So, anyone here in Portland?

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If it doesn't bother someone, it's a parade not a protest.

Now I love a good parade, I've marched in a few as part of the University Band, but they aren't the same thing and should not be confused.

If the desired outcome is that the protests stop then I'm not clear, personally, how shooting anything, of any lethality, at the protesters would make them calm down and stop protesting. I guess if you killed them, there would eventually be a shortage of people present, but if that's off the table then you are looking at some combination of physical endurance and mental endurance.

I assume that the plan from the Feds is to just to just physically keep going longer than any Portland protesters. Maybe? That and mind games with people being bundled into unmarked vans-that would increase the stress levels for everyone involved I'm sure. It does seem flawed in that if the protests are still going when the election happens then you have a, let's call it mobilized, base. That's four months away, of course, but time is so weird right now I'm not sure what four months really means anymore.