V Portlandu v Oregonu je ponovno prišlo do napadov skrajno-levičarskih Antifa radikalcev, ki so napadli protestnike, ki so se udeležili shoda, ki je pozival h “koncu terorizma na domačih tleh.” Ameriški predsednik Trump razmišlja o razglasitvi Antife za teroristično organizacijo.
Čeprav naj bi se uradne oblasti v Portlandu po pisanju Breitbarta pripravljale na možen spopad protestnikov, pa se je na koncu izkazalo, da v mestu, ki mu vladajo Demokrati, policija zgolj stoji ob strani, medtem ko se Antifini radikalci s kladivi in solzivcem izživljajo nad svojimi političnimi nasprotniki.
Proteste v Portlandu je zaznamovalo levičarsko nasilje nad konservativnimi protestniki. Po navedbah policije naj bi bilo aretiranih zgolj 13 ljudi.
Antifa attacks people on a bus. They try to pull them out and hit them with a hammer. #PortlandProtests pic.twitter.com/JSkCE1Vrcy
— Andy Ngô 🏳️🌈 (@MrAndyNgo) August 17, 2019
Novinar Quilette Andy Ngo, ki je v preteklosti tudi sam bil žrtev antifinega nasilja, je poročal s kraja dogajanja, da so pripadniki Antifa napadli ljudi v avtobusu s kladivom in solzivcem.
Middle-age man was maced and beaten by an antifa mob. He was knocked unconscious to the ground. His partner or spouse was trying to protect him as mob still surrounded them. No police. #PortlandProtests pic.twitter.com/eAhrMSEKU1
— Andy Ngô 🏳️🌈 (@MrAndyNgo) August 17, 2019
Ravno tako so pripadniki Antifa brutalno pretepli starejšega moškega, ki je obležal v nezavesti.
Man was beaten and maced by Antifa. He wandered off dazed and bloodied and collapsed in a parking lot. No authorities have helped him yet. #PortlandProtest pic.twitter.com/Jq36rhAF22
— The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) August 17, 2019
Po drugi strani pa so dostopni posnetki moškega oblečenega v korintsko čelado z napisom na majici “sovražim levico in rasizem”, ki so ga pripadniki Antife obkolili, ga napadali, vanj metali stvari in ga preganjali po mestu.
A large antifa mob chase & attack a man & a young girl who got separated from the others. No police. #PortlandProtests pic.twitter.com/erceCRVnad
— Andy Ngô 🏳️🌈 (@MrAndyNgo) August 17, 2019
Portlandska policija je vse to dopuščala. Policija je po pisanju RT reagirala šele, ko so množice zaprle cesto. Torej fizično nasilje nad desničarji za portlandsko policijo ni tako zelo problematično kot zaprta cesta.
The police decided to stop protecting that small conservative group that got separated & antifa went after them. Man holding flag got a bunch of stuff thrown on his head. Not sure why @PortlandPolice left. Mob is following them. pic.twitter.com/bTlAUsUpbr
— Andy Ngô 🏳️🌈 (@MrAndyNgo) August 17, 2019
Protesta konservativcev proti koncu terorizma na domačih tleh se je udeležilo do 1.200 ljudi.
Video Update 6 – The demonstration in downtown Portland has now been declared a civil disturbance. Individuals gathered in the SW Park and Morrison area must now leave the area immediately. Transcript: https://t.co/avlUi2YZ7x #PPBAlert pic.twitter.com/tuqX2O3peq
— Portland Police (@PortlandPolice) August 17, 2019
Ameriški predsednik Donald Trump je pred samimi protesti napovedal, da razmišlja o razglasitvi Antifa za teroristično organizacijo.
The aggressive antifa shirtless man who was threatening people was arrested by police. This angered the mob who said this was police bias. #PortlandProtests pic.twitter.com/OYDsyLw3EY
— Andy Ngô 🏳️🌈 (@MrAndyNgo) August 17, 2019
Policija je pred samim shodom zasegla kovinske palice, spreje proti medvedom, ščite in druga orožja.
No police in sight as antifa mob descends on men. A fight involving weapons breaks out. Video courtesy of @TPostMillennial. #PortlandProtests pic.twitter.com/ddbHB7gwCx
— Andy Ngô 🏳️🌈 (@MrAndyNgo) August 17, 2019
Na žalost ni informacij, komu točno, a glede na to, kako so pripadniki Antifa napadali razorožene konservativce, je to vprašanje jasno samo po sebi.
Ivan Šokić