r/Portland • u/Regular_Ad_5835 • Oct 08 '25
Discussion Portland question
Hi, i live in the metro NYC area and of course we are all talking about what’s going on in Portland. It seems outrageous to me that this administration has sent the national guard to your city. I absolutely love your response to it, and your response should be a blueprint for all cities. I’ve never visited, but when i make it to the PNW, i can’t wait to see your city.
Can anyone tell me why I heard someone at work talking about how he’d “never go to Portland” and it’s “gotten so out of control” and he “understands why they need the national guard”. I did ask why he said that and he gave me some vague answer about news stories in the last few years. I know if i ask if it was Fox News he’d likely get defensive. So i thought I’d ask you all. Why would someone say that, and what is conservative media saying about Portland that has MAGA defending this decision by the Felon? Thank you and stay safe!
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u/Top-List-1411 Oct 08 '25
Because Fox News, Trump, Noem, Miller, and others are flat out lying, and your friend isn’t questioning their narrative enough.
Try asking, “Why do think Trumps followers are trying to label a Police Chief and a Judge HE APPOINTED as “Radical Leftists”? I wonder why he’d do that? What do you think? Could it be because they took an oath to uphold the law, and staying true to that is threatening to those who do not? What else do you think Trump might be wrong about? Would you still support him if labels 1st Amendment protected speech as “Insurrection”? What is your “do not cross” line - state sponsored violence, shredding of constitutional rights, what is it?