Posted on 07/16/2021 12:35:24 PM PDT by Steely Tom
When I was researching an article posting I did a couple of days ago, I happened upon this source: BikePortland. It's interesting because it contains candid discussions between members of the Portland "bike" community, all of whom are very far to the left but most of whom are quite articulate and willing to express themselves. Also, if you look at the various pictures of biker gatherings that are posted in the, it is impossible not to notice the very high percentage of members of one ... ah ... particular ... so to speak ... ethnic group. This despite lots of talk about inclusiveness, BIPOCs, marginalized groups, etc.
One thing that became apparent after reading quite a few of their "forum" entries is that many of the "bike paths" that were set up around Portland have become "homeless encampments." The link given in the heading to this post is one such (its title is Booby Trap today on columbia slough trail pictures attached. It describes a rather dangerous booby trap that was left across a bike trail, and shows the resulting injuries that the person who posted the thread suffered as a result. One of the posters down-thread identifies the person who constructed the booby trap as a homeless person who is "encamped" nearby.
Person 1:Here, "PBOT" stands for "Portland Bureau of Transporation."I agree with this completely. We don’t need experts who are qualified to advise PBOT staff, we need more inclusion of unrepresented persons who have been marginalized by white ‘experts’. Knowing things is overrated. If you have Brown or Black skin, or are a LGBTQ+, then you have special insight and feelings about things that white “experts” can never get. Hardesty is on to something here. Knowing things, like facts and engineering is completely irrelevant.
Person 2:
Poe’s law in action here. Legitimately cannot tell if this is a sincere comment or a troll. Leaning towards troll…but you never know.
Person 3:
I detect sarcasm.
Person 1:
Your purposeful ignorance of the situation shows your racism and white privilege. Commissioner Hardesty is a Black Womxn. Her status is superior to that of any ‘white guy’, because she has lived experience as an oppressed group. Therefore, her views take precedence over those of a white man. I can’t believe the emotional work it takes to educate you white people. Talk about white privilege. Jeesh…
Person 4:
(addressed to Person 1),
Please tell me this is sarcasm.Person 5:
The real tragedy is that it has gotten difficult to tell.
"Hardesty" is Portland City Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty, a picture of whom is given above.
I think the guy was being ironic. I think he’s a conservative, or at least not a useful idiot.
“Knowing things is overrated.”
Every now and then, they accidentally give away their true feelings.
Was he afraid he wouldn’t be able to wear a helmet if the law was repealed?
I don’t think so. They are obviously willing to sacrifice you, your children, and anyone else in order to try and maintain their delusions. The current tally is hundreds of millions slaughtered in the last century alone, and that isn’t even counting the wars.
They have no intention of dying personally for their beliefs.
Of course not. That is not the question, or the observation.
The observation applies to all humans, not just to leftists.
Most people have to undergo an extreme event to change their worldview.
They ignore evidence.
They create conspiracy theories.
They blame everyone and everything except their belief system.
Most Communists in the gulags, and there were many, continued on with their belief in communism, right up until they died.
“this is a very complex problem that’s not going away.”
Not with you idiots in charge it won’t.
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“Large numbers of people would rather die than change their worldview.”
Large numbers of people have.
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“Large numbers of people would rather YOU die than change their worldview.” See the difference?”
Sure do. Hence my tagline.
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Just damn on all that.
You could line them up against the wall and shoot them (as will happen when they achieve their ‘Socialist Utopia’) and the other Socialists watching will just think, ‘That won’t happen to ME!’
Self-destructive, self-loathing, clueless morons. Get OUT of the Gene Pool!
This is an education problem.
Let us gather up all the homeless and send them to the Harvard University.
There, the professors could educate them to become good citizens.
If the homeless don’t eat them first.
I’ve seen that coming for years and it scares the hell out of me. Few on our side are even aware of what’s coming, much less being proactive.
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