Protesters now took over wells Fargo lobby with G4S security
G4S security that is employed by the city of Portland came to protect @WellsFargo #StopLine3#divest Wells @tedwheeler why are contracted city employees providing security 4 a private company
Protesters moved outside federal courthouse, and riot cops showed
Portland Police came to back up feds
Portland Police charge in and push one person into feds. One fed randomly shoots person in the street
Fed chick with #ThinBlueLine flag
She had to get her aggressive comrade to keep him from shooting more
Feds then pushed protesters across the street.
Gabe Johnson was there. I asked him if he regretted smearing @JH4PDX but he didn't respond to me
• • •
Missing some Tweet in this thread? You can try to
force a refresh
It appears some leftists literally believe people are born with certain beliefs and political ideology and that those beliefs are static. 1/
On the surface, it just seems like a bad take, but underneath, is the belief that people don't change and learn. This implies that they themselves feel they are unable to change. Like were these people born leftists or are they just being disingenuous or deceiving themselves? 2/
The psychological and emotional work necessary to address one's own bigotry is overlooked. In my younger years I used many racial/homophobic slurs & treated woman poorly. It was though internal work and listening to those harmed, I was able see how fucked up I was and change. 3/