Secret Police?Posted By Rod Kaufman |
Watching a segment about it on CNN this morning, it was clear Fox news, via Hannity and others, are promoting an exaggerated view of isolated protesting as some sort of mob destruction rampaging throughout the state, in desperate need of rescue by Trump and cloaked federal authorities, as a harbinger of what may be in store for the country should Biden be elected.Originally Posted by Jim MoscheckI use my usual "You OK with this", but I figure some of you guys don't care about the protesters civil rights since they are not in your right wing club.
Secret police, unmarked cars, not reading detainees their Miranda rights? What are we, fascist Germany in the 1930's?
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jul/19/portland-police-federal-agents-protest
"Portland mayor Ted Wheeler has called on federal officers to stay away. Speaking to CNN’s State of the Union on Sunday, he said: “The president has a complete misunderstanding of cause and effect."
“We have dozens, if not hundreds of federal troops descending upon our city. And … they are sharply escalating the situation. Their presence is actually leading to more violence and more vandalism. It’s not helping the situation at all. They’re not wanted here. We haven’t asked them here. In fact, we want them to leave.”"