mike.editor@midpush.com 200802, updated 200805
Portland, Oregon has been in the news over the years as a fairly tolerant community in regards to protesting. But since the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis in late May activity in the streets has been on the rise.
On mainstream media you see bits and pieces of the protesting but it sometimes appears all the major media ignore what happens after dark, choosing instead to concentrate on the peaceful aspects of the protests.
Watching and monitoring the protests on Twitter, over the the course of two months provides a different perspective.
In talking to friends, some keep saying it is blown out of proportion and to use the cliche, “there are very fine people on both sides”.
But in recent days, House Judiciary Chairman was interviewed and he stated that the violence in Portland was a “myth”. Hence this article as I profoundly disagree with him.