been watching this clip and thinking about how right this person is about narratives getting built around the people protecting themselves. Like how quickly the story here became "THE PROTESTERS HAVE THEIR OWN SHIELDS" as if that action was taken for no reason at all
Portlanders, especially white Portlanders- this is REQUIRED READING for those protesting in Portland. If you want to see it in person, go to N Edison and N John St in the St John's Dist. A thread.