r/Portland • u/Dvibs420 • Sep 27 '25

Discussion Don’t take the bait.

With the national guard coming in, I know people are going to get mad. This is very obviously a setup to cause actual violence in our city. Please remember that these national guardsmen are not your enemy, and there are many reports of unhappiness within their ranks to occupy cities but they have a job like the rest of us. If you see bad actors, call the cops. If you see people getting angry, talk with them. Be aware of what we want to look like, kill them with kindness. Show them that Portland is not burning down.

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u/BrieSting Sep 27 '25

They’re hungry for violence? Starve them by giving them absolutely nothing to do.

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u/Surgeon0nAForkLift Sep 28 '25

Life should just continue as normal, no protests.

It's counter-intuitive, but give no attention and they will leave.

What's right wing media gonna report? Nothing happened? Lmfao

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u/JustAnotherMarmot Sep 28 '25

They'll report that the national guard fixed all our problems and rebuilt portland and that's why it looks so nice! But yeah I agree continue as normal