I didn’t realize waving our country’s flag was an ideological stance. I thought that flag was supposed to represent all of us. Good job KOIN6 for pushing a narrative to increase hostilities.
No, it was because it was organized by the proud boys, whom are undeniably right wing. How can you cry more about being called right wing than you care about them assaulting counter protesters with bear mace. Massive cry bully behavior. "wHy U cALl Us RiGHt wInG? ALl wE dId WaS AsSAuLt PeOpLe FoR DisAgReeIng WiTh Us!!!11!"
@@Axxilles Sounds like the antifa group attacking everyone, even themselves on some occasions, who are vandalizing and destroying everything. The same group who are outwardly racist towards people who don't share their ideology? The cops won't stop them mainly because of the corporate media who have demonized them for everything (their masters) resulting in backlashes for anything they do so, it seems other civilians need to step up and I'm glad that they do. You should question your own stance when your own views of the world line up with most of the corporations, the big tech oligarchy, the government, and mainstream media. Congratulations, the left became the culture, i.e., now the government And now that you are apart of that system, you too can now experience the counter-culture.
Being a proud citizen of the country and not trying to undermine it from the inside is “right wing?!” I’m libertarian and would have been right there with anyone peacefully assembling and displaying our nation’s flag. I’m retired Army. Since I wore a flag on my uniform daily, does that make me “right wing?” Fix your definition and stop labeling people. Seems awfully stereotypical. Poorly educated media right here.
The proud boys were the ones who organized the event. They're pretty right wing. Sucks that you care more about crying that they're being called right wing than you are about them assaulting people with riot mace and bats just for counter protesting. Like, you really watched this and all you took away is "media bad, they called right wing people right wing!" And care nothing for the people who they were assaulting with riot mace and bats. You right wingers are truly lost. Pretending to care about this nation but not speaking up when people are assaulted for their beliefs. You have destroyed all meaning in the word "patriot".
The loud boys are not very bright. This ragged band of Dotards for Dirty Donald got tagged good with more video and audio for the FBI and the grand juries??
@@Axxilles Try to actually understand what happened, The Proud Boys reserved a park to wave Flags around in. They weren't blocking traffic or disrupting peoples dinners. The Antifa folks found out about it and showed up at the same park with the intent of confrontation. If the reverse had occurred , I would say Antifa had every right to hold a peaceful display and would not fault them for fighting back. Why are you folks so blinded by Ideology that you cannot coexist with others of differing viewpoints ? Honestly, The side that supports Free Speech is the side every Liberty loving person should be on.
Unless they win. Counter-Revolutionary Action is a crime treated worse than Treason, and punishment is more brutal too without any chance for clemency.
I have to agree with some of the other comments here. Don’t we all still live in America? Right and left? If waving an American flag is right wing ideology what is left wing ideology?
the left runs around beating up small business owners, burning their businesses down to the groud, beating up elderly asians, bulding autonomous zones where they segregate people by race, screaming at American citizens who are enjoying dinner at restaurants and threatening violence if they dont kneel down to marxist ideologies, pulling citizens out of their cars to beat them, waving ccp flags, waving sickle hammer flags, and waving Marxist salute flag.
@@Postulatedstate I WAS a democrat too and like your grandma I I also did none of those things. I wouldn't consider myself a conservative but I now find I have much more in common with the right than the left. Times have changed and so have the political parties. Anarchy, socialism, and communism are all far left. It seems like if you're anywhere even close to the center you're automatically labeled right wing and I'll take that any day over the utter insanity I'm seeing from the left.
Listen more closely. 🤔 She described what the people with right win ideology were doing: They were waving flags. She did NOT say that waving flags was right wing ideology. Edit: What's sad is that people often fail to listen to understand. Often we would be better served to listen twice (2 ears) and speak once (1 mouth).
I Love how the reporter refered to the flag waving people as "people with right wing ideas" And she mentioned the Proud Boys and"Another group" No mention of antifa despite their flags ect. The bias is disgusting..No Wonder I haven't watched local news in Years
@@oliverjennings9297 They were. Im saying they aren't right-wing because of the flags, im saying they're right-wing because they are white supremacist's.. what about that is so hard to grasp
@@snaggalfrash9013 No, he lives in yours and all other fascist' heads, rent free which is why y'all keep mentioning him. I see u were indoctrinated in school and college too.
"Right wing ideology going on there." Are you hearing yourself? Those people are Americans with American flags. That you separate that as something as one-sided speaks volumes of your bias.
@DEADMAN TV right wing ideology= got your ass arrested jan 6, deleted all electronic footprints, currently underground, got got by trumps fake rigged election claim, waiting any day for that 6 am knock, ha ha ha, you wish it was fake but you can't sleep at night. But Trump said he would lead the charge, but chickened out, but says he loves you for being losers and believing him
"you can see there's still a flag wave going on behind me with some people with some right wing ideology there uhm"... "internet chatter between proud boys and an apposing group".. -journalism 2021
Why are they saying proud boy's are clashing with antifa???? It's always antifa clashing with proud boy's!!! We need more proud boy's!!! Not more mama's boy's!!
I proudly wave the American flag on my home. Because of this, I am labelled a person with right wing ideology, according to the reporter. She makes this sound like an evil thing. I fly the flag in honor of those who have fought for my freedom including an uncle, a medic in Burma, shot and killed while he was saving another's life.
The news got this all wrong, it was a Cosplay-Dungeons & Dragons misfits, clash of the nerds with tatts and ZZ Top beards. The United States of Anarchy keeps on giving. BTW That was not a "Riot" this was a bunch of Americas finest playing in a park. A "Riot" is what happened in the summer of 2020. Wake up Koin6.
Hey Joe ask Antifa to stand down and walk away, even better send Harris out , since she doesn't want to go the the boarder she can head over she can cackle her way in. This should scared 😱 them.
Waving your country’s flag is not “Right Wing Ideology.” What is wrong with this news station? These people would have a heart attack if they drove through Tennessee. We put flags on everything!
Indigenous Peoples Report: “Yeah, we’re here live with a group of white people who thinks everything is theirs fighting another group of white people who think everything is theirs. Back to you, Running Bear”.
So the so called indigenous people owned the entire US?? FYI they migrated from Asia across the land bridge thousands of years ago. You can give all your wealth to the tribes if that makes you feel better
@@thankmelater295 You mean the Bering Land Straight migration theory 20,000 years ago? Way to be up on your contemporary history. Is that why they find Polynesian DNA markers in South America? It was a joke, snowflake. Go back to Europe if you don’t like it 🖕🏽
@@thankmelater295 With less than 3000 of my people left after these folks came here and commited genocide yeah they might owe us something.We should have let their ancestors starve on the beaches.
Once again, who/which group had the permit in advance to hold the rally at the park and which group showed up spoiling for a confrontation/fight? Same as always is and will be.
"Proud boys and an opposing group"??? "Some right wing people" with American flags? ??? I hope this ideologue in a reporter costume catches a clue one day.
I didn’t realize waving our country’s flag was an ideological stance. I thought that flag was supposed to represent all of us. Good job KOIN6 for pushing a narrative to increase hostilities.
My thoughts exactly!
Thank you for noticing that. What can you expect from an Oregon newscaster. It is a sickness that is obviously contagious to all Oregonians.
They brought their flags so they could beat cops with them if they had the opportunity.
It'll be a crime soon.
FAKE "patriots" -- Nazi's waving American Flags ?? Same Nazi's who voted for Dirty Rump's Insurrection!
"Right wing ideology" because they're waving an American flag? Some top notch, unbiased journalism there!
No, it was because it was organized by the proud boys, whom are undeniably right wing.
How can you cry more about being called right wing than you care about them assaulting counter protesters with bear mace.
Massive cry bully behavior. "wHy U cALl Us RiGHt wInG? ALl wE dId WaS AsSAuLt PeOpLe FoR DisAgReeIng WiTh Us!!!11!"
@@Axxilles 👈 Works for KOIN 6!
@@Axxilles You talk a lot of shit for someone who was too scared to be there. 😂
I mean, it's not like any leftist would be caught dead waving that flag.
@@Axxilles Sounds like the antifa group attacking everyone, even themselves on some occasions, who are vandalizing and destroying everything. The same group who are outwardly racist towards people who don't share their ideology? The cops won't stop them mainly because of the corporate media who have demonized them for everything (their masters) resulting in backlashes for anything they do so, it seems other civilians need to step up and I'm glad that they do. You should question your own stance when your own views of the world line up with most of the corporations, the big tech oligarchy, the government, and mainstream media. Congratulations, the left became the culture, i.e., now the government
And now that you are apart of that system, you too can now experience the counter-culture.
Right-wing ideology? You don't say left-wing ideology to describe BLM or antifa.
Antifa are anarchists, not lefties.
@@Imnottapinata Antifa