morphing" is really "subsuming" StarfishSaver Jul 2020 #31

The writer "gets" plenty and doesn't need to whitesplained to StarfishSaver Jul 2020 #35

Maybe the white folks should just go home Yeehah Jul 2020 #32

Not a helpful or thoughtful response StarfishSaver Jul 2020 #34

People of all races and backgrounds are fighting the power TOGETHER Yeehah Jul 2020 #40

Yet it seems that only white people threaten to stop "fighting the power" when black people aren't StarfishSaver Jul 2020 #41

Who threatened to stop fighting? Yeehah Jul 2020 #43

You should look at the author of post #32 tonedevil Jul 2020 #44

These are good questions and worth some thought! nt gollygee Jul 2020 #33

I, native Portlander, am watching the live feed into the wee hours every night. Grasswire2 Jul 2020 #48