,PORTL& ,MU/ ,BE ,DONE ) ,! ,OREGONIAN 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,GILLIS 

,TEXT 3 

,LA/ ,FRIDAY1 ,! ,OREGONIAN PUBLI%$ A /AFF $ITORIAL ?AT RESPOND$ TO ! POLICE BRUTALITY UNLEA%$ ON ,MAY ,DAY PROTE/]S BY LABEL+ ALL AN>*I/S AS 0PUNK FASCI/S40 ,?IS $ITORIAL -- PUBLI%$ BY ! CONS]VATIVE NEWSPAP] ?AT US$ TO BE A DAILY P[]H\SE 9 ! ,NOR?WE/ -- HAS BE5 R\NDLY D5\NC$ 9 MANY CIRCLES = ITS POLITICAL IGNORANCE1 OPPORTUNISM1 & MISREPRES5TATION ( ! FACTS4 ,:ILE SOME P>TICIPANTS 9 ! BLACK BLOC *UCK$ ,PEPSI CANS AT ALT-RI<T PROVOCATEURS & ! COPS1 ! ,PORTL& POLICE -- 9FAM\S = REHIR+ (FIC]S EXPOS$ AS NEONAZIS -- W]E ! CLE> AGGRESSORS1 AS IS ! 9H]5T NATURE ( POLICE4 

,!Y RESPOND$ TO ! M9OR ACTIONS ( A FEW BY BRUTALLY ATTACK+ ! 5TIRETY ( ! M>*3 9CLUD+ FAMILIES & ! DISABL$4 ,9 ! RESULT+ *AOS AS POLICE BEAT1 GASS$1 & *UCK$ GR5ADES AT PROTE/]S1 SOME MEMB]S ( ! BLACK BLOC RESPOND$ BY SMA%+ BANK & CORPORATE W9D[S1 & A FIRE WAS SET 9 AN 9T]SECTION AS AN IMP$IM5T TO SL[ ! ATTACK+ POLICE D[N4 ,! ,OREGONIAN'S ATTEMPTS TO PORTRAY ALL AN>*I/S AS RESPONSIBLE1 & FUR!RMORE AS 0FASCI/S10 IS BEYOND ATROCI\S4 ,ONE CANNOT HELP BUT JUXTAPOSE ?IS N>RATIVE ) ! POLICE'S FRI5DLY APPROA* TO 7& ! M$IA'S CRAV5 POSITIVE COV]AGE (7 :ITE NATIONALI/S :O M>*$ ?R\< A POOR IMMIGRANT NEI<BORHOOD 9 \T] ,EA/ ,PORTL& TWO DAYS PRIOR4 

,! ,OREGONIAN1 9 ITS BAIT+ RHETORICAL MANN]1 DEM&$ TO HE> FROM AN>*I/S4 ,! FOLL[+ IS BUT ONE ( MANY LETT]S TO ! $ITOR SUBMITT$ BY AN>*I/S FROM ,PORTL& & >\ND ! WORLD4 ,( C\RSE1 IT IS HI<LY D\BTFUL ,! ,OREGONIAN WILL PR9T A S+LE ONE3 

,H[ FITT+ ?AT ,! ,OREGONIAN W\LD USE A HOLIDAY 9T]NATIONALLY RECOGNIZ$ 9 COMMEMORATION ( EI<T AN>*I/S UNJU/LY PROSECUT$ & CONVICT$ 9 #ahhf TO LAUN* ITS [N HALF BAK$ CRUSADE4 ,MAY ,DAY HAS ALWAYS BE5 PRIM>ILY AN ,AN>*I/ HOLIDAY1 9 REMEMBRANCE ( \R ROLE AS ORGANIZ]S 9 ! ,LABOR MOVEM5T ?AT NORMALIZ$ ! #h-H\R DAY1 & AN>*I/S HAVE ALWAYS M>*$ ON ,MAY ,DAY 9 A V>IETY ( ORGANIZATIONS & CAPACITIES4 

