Recently, a Trump supporter was assassinated in Portland. Not killed in mutual combat, not random drive-by shooting, not an accident. It was murder, plain and simple. Merely walking down the street and being a Trump supporter was his only discernible crime. His murderer, an Antifa supporter, claimed to be defending a ‘friend of color,’ when there was no one to defend, but the man he shot at point-blank range.
Disgustingly, Vice President Biden, the Democrat standard bearer in the upcoming Presidential election, blamed the Trump supporter for his own death. He falsely claimed the man was engaged in harming Black Lives Matter supporters, which was not the case. The murdered man was merely walking down a street, was hunted by the Antifa supporter, who was waiting in a parking garage, and the soon to be dead man was followed until the shots were fired.
The media continues to not only lie about this incident, but they continue to claim the ‘mostly peaceful protests’ quip of what has happened during the riots. Portland is unfortunately a microcosm of this sad state of American media, American protest and American civility. The media is mostly covering up what Antifa and Black Lives Matter is doing (not just protesting, but rioting, looting, arson, etc.). The American protest, a noble endeavor, is now sullied with the filth of the rioting the past few months, making people tune out. And American civility, which was already shaky, is nearing lows not seen since the end of the 1960s, and it is almost impossible to have a reasonable conversation.
Playing off that, how could a city as Democrat strong as Portland, have right-wingers take over the city? An area that votes over three-quarters Democrat, and has been the home to Antifa, can’t withstand a few thousand Trump supporters? Not only are they outnumbered, they are merely asking that they have the same right to protest, but this is unacceptable, but it is ok for more violent groups that actually riot? And why is the media covering this up, when it is obvious one side is committing most of the atrocities?
None of these facts help the Biden campaign, in fact they hurt it. Recently, there was an ad with Biden comparing the Trump supporters in Portland, who had a member murdered by the counter protestors, to the neo-Nazis who marched in Charlottesville. How is that possible, when nothing could be further from the truth? How could Biden, who was silent on the rioting for months, claim he wants an end to rioting now? It’s about cold, calculating politics, knowing Americans aren’t on top of everything in the news. How could they be? With coronavirus, the riots, the economic downturn, not to mention the other ills that abound around every one of us, distracting us, it’s understandable.
Instead, not only do many of us tune out the clips we see or hear, we become implacable, more comfortable in either our tight communities, family or fortresses of our very own minds. This is what the Left lives for, a divided America, based on chopping up race, socioeconomic status, religion, etc. We can’t allow this to happen. As citizens, we must continue forward, and tell our fellow citizens the truth. Stop blaming the Right for most of these issues, and focus on the Leftists who seek to divide us and eventually conquer us. It is simple, but not easy to do. Everyone knows the squeaky wheel gets the grease, and who squeaks the most, most of the time? Knowing that reality, it is tough to be in the Center or the Right, and say either stop it on social media or to people in-person. But if we don’t, it only emboldens the opposition which seeks to bring down Western civilization.
When considering the rioting, the disorder in Portland, the Biden campaign and the media’s coverups, it is still maddening to see many Americans nervous to stand with order, lawfulness and the greatness of the country. Nevertheless, it isn’t time for timidity and straddling the fence. It is time to support order, to support law, and most importantly, to call out outright lies and speak the truth, even if we face threats from the mob. Portland doesn’t have to be the future of America, in fact, Portland can be a blip on the radar, thrown on to the ash heap of lamentable and unnecessary history.
Let the case of Portland speak to the truth: the Right isn’t the problem, Biden shouldn’t blame the man murdered, Antifa and Black Lives Matter must be held to account, and we have to stand our ground even in the face of ridicule. We are now on the edge of a knife, and without enough good men speaking out, we will all share in the darkness of lies, and the fear of destruction that is casting a ominous cloud in an already uncertain sky.
Sincerely, your humble servant,
Winston Publius
The Classical (Trumpian) Liberal 