Celebrating Murder in Portland

[George K]

[Horace]

A civil war has already started. We’re just quibbling over the definition.

[Horace]

Remember Dylan Roof? The white kid who murdered the black people at church? He wanted to start a civil war. It didn’t work. It barely made a social ripple as I recall. But what if that happened now?

[Aqua Letifer]

Are we not calling in the National Guard for some specific reason?

[George K]

@Aqua-Letifer said in Celebrating Murder in Portland:

Are we not calling in the National Guard for some specific reason?

Yeah...

[Copper]

Mr. Wheeler seems to be deranged.

[George K]

"Those who commit criminal acts will be apprehended and prosecuted under the law."

Does that include the criminals who threw burning objects at a courthouse while you stood, literally, feet away?

LOLGF.

[89th]

@Horace said in Celebrating Murder in Portland:

Remember Dylan Roof? The white kid who murdered the black people at church? He wanted to start a civil war. It didn’t work. It barely made a social ripple as I recall. But what if that happened now?

I disagree, from my perspective his shooting was the spark that lit the fire behind most of what you are still seeing today in terms of confederate statues being removed and the current “race war” some believe is going on.

[Mik]

[89th]

Isn’t that also CNN’s broadcast feed?

[Copper]

Portland Federal Court House

peacefully protesting


[George K]

I was last in Portland in 2018. My first time was in 2014 (Hey @Kincaid !).

As Mrs. George and I traveled to the Hertz rental from the Amtrak station in our cab, the driver commented on how the city had gone downhill in the last 5 years. I can only imagine what he would be saying now, two years later.

I used to love that city.

[Mik]

It is such a beautiful city.

[George K]

@Mik said in Celebrating Murder in Portland:

It is such a beautiful city.

You misspelled "was."

[kluurs]

Just reminds me of 1968, a feverish madness has spread across the land. I have a friend who hoped to retire to Portland - no more thoughts of that on his part.

[George K]

@kluurs said in Celebrating Murder in Portland:

Just reminds me of 1968, a feverish madness has spread across the land. I have a friend who hoped to retire to Portland - no more thoughts of that on his part.

I'm a bit older than you, and I remember 1968 as well.

Despite the rioting, etc, I think '68 was worse in terms of destruction - at least in Chicago.

[kluurs]

@George-K No question, 1968 was worse, but 2020 still has 4 months left - so plenty of time for apes with guns on horses to show up. Frankly, I'm looking forward to their arrival.

[George K]

@kluurs said in Celebrating Murder in Portland:

plenty of time for apes with guns on horses to show up

Well, that's certainly a reference I wasn't expecting.

Apt, however. Just unexpected.

The question is: Who are the monkeys?

[Aqua Letifer]

@kluurs said in Celebrating Murder in Portland:

@George-K No question, 1968 was worse

I wasn't around a' course, but heard stories from my dad. He could smell the burned buildings from PG county.

On a 1-10 scale, @kluurs , how would you rate 1968, and 2020?

[George K]

@Aqua-Letifer I think it's hard to compare.

Chicago ≠ Portland.

That said, it seems like Portland has lasted a LOT longer than Chicago did in summer of '68. Also seems to be more organized than Chicago was. The stuff in Chicago this year has risen, and then flamed out in a matter of days. Portland is sustained.