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Henry Krinkle

(208 posts)
Thu Apr 27, 2017, 02:22 PM Apr 2017

This is why we can't have nice things:Portand Rose Parade canceled amidst threats of ANTIFA violence [View all]

This shit is getting out of hand.

It's only a matter of time before someone is killed.

Portland rose parade canceled after ‘antifascists’ threaten GOP marchers

For 10 years, the 82nd Avenue of Roses Business Association has kicked off the city of Portland’s annual Rose Festival with a family-friendly parade meant to attract crowds to its diverse neighborhood.

Set to march in the parade’s 67th spot this year was the Multnomah County Republican Party, a fact that so outraged two self-described antifascist groups in the deep blue Oregon city that they pledged to protest and disrupt the April 29 event.

Then came an anonymous and ominous email, according to parade organizers, that instructed them to cancel the GOP group’s registration — or else.

“You have seen how much power we have downtown and that the police cannot stop us from shutting down roads so please consider your decision wisely,” the anonymous email said, referring to the violent riots that hit Portland after the 2016 presidential election, reported the Oregonian. “This is nonnegotiable.”

The email said that 200 people would “rush into the parade” and “drag and push” those marching with the Republican Party


https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/04/27/portland-rose-parade-canceled-after-antifascists-threaten-gop-marchers/?utm_term=.30f92195434b
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It is what it is JustAnotherGen Apr 2017 #1
That really is a shame. NurseJackie Apr 2017 #2
Just an FYI... cbreezen Apr 2017 #3
Other missing details gratuitous Apr 2017 #4
outer Powellhurst-Gilbert neighborhood here :D Kittycow Apr 2017 #7
Thank you. cbreezen Apr 2017 #9
Yup. Who knows the identity of the perpetrators? old guy Apr 2017 #5
I wouldn't be surrprised... cbreezen Apr 2017 #10
You know, you're probably right. Henry Krinkle Apr 2017 #12
Can't have an anti-fa without a pro-fa ck4829 Apr 2017 #6
Nope. Initech Apr 2017 #8
I can not imagine all those fun n serious Apr 2017 #11
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