Heavily Armed Left Wing Thugs Descend on State Capitol

[Tweety, BSN, RN]

This is the main headline over at Fox News's website today.  They make it seem as if America is under attack by Antifa thugs.

https://www.foxnews.com/us/antifa-armed-rioters-descend-on-oregon-state-capitol

I couldn't find the story on CNN or MSNBC, or even one of Portlands news stations.   But clearly understand why it's a headline news at Fox.  Must have been a slow day at the border or for Cuomo.

A little more unbiased report here.  Clearly antifa was there to counter protest the "proud boys" but didn't have peaceful intentions.  It really could have ended badly, because surely (as shown in one of the pictures) the Trump supporters were armed as well.  The article below doesn't describe them as "heavily armed" but having masks, bats, etc.  

https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/2021/03/28/anti-fascist-demonstrators-gather-capitol-protest-freedom-rally-caravan/7037896002/

[NRSKarenRN, BSN, RN]

Hummmmmm... so "Freedom Rally"  social ads started in February. (before/after Capital riot???)  then counter protest Fascist Free 503 developed in response. 

When did spraying chemical irritant AT HUMANS become acceptable???

From above article:

Salem police declare anti-fascist protest at Oregon State Capitol unlawful assembly

Members of far-left groups dressed in all black spray chemical irritant in the truck of a far-right protester near the Oregon State Capitol in Salem, Oregon on Sunday, March 28, 2021.

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About 200 anti-fascist demonstrators clashed with right-wing supporters — and police — Sunday near the Oregon State Capitol grounds in response to a planned "Freedom" rally and flag wave. 

What began as a large gathering of protesters in "black bloc" on Capitol grounds, concluded with police declaring an unlawful assembly, at least three arrests and multiple people detained.

Protesters — many wearing black masks and helmets and some wearing anti-fascist stickers — stood for a few hours waiting for a caravan from the rally in Sandy that was expected to arrive at the Capitol. 

The "Freedom" rally was advertised starting in February on social media as an event to honor those who "fought for our freedoms." Posts about a counterprotest called Fascist Free 503, circulated shortly after, indicating their intention to prevent the Freedom rally from coming to the Capitol....

Not a dribble of this news on CNN  "Ship in Suez Canal has been freed"

ABC "Derek Chauvin trial";   Phila. Inquirer National News "Container ship freed";  NY Times -US News: "In Montana, Bears and Wolves Become Part of the Culture Wars"  + container ship story., flooding in Nashville   ---all the big news stories.   LA Times and Washington post checked, too: Yep no report of this incident.

[toomuchbaloney]

For decades the American anti-fascist movement had little to worry about...and then American conservatives embraced a racist authoritarian...now the country is wiggling with the activities and rallies of fascist sympathizers. It makes sense that the media outlets of the fascist supporting republican party would focus their energies and efforts on demonizing anti-fascist activism and protest. Deflection and projection are tools for tyranny. 

[nursel56]

On 3/29/2021 at 7:33 AM, NRSKarenRN said:

Hummmmmm... so "Freedom Rally"  social ads started in February. (before/after Capital riot???)  then counter protest Fascist Free 503 developed in response. 

When did spraying chemical irritant AT HUMANS become acceptable???

From above article:

Salem police declare anti-fascist protest at Oregon State Capitol unlawful assembly

Members of far-left groups dressed in all black spray chemical irritant in the truck of a far-right protester near the Oregon State Capitol in Salem, Oregon on Sunday, March 28, 2021.

Not a dribble of this news on CNN  "Ship in Suez Canal has been freed"

ABC "Derek Chauvin trial";   Phila. Inquirer National News "Container ship freed";  NY Times -US News: "In Montana, Bears and Wolves Become Part of the Culture Wars"  + container ship story., flooding in Nashville   ---all the big news stories.   LA Times and Washington post checked, too: Yep no report of this incident.

Since they can no longer build all of their "news" around Donald Trump's daily ad hoc policy initiatives based on his daily petty grievances they don't know what to do with themselves. They forgot how to go out there and create their own product.

So "antifa", "China", "election fraud", "law and order", until they run out of gas. 

On that last one, he indirectly used the death of George Floyd as a foil, so I shudder to think what he might have been tweeting about during this trial, and so grateful that noise has been removed.