When you think of ultra-liberal cities in the USA, until recently I think that Portland probably was in the running for first place up until Seattle quickly gained momentum to take the top spot.
When protesters decided to take over 6 blocks in downtown Seattle and the city's police and administration did essentially nothing to prevent them from doing so, this political statement has become a real eyesore for the leaders of Seattle. They unsurprisingly utilized this opportunity to take some jabs at Trump trying to blame it on him (because everything bad has to be his fault, right?) as they goaded him into possible action - which thankfully he did not do.
CHAZ in Portland remains a semi-lawless area with the city's liberal leaders continuing to do almost nothing to regain control of their city. I can not imagine the city of Seattle, especially the people that legally operate a business or own a property in CHAZ being very pleased with the city and state management at this point and the fact that the people are "allowed" to do this sets a dangerous precedent for liberal lunatics in other parts of the country.
So it came as very little surprise that the people of Portland, who regularly block traffic and harass random people over just any ol' cause, tried to set up their own CHAZ.
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I wish that they had at least had a sense of humor and named their silly autonomous zone "Bono" to complete the wave of silliness that this movement is and I think they actually named it PKAZ but honestly I do not know nor do i care. What I do find alarming is the fact that the city of Portland was not having any of this when police in full riot gear turned up in the early morning to completely wipe out the Portland CHAZ before it had a chance to even take hold.
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So one may ask themselves why is it that Portland decided to not bend over and take it the way that they have done in the past where mobs have taken over entire freeways to piss off members of the community over something that they had nothing to do with (that's a great way to turn people off to your movement by the way)
It was shut down because it was in the mayor's neighborhood
Right in front of his house as a matter of fact. Isn't it funny how quickly these movements stop being tolerated when it actually turns up on the rich and powerful's doorstep, particularly when the powerful people in question happen to be liberals themselves.
For me this shows that there really isn't a whole lot of solidarity on the left and their complaints just seem to escalate even after they have been placated. These radical groups make absurd demands and claim to not answer to anyone and as long as they don't set up their violent and damaging events up in the elite liberal neighborhoods, liberal leaders turn a blind eye to it.
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Mayor Ted Wheeler went on to denounce the groups that tried to set this up and pointed out that they left a massive mess in the streets when they left / were forced out of the area by police. He then went on to be extremely critical of the fact that Seattle hasn't done anything about their own CHAZ stating
"I'm watching what's going on in Seattle, and I'm not impressed," he continued. "I think it's a distraction from the larger movement and the movement is justice for black people."
He is obviously using some carefully selected neutral words for the most part, but basically, this is something that I think, if you are a conservative, that we all kind of saw coming. Peaceful protest quickly becomes illegal gatherings that must be shut down once it starts to affect the neighborhoods and property of the wealthy elite, especially if they are liberal.
What I actually like to see coming out of all of this is that the incredible hypocrisy of the left gets exposed in situations like this. It's the whole "rules for thee, but not for me" mentality... and hopefully voters can see right through it. But it's still Portland, so I wouldn't count on that being the case.