For John, BLUF: Aside from Andy Ngo, no one seeemed to have been reporting on the underside of protests (and associated rioting, looting and burning) in Portland and other locations. Nothing to see here; just move along.
From Michael's Dispatches, by Reporter Michael Yon, 30 September 2020.
Here is the lede plus three:
I've been talking with various law enforcement here in Portland. Morale very low. Chance they will walk off after next Mayorial election in November? I do not know, but that number is significantly higher than zero.Mr Michael Yon is a former Special Forces soldier and a free lance reporter from Afghnistan to Iraq and beyond. He is well qualified to talk about terrorism and insurgency.Current Mayor, Ted Wheeler, is weak and indecisive. Too weak to clean up this town.
Challenger, Sarah Iannarone, overtly sympathizes with the terror group euphemistically known as ANTIFA. I was at their BLM/ANTIFA protest Saturday night where they called for mass arson and genocide against white people, demanding, "White people! We got your attention now!?" (Answer: Yes.)
During my Monday interview with John Batchelor and Gordon Chang, we talked offline about John's experiences from the 1960s counterculture. John cautioned that he knows people who were arrested and it "ruined their lives." John said this numerous times: "Ruined their lives."
I wonder if lives will, indeed, be ruined in these days of no consequences for those arrested. It doesn't appear that way these days, but memories are long and records can be squirreled away in many places.
I recommend folks follow Michael for a while to see what he uncovers and intuits about the situation.
Hat tip to the InstaPundit.
Regards — Cliff
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