"About 4,000 protesters took to the streets in Portland, Oregon
Thursday night; more than 20 were arrested as radicals turned the demonstration into a disgraceful spectacle. Portland is a beautiful
place, but it is run by permissive, progressive people. They have
allowed the downtown area to become a squatters' haven, full of drug
addicts and alcoholics who lay about, sometimes menacing passers-by.
It's a tough place to take kids. So it comes as no surprise that the
City of Roses has become ground zero for anarchy. The solution to
violent protest is to charge anyone who destroys property or hurts
another person with rioting But I can tell you that will not happen in Portland. Most of these anarchists will receive no punishment
whatsoever. And therein lies a very dangerous situation. The election
of Donald Trump has shaken the progressive community. In the space of
four days they have gone from having some power to nothing. President
Trump is not going to pander to the far left and they know it. That's
the way democracy goes - if the people believe political policies are
not working, they change the structure. And then we have the race
component. In Chicago, 49-year-old David Wilcox was beaten by two men
while a crowd screamed, 'Don't vote Trump!' That is a definite hate
crime, but Illinois does not categorize political violence in that way.
And based on Chicago's record, those thugs will receive very little punishment. That's why the Windy City is the most violent place in the country; the progressive structure will not stop the madness. Summing
up, a free election should be respected. Those who harm other people
and destroy property in the name of protest are criminals, and society
should punish them harshly."
The Factor invited reaction from Eric Bolling and Geraldo Rivera. "The
book should be thrown at anyone who hurt people or destroy property,"
Rivera said. "People in New York and Portland are destroying the
property of those with whom they have political affiliation, it is so
stupid for them to vent in this way. This is a divided country and we
have to bring people together." Bolling agreed that the violent
protests in Portland and elsewhere are way out of line. "Burn the flag
if you want, but when you hurt someone or shut down businesses you are hurting them. What are they trying to prove? The vast majority of
counties in America voted for Donald Trump." The Factor theorized,
"People who hate Trump are actually helping him because people will
feel sorry for Trump and hate these people."
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