Posted on 07/03/2019 8:10:57 AM PDT by Kaslin
There was a time when America’s big city mayors were real leaders. While few of them we so arrogant as to claim the title of “America’s Mayor” as did Rudy Giuliani, as a breed they exemplified the “take charge,” “get it done” attitude that voters respected and appreciated. Now, in the Snowflake Era that is seeing our country’s college campuses turn into adult day care centers, a number of elected mayors have transitioned to timid, “touchy-feely” office holders afraid to take bold action to protect their citizens and the institutions within their jurisdictions. Portland, Oregon’s Ted Wheeler personifies this new breed of Snowflake Mayors.
Wheeler’s timidity to respond to violence by Antifa thugs last weekend, sent conservative reporter Andy Ngo to the hospital with potentially permanent brain injury.
Not surprisingly, Antifa gangs in Portland, and in Berkeley, California and elsewhere, are responding to the fecklessness of officials like Wheeler, and are becoming increasingly bold and more violent in their activities. And why not? Law enforcement under the command of officials like Wheeler are ordered to stand aside, “exercise restraint,” and allow Antifa gangs to work their will; especially against conservative speakers and organizations.
Perhaps the only surprise in all this is that Wheeler appears so clueless about how the real world operates, that he was surprised by last weekend’s violence in the city he is supposed to lead. The Mayor turned to Twitter to express his surprise that “some” people disrespected Portland’s status as a “beacon of free speech,” when an Antifa gang beat up Ngo, who was simply covering events as a bona fide journalist.
Of course, there was nothing new or surprising about Antifa’s antics last weekend in Portland. These groups have a clear, and recent history of engaging in lawless and frequently violent behavior in that city and others, where police and elected leaders turn a blind eye to their activities.
There, in fact, are numerous examples of how Antifa thrives in such situations; like undisciplined teenagers taking full advantage of the “safe space” given to them by fearful parents. The problem is, we now are dealing not with individual families, but with major metropolitan areas in which elected leaders are in effect turning over the keys to their cities to organized groups of malicious, leftist thugs.
Two years ago, in Berkeley, California – a sister Snowflake City -- Antifa thugs caused an estimated $100,000 in property damage at the campus of the University of California because they objected to an appearance by a conservative speaker. Similar to Wheeler’s approach to mob violence in Portland, Berkeley’s police were told to stand down in face of the violence.
This “stand down” policy by left-wing mayors is not a phenomenon limited to cities on the west coast. During the Charlottesville, Virginia Alt-Right march in 2017, police were ordered by local officials to stand down; thereby allowing Antifa and march participants to battle on the streets, resulting in one death and several other injuries.
In spite of what should have been clear warning signs to Wheeler last weekend, he continued to approach Antifa demonstrations with the same, do-nothing strategy that has become his trademark. Obviously, to Wheeler -- and perhaps to a majority of the city’s voters -- it is more important to cultivate Portland’s image as a city with a gentle soul and a caring hand (at least for left-wing groups), than it is to uphold the rule of law and to protect the lives and health of citizens and visitors.
No tourist in their right mind would visit Portland today. Nor would any sane person think seriously of moving to a city where expressing conservative political or social views (or daring to don a “MAGA” hat) now is considered to be “asking for it.” Wheeler has, for all his blustering about Portland being a beacon for free speech, created a veritable war zone for anyone who does not toe the progressive line. Such an environment does not make for a friendly or healthy place to visit, or in which to live or run a business.
The Pansy of Portland can tweet all he wishes about what wonderful liberal ideals Portland stands for under his brand of leadership. But the reality is that Portland, like its sister Snowflake Cities, are cities that have been shorn of true leadership, and abandoned to lawlessness and violence.
Antifa is the militant arm of the Democrat (AKA Socialist) Party, and Wheeler is a Democrat (AKA Socialist). What’s so hard to understand?
This sounds like a beacon of hope for the Left.
This is a dream they would bring to all of America if they gain total power.
If anything goes down in Pittsburgh I have no allusions that Bill Peduto will stand-up and do the right thing.
There’s nothing snowflake about it. They are commies and support their brown shirts in the field.
Since they can’t steal the White House this time around we will continue to ruin cities and states across America
A gun only has one trigger.
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”He’ll live, snowflakes. Look, I’m a Harvard grad and until very recently my family owned Willamette Industries, which we sold for $6 billion dollars. I make $1.5 million yearly, now, and you would do well to understand who you’re dealing with, here. WE run Portland, and you hateful hicks just STAY OUT OF IT.
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I hope that sticks...
"Goodnight everyone except Antifa criminals who I plan to sue into oblivion and then sow salt into their yoga studios and avocado toast stands until nothing grows there, not even the glimmer of a violent criminal conspiracy aided by the effete impotence of a cowed city government"
Bike Lock Antifa Professor - 3 years probation, NO jail
Toronto Head Kick F*g - 8 months probation, NO jail
People who ambushed San Jose Trump Convention, beat rally goers & smashed up their cars - Zero arrests
No. These mayors aren’t incompetent or afraid to act. They allow Antifa free reign while viciously punishing anyone who tries to stand up to Antifa because they fully support Antifa. Antifa is as big a part of the Democratic party as the brown shirts were part of the Nazi party
He's not dumb...just stupid.
That’s his lawyer?
I know this is a very serious situation and do not want to make light of it, but that is one attorney I would be happy to keep on retainer, if you get my meaning.
I hope she gets Mr. Ngo everything he deserves - and more.
Cops routed & funneled departing rally goers into a long, prepared AntiFa ambush. They were beaten, then after going to their cars in the parking garage had their cars smashed up
That’s his lawyer.
She’s sharp, mean and survives on a strict diet of BBQ’ed lib testicles.
Recently she added a baby cuisenart to her kitchen line-up.
antifa at Berkeley has been quiet since the rise of base stick man and collegues plus the lawsuits against the antifa and the mayor.
Based Stickman lives in Daly City, just across the bay.
AntiFa showed up in the middle of the night on his FRONT LAWN and smashed up his cars.
I clearly remember what happened at the 1968 Democrat Convention in Chicago.
I think Mayor Richard J. Daley (R.I.P.) would have a different approach than this limp-wristed mayor.
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