A couple of men on the far-right held an “End Domestic Terrorism” rally in Portland, Oregon on Saturday. As expected, the violent left-wing group Antifa showed up to counter protest. Ironically, the protest was about stopping their violent counter protests. Dressed in black, some wearing masks, Antifa struck at the windows of buses carrying people on the right, sprayed pepper spray at them and tried to drag them out of the bus using a hammer. They broke a window on one of the buses. At one point, they chased a man and a young girl dressed in flag clothing who had become separated from the others. The man likely angered them because he didn’t fit their false stereotype of those on the right as white supremacists; he wore a shirt that said “I hate the left n racism.” They also threw sticky stuff at a man carrying an American flag.
(Article by Rachel Alexander republished from TownHall.com)
Police seized metal poles, bear spray and other weapons from Antifa. They set up concrete barriers and closed streets and bridges in order to separate the two factions. Many downtown businesses closed for the day. Shortly after 4 p.m., police declared the rally and counter protest a civil disturbance due to crowds blocking the streets.
Portland has become a hotbed for right-leaning rallies clashing with Antifa. President Trump tweeted on Saturday, “Major consideration is being given to naming ANTIFA an ‘ORGANIZATION OF TERROR.’ Portland is being watched very closely. Hopefully the Mayor will be able to properly do his job!”
By the time the right-leaning attendees started to leave, police had arrested at least 13 people. One protester who was arrested was bleeding from the head. The arrests during these types of rallies have disproportionately been of those on the right, even though they’ve primarily been in defensive mode and don’t threaten the police like Antifa does. One police officer was injured and taken to the hospital. Antifa hurled ethnic slurs at the police.
The lack of fairness by police may be because the police chief is appointed by the mayor of Portland, who is a far leftist (some may remember the TV series Portlandia, which made fun of how far left the mayor at that time was).
Joey Gibson, a minority who founded and led similar Patriot Prayer rallies, was arrested Friday before the rally for rioting in connection with a violent clash in Portland on May 1. He was released after posting bail. Gibson advised those attending the rally to avoid engaging in violence. "Force them to arrest you for being peaceful," he said.
Antifa beat up conservative journalist Andy Ngo at a similar rally on June 29. He was hospitalized with a brain hemorrhage. Police did not arrest the men who beat him up. He’s been forced to raise money to initiate a legal suit himself. Ngo is Asian and gay which makes the lefty extra angry, since he doesn’t fit in with their false mantra about people on the right being racist and white. He tweeted, “Police arrest a few here and there while antifa factions chase down the few right-wing stragglers and try to mob beat them.”
The Proud Boys and Three Percenters military group were in attendance. The Proud Boys have been designated a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center, but the SPLC has also designated organizations like the Alliance Defending Freedom as a hate group, so the characterization is almost meaningless.
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