Last night a wall of vets assembled in Portland to protect the peaceful protesters from the unmarked, federal "agents" in combat fatigues that Trump sent to the city to disrupt their cause in yet another violation of the U.S. Constitution.
video of the wall of veteransThe fact is, vets are starting to notice that there is something terribly wrong with what these agents are doing. Here's an excerpt from a recent article in the Guardian...
The Black L***s M****r protest in Portland looked to be winding down last Saturday night when US marine corps veteran Duston Obermeyer noticed a phalanx of federal officers emerge from the federal courthouse.
They shot teargas at the crowd and pushed a protester to the ground with such force that, Obermeyer said, she slid 6ft across the pavement.
The 42-year-old drove to Portland for his first protest after hearing the many recent reports of federal personnel in tactical gear emerging from unmarked cars with automatic weapons to pick up protesters. His plan was to observe first-hand what was happening.
But in that moment, he said, he realized he couldn’t stand by and simply watch.
The 6ft 4in, 275lb man walked up to the officers and asked whether they understood their oath to defend the constitution. Just a few feet away, Obermeyer was aware of another man, US navy veteran Chris David, asking virtually the same question.https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jul/24/portland-trump-order-federal-officers-veterans-protestsThese vets understand the oath because they all took it and their message to these federal agents is clear... If you have to choose between following orders and protecting the constitution - you protect the constitution. And now, vets like Obermeyer are coming to the shocking realization that Trump is issuing illegal orders.
Last night the wall of vets confirms this is not just a few isolated vets and the crisis in Portland that was created by Trump is starting to expose the ugly t***h behind what Trump is doing.
The fact is, Portland was on its way to peaceful negotiations over police reformation when Trump decided to send in federal forces. He said it was to protect people and property from violent protesters. Portland looked around and said "what violent protesters?"
Apparently, there's an ulterior motive.
Just to emphasize the point, the normal process is for local or state authorities to handle civil unrest and *IF* they need help THAT is when they ask for federal assistance. But Trump never got that request. He sent in forces on his own initiative instead.
Why?
We can only guess but current conditions make the guessing pretty easy and it's not a pretty picture...
After four years of making America worse than ever, Trump is desperate to stay in office so he can remain protected from justice. I think it's highly probable that Trump thinks he can improve his chances this e******n by staging a situation that will make him look like a hero (at least to his base). For this to work the story needs to start with violent protesters wreaking havoc and it needs to end with Trump's forces arresting those criminals and restoring order. But what if there aren't any violent protesters? That's where provocation comes in. Start punching people in the face until they start punching back and now you have violent people.
This is not a new trick, we just haven't seen a U.S. president use it before. It's more commonly found in street situations where bad cops try to get detainees to do something they can use as an excuse to take them down with. So the key here is to provoke the protesters into committing violent acts and that appears to be exactly what these federal agents are trying to do. If it works they can "control" the situation... arrest a bunch of people and "restore order".
The only other motive I can think of is even worse... If Trump loses the e******n he can retain power by declaring a national emergency and initiating marshal law. For this he would need the same situation to happen in cities across multiple states and well, it appears he is indeed sending federal agitators to other cities now including Chicago, again without being invited.
These are just educated guesses of course. And they may seem far-fetched to us because our nation has been so stable for so long, but Trump is leaving us without any alternative theories, except the narrative he is trying to create, which we can see is BS.
I'm just glad to see that a lot the men and women who took the oath to protect our constitution haven't forgotten what that means and that they can recognize in Trump the public enemy that he is. I sincerely hope we can save America and send Trump to prison through a peaceful e******n and constitutional justice.
Last night a wall of vets assembled in Portland to... (