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Insurrection Efforts in Portland and Seattle Rage On... Without Democrat Outrage

Over the last week, following Joe Biden's inauguration, mayhem has encapsulated Portland and Seattle.

In Portland, more than 150 people gathered - in all black clothing and gas masks - outside the U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement building, chanting "Abolish ICE," throwing rocks and eggs and vandalizing the building. Six people were arrested and officers declared an unlawful assembly.

The day prior, 200 other far-left rioters carrying "we don't want Biden, we want revenge" signs smashed windows at the Democratic Party of Oregon building, a total of eight arrested.

Similarly in Seattle, Antifa rioters marched in protest of Biden's inauguration, breaking windows at a courthouse and multiple businesses. Three people were arrested on charges ranging from property damage to felony assault. One protester said confrontation is sometimes necessary.

"Direct action is beyond the picket signs in the street," she told KOMO, per Fox News. "It's taking that a step further and it's willing to be confrontational, if needed."

To no surprise, all of this is going on with barely any reaction from team left.

In the days following the Capitol riot, the mainstream media had a field day. Here are some of the headlines:

"Breaking News: Domestic terrorists violently storm nation's capitol in Trump- influence coup attempt" - Milwaukee Independent

"How the news media covered domestic terrorism on Capitol Hill" - CNN

"Among the Insurrectionists at the Capitol" - The New Yorker

"Capitol Insurrectionists Said They Were Following Trump's Orders" - Huff Post

Meanwhile, the insurrectionists in Portland and Seattle are referred to as "demonstrators" and"protesters." Take a look:

"Four people charged in Portland after demonstrators vandalized federal ICE building, Democratic Party state headquarters" - CNN

"Small Inauguration Day protests in Portland, Seattle lead to about a dozen arrests" - USA Today

"Oregon Democratic Party offices vandalized amid post-inauguration protests" - NBC News

This violence isn't new.

Over the summer, BLM and Antifa insurrectionists smashed their way into Portland's Multnomah County Justice Center, which houses the Sheriff's Office, a police station and jail. Rioters ransacked the ground floor, hoping to free prisoners. Upon failure, they set it on fire.

For four months, riots blanketed Portland every single night. Extremists set streets and buildings on fire, assaulted officers with concrete and mortar explosives, and looted businesses. More than 277 officer injuries were reported by the Department of Homeland Security in Portland.

Seattle also saw a summer of violence. Rioters there even made their own autonomous zone.

Again, just hours after rioters stormed the Capitol in Washington, Antifa tried to break into the Portland Courthouse. On one wall, they spray-painted the Antifa logo and warned "the state can no longer suppress us."

Yet no national media reported on the anti-government insurrection in Portland, and barely any democrat leaders condemned it.

The double standard that surrounds political violence should be condemned. Violence is violence, regardless of political affiliation.

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AlleyCat is one of the several people who dominate Rudy on an almost
daily basis, keeping their bootheels on his little pencil neck to the
amusement of all.

Rudy's Denial of Reality

Many people, like Rudy deny truths even when presented with irrefutable evidence.

There's an old (and corny) joke, which goes:

What is "denial?"

It's a river in Egypt."

There's another meaning of "denial" in psychoanalytic theory: A psychological defense we all use at times to reduce our anxiety when something feels particularly disturbing.

Finally, there is a particular type of "denial" we are witnessing nowadays:

When seemingly intelligent and sane adults vehemently deny truths despite a body of irrefutable data.

(THAT'S our Rudy!)

This type of denial is akin to Stephen Colbert's "truthiness" in that these deniers adamantly refuse to accept verified facts because they get in the way of their own rigid ideas.

In psychiatry, the word "delusion" means a firm belief in some idea which is known to be false, and it can be a symptom of paranoia or psychosis. While the believers in untruths are mentally ill, they do strongly adhere to their false credos in spite of clear evidence to the contrary which is presented to them, especially if based on scientific findings.

These deniers are indeed "true believers" for whom there is only One Absolute Truth.

The writings of their texts are taken literally or reinterpreted to suit their prejudice and hate.

This kind of closed-mindedness is prevalent in every country of the world. Call it zealotry, bigotry or fanaticism, these ultra-controlling beliefs are dangerous to our civic morale. Worse, they give a quasi-intellectual rationale for a momentum towards control, misanthropy, and hate.

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