It's fucking brilliant. Mock everything the regime does. Show how unscary Portland is, and how things are fine.
this post was submitted on 13 Oct 2025
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Have these puppet things ever mocked them by pretending to harass and arrest one of their own in front of ice? I feel like that would be confusing for ice.
Sweet lord, this is a beautiful picture.
I need to get into this movement. These folks are brilliant.
I mean, honestly, if you really want to solidify the appearance of "not being a threat" this definitely works well. The problem is that the machine of state violence under fascism does not give a fuck. Non peaceful protest only works when the government has some care in the public response. It is useless if there is not an audience with power to convince of the injustice. Just ask the Palestinians during the Great March of Return (or countless other peaceful means of resistance throughout their history). No one with power gave a single fuck.
Dr. King’s policy was that nonviolence would achieve the gains … His major assumption was that if you are nonviolent, if you suffer, your opponent will see your suffering and will be moved to change his heart. That’s very good. He only made one fallacious assumption: In order for nonviolence to work, your opponent must have a conscience. The United States has none. - Stokely Carmichael
Waiting for the CIA to do a false flag event in one of these outfits to ban costumes like this. But I don't think they care enough. They aren't afraid of a video of police beating the shit out of a dude in a costume. They already put pepper spray in the air intakes.
Americans need to drop the MLK mindset and go Black Panther Party right fucking now.
Non violence cannot be the only response to further violence.
Trump might not have a conscience but certainly at least some of the soldiers who were ordered there will.
Fascism is Imperialism turned inwards. The US soldiers have been fine with it when we do it to other countries civilians. As long as they believe the narrative and the majority continue to follow orders it won't matter if a couple Joes have a conscience.
Why do you think Trump wants to bring in military when the police force is more than capable of brutalizing protesters? He wants that complete disconnection from any loyalty to the cities he invades.
You're kidding, right?
American police definitely do not have any loyalty to 'their' cities.
They do. Just not to the people of the city. There is still a conflict of power going on.
Wear a costume to your local no kings protest next week
We also had an emergency Naked Bike Ride
This is amazing. I love the sense of "There's an emergency. Quick,drop your pants and let's go!"
I also love the photos that show people in clear ponchos. Like, "I understand the functional benefit of clothes, but it has to be clear as a matter of principle."
I fkn love portland.
Weird is fun.
Weird is awesome.
Portland-weird is like "wherever-strong", but better.
This is all such a great answer. We can't shoot our way out of this, but goddamn, these people are making Trump look an ass in the media.
Anyone who has spent a few years in Chicago can tell you that we've been subjecting our friends and family to improv for decades.
Along with our rain. It makes me happy to know those fascist losers who dare step foot in our state are gonna feel Oregon's magnificent wrath. Gonna be cold and drizzly and rainy af. We love it. People not from here generally don't.
