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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAlt-right rally in Portland declared a riot after right-wingers go on violent rampage
Gibson is an extremists who holds free speech rallies to provoke Antifa and other leftists. Todays event, held near the site of the family-friendly rally opposing President Trumps immigration policies devolved after police told everyone to go home.
In a video posted by independent journalist Mike Bivins, one of the right-wingers appears to throw a heavy metal trash trash can lid at a what appears to be a much smaller woman.
[link:https://www.rawstory.com/2018/06/alt-right-rally-portland-declared-riot-right-wingers-go-violent-rampage-brawl-breaks-streets/|
I cannot see an end to this anytime soon
CurtEastPoint
(18,664 posts)lunasun
(21,646 posts)struggle4progress
(118,356 posts)Response to Soph0571 (Original post)
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Mc Mike
(9,115 posts)or after the kft got theirs? Link won't load for me.
MichMary
(1,714 posts)report. Sounds like the KFT rally occurred before this event. (Also outnumbered it by a lot.)
Mc Mike
(9,115 posts)Anti-nazi Americans planned a ton of rallies, got permits. Pro-nazis planned a rally, nearby. Permit obtained before, or after?
I'm pretty sure what the answer is, but haven't seen a story on it.
tenderfoot
(8,438 posts)Violence is never the right answer.
tenderfoot
(8,438 posts)Downtown Hound
(12,618 posts)First Speaker
(4,858 posts)yewberry
(6,530 posts)This is Patriot Prayer and Proud Boys. They come to riot.
pwb
(11,292 posts)Trump will ask for more at their meeting.
lunasun
(21,646 posts)I've seen before except they have red hats and battle outfits? I heard it's mostly white and got a racist history but I didn't think Alt right was prominent there or are these a small sector of the city population only?
MissB
(15,812 posts)The leader of that group is running for political office in Washington state.
Takket
(21,634 posts)but, you know, BLM and antifa are the problem