Portland Antifa Block Cars, Demand People Raise Fists, Smash Businesses, in Memory of RBG

By Nick Arama | 5:30 PM on September 20, 2020

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Antifa in Portland had a “direct action” march, seemingly in memory of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

But indeed, it involved everything RBG would have decried.

Yes, Ginsburg was a liberal. But she was a liberal who believed passionately in America and its institutions. RBG decried things like kneeling for the anthem and burning the flag as “dumb” and something with which she didn’t agree.

“I think it’s really dumb of them,” the Supreme Court justice said. “Would I arrest them for doing it? No. I think it’s dumb and disrespectful. I would have the same answer if you asked me about flag burning. While she apologized later after there was a backlash and said she should have withheld comment, it was clear that she was not in favor of such things and wouldn’t be a fan of rioting. It’s disgusting on its own, but even more so when they try to use her image in the process.

But Antifa didn’t care about that, defiling Portland and RBG’s memory by reportedly using her face in their promotion and then going around the city, smashing up businesses and people’s property.

Not a single arrest overnight (19–20 Sept.) in Portland as a large mob of BLM-antifa marched through downtown, smashing up businesses. They then held a street dance party in front of central precinct to celebrate how there were no cops. #PortlandRiots https://t.co/zLflASV1RW pic.twitter.com/XF6C1criYS

— Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) September 20, 2020

Smashing Starbucks, which has done everything they can to be as woke as possible. That doesn’t save them.

Antifa are smashing up a Starbucks in downtown Portland tonight. #PortlandRiots pic.twitter.com/9nft4RoXtf

— Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) September 20, 2020

They also smashed Chipotle.

Windows were also smashed out at Chipotle with workers inside #PortlandProtests
Clipped from @after_theaction pic.twitter.com/xDN30GBqSh

— Kitty Shackleford (@KittyLists) September 20, 2020

Lighting a flag on fire, something which RBG would have condemned.

This flag was burned in honor of RBG #Portlandprotests pic.twitter.com/5PuzmZo0ZO

— Kitty Shackleford (@KittyLists) September 20, 2020

Not only did they smash businesses, they blocked the road for hours. They demanded that this guy do a black power/socialist fist and declare “Black Lives Matter” before they would let him through.

BLM-antifa in Portland took over the street outside the central police precinct after smashing up businesses. They’ve blocked the road for hours. They make the passenger of this car give the black power salute & chant, “Black Lives Matter.” #PortlandaRiots pic.twitter.com/YHljeAAnQ3

— Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) September 20, 2020

But then they allegedly smashed up the truck he was in so raising the fist didn’t save him.