Federal agents in camouflage in unmarked vehicles pull protesters off the streets with no explanation in Portland, Oregon.
Read this article for more detail.
This makes me think about another place and time in history:
First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out– Because I was not a Socialist.
Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out– Because I was not a Trade Unionist.
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out– Because I was not a Jew.
Then they came for me–and there was no one left to speak for me.
— Martin Niemöller, a Nazi dissident
They haven’t come for me yet, but if I keep writing things like this, they eventually will.
Will anyone be left to speak for me then?
We need to vote the thugs out of office while we still can.
Is this not exactly what anti-Obama folks said he would do?
I’m with you Norbert. I can’t wait for November.
For a nuanced perspective from two very liberal Portland podcasters check out: https://youtu.be/wK5JCRjgKz8. You may not change your position but your knowledge will be deepened, not flattened.
Always good to shake the box! Don’t worry, they are not pro Trump.