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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
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