,! ,OREGONIAN1 ON ! O!R H&1 HAS LONG S]V$ AS A RUNN+ DOG = ! ,POLICE & ! ,BUS9ESS ,ALLIANCE1 AGGRESSIVELY TWI/+ PUBLIC N>RATIVES TO B5EFIT & %IELD !M4 ,?IS WEEK1 IT HAS TRULY LIV$ UP TO ?IS TRADITION 9 ITS LAU<ABLE ATTEMPTS TO PA9T AN>*I/ P>TICIPANTS 9 ! M>* AS UNI=M1 ! POLICE NOT AS VIOL5T 9/IGATORS ( COLLECTIVE REPRESSION BUT AS JU/ RESPOND]S1 & ! P>TICIPANTS 9 ! BLACK BLOC :O %IELD$ WOM5 & *ILDR5 FROM POLICE ATTACKS AS \T TO 0M5ACE & CONTROL0 ! POPULATION4 

,BUT ( C\RSE ! JOB ( YELL[ J\RNALI/S HAS LONG BE5 TO PU% SU* ,ORWELLIAN HOGWA%4 ,9 ! #a#hS Y\ W]E ABLE TO R$EF9E 9 ! PUBLIC'S M9D A WORD LIKE 0AN->*Y0 ?AT LIT]ALLY MEANS 0)\T DOM9ATION0 9TO SOMEH[ MEAN+ 0A W> ( ALL V]SUS ALL04 ,N[ OP5 :ITE NATIONALI/S >M$ TO ! TEE? M>* D[N #h#bND SIEG HEIL+ & %OV+ BLACK RESID5TS & Y\ REPORT IT AS A 0FREE SPEE* M>*01 HAPPILY DRUMM+ UP A S+LE PREPO/]\S ANONYM\S ?REAT5+ EMAIL ?AT S\NDS LIKE NO ACTUAL LEFTI/ ON ! PLANET4 ,FRE$OM IS W>4 ,RACI/ ?UGS >E CIVIL LIB]T>IANS4 ,SELF-DEF5SE IS UNILAT]AL AGGRESSION4 

,E/ABLI%M5T RAGS LIKE ,! ,OREGONIAN HAVE PU%$ SU* LIES1 HAPPILY REPEAT+ ANY?+ ! COPS CLAIM AS FACT1 S9CE LONG BE=E ,I WAS BORN H]E 9 ,LITTLE ,BEIRUT4 ,BUT N[ PEOPLE >E WAK+ UP4 0,! ,TALE ( ,TWO ,M>*ES0 LA/ WEEK5D HAS BE5 TRULY ILLU/RATIVE4 ,OP5 NEONAZIS >E NORMALIZ$ & EMBRAC$ AS M]ELY 0,TRUMP VOT]S01 :ILE ACTUAL DEF5D]S ( LIB]TY MU/ REMA9 MASK$ AT M>*ES LE/ !Y BE EXPOS$ & GUNN$ D[N 9 ! /REETS ( ,PORTL& LIKE ANTI-RACI/ ACTIVI/ ,LUKE ,QU]N] WAS 9 #b#a#a4 

,IT'S NO SURPRISE ,! ,OREGONIAN C>ES MORE AB\T A FEW BROK5 W9D[S & A SMALL FIRE />T$ ?AN RESI/+ ACTUAL ATTEMPTS TO M5ACE & CONTROL4 ,NOR IS IT ANY SURPRISE !Y ATTEMPT TO PA9T ?OSE :O 5GAGE 9 MISDIRECT$ ATTEMPTS AT RESI/ANCE :ILE BE+ %OT & BEAT5 BY ! COPS AS 0FASCI/S0 TO DILUTE ! T]M & PROVIDE COV] = A REAL AU?ORIT>IAN POLICE /ATE & REAL :ITE NATIONALI/S4 ,BUT 5\< IS 5\<4 ,PORTL& MU/ BE DONE ) ,! ,OREGONIAN4 

,WILLIAM ,GILLIS1 

,COORD9AT+ ,DIRECTOR ( ,! ,C5T] = A ,/ATELESS ,SOCIETY 

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