Saturday, April 29th, was supposed to be the 82nd annual Avenue of Roses Parade in Portland, Oregon.
Why?
Organizers of the 82nd Avenue of Roses Parade announced Tuesday that the event will be canceled, for fear that the east Portland parade could be disrupted by “the type of riots which happen in downtown Portland.”
Threats by Antifa ended the Rose Parade.
Why would Antfa go after a parade about flowers?
This year’s parade was once again set to feature the Multnomah County Republican Party as one of the many groups slated to march, but that inclusion drew ire from some of the city’s left-leaning protest groups.
The county Republican Party was going to be the 67th float in the parade, which probably puts them somewhere behind the Boy Scouts, 4H, and the local roller derby team; but that was just still too much representation for Antifa to tolerate.
The email explicitly mentioned that at least 200 protesters were ready to “rush into the parade into the middle and drag and push [the Republican marchers] out.”
Antifa threatened to attack Republicans at the Rose Parade. Their justification for the threat of attack was:
“We will not give one inch to groups who espouse hatred toward LGBT, immigrants, people of color or others.”
It really doesn’t matter the personal beliefs of the individuals being attacked. This is collective punishment against Republicans because of what Antifa believes the Straw Man of the GOP they created believes.
Why did Antifa think they could get away with attacking the Rose Parade?
Because history told them they could.
“You have seen how much power we have downtown and that the police cannot stop us from shutting down roads so please consider your decision wisely,” the anonymous email said, referring to the violent riots that hit Portland after the 2016 presidential election, reported the Oregonian. “This is nonnegotiable.”
This is terrorism.
Berkeley Antifa got Ann Coulter shut down twice.
The Black Bloc, which is the tactic used by Antifa, previously got Milo’s speech shut down.
The Berkeley police “hands off” approach to the riots made them worse.
Antifa has learned that on the Blue, Left Coast of America, they rule. The police won’t try and stop them. They hold the power and can shut down whatever venue they want for whatever reason they want.
The terrorist have won.
These Antifa victories, let’s not lie that’s what they are, are emboldening to use more intimidation tactics.
When Daily Wire and Times of Israel blogger Elliott Hamilton made fun of Boston Antifa on Twitter, they responded with threats.
This will not stop unless law enforcement stops it, and it seems that in some parts of America, the powers that be are letting Antifa get away with their actions because of #TheResistance.
When Progressives are attacking the ALCU online for defending free speech, you know that the standard for what counts as a “Nazi” is set too low.
Antifa is hearing loud and clear that it can target anyone for any reason and get away with threatening or using violence to silence undesired opinions.
At this point there is no telling what will set these hair-trigger Brown-Shirted-snowflakes off. Even if you are not looking for a fight, they are ready to bring one.
Be careful and be armed.
Keep your head about you too. In times like this, social media is hugely valuable as a source of intelligence. People will often post about rallies and protests way ahead of time. If possible, view the group and fan pages of local Antifa and Antifa-like organizations. If you can get a heads up about a protest, you know where not to be.
It sucks playing chicken, but the first rule of a gunfight is to not get into one.