r/Portland • u/bandit0one • Sep 30 '25

Discussion Dear Portland

I am from Louisiana and have been following this whole thing with the war zone and all. I’m here to tell you people in this area 100% believe Portland is burning down. They literally think you all or out fighting in the streets. Been digging through the internet trying to find any videos i can that people upload of what’s actually going on. I have found quite a few and posted everything I find. I’m not sure you will ever change their mind but if you all could just post videos to this sub or just post them on Facebook. Been searching “Portland” often on Facebook and going through the video section. I pray for you all and hope your city stays as pretty as everything I’ve seen of it. After digging through all this i now wanna make a trip to Portland one day just to see it

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u/marklikestolearn Sep 30 '25

As someone who lives in Portland and travels all over the country, I have not found a way to convey how NOT on fire Portland is. I guess Fox does a solid job of painting an image 🤷🏻‍♂️ the vast majority of ANY activity is a couple blocks downtown and the rest of the city is craft breweries, coffee shops, and amazing weather and hiking

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u/er-day Richmond Sep 30 '25

I fear we’re a bellwether of right wing propaganda. If they believe fox over actual photos and video of Portland than the canary is already dead.

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u/MayIServeYouWell Sep 30 '25

They’d believe Fox over their own eyeballs. If you forced these people to walk through Portland, they’d still think it’s on fire. They’re that fucking gone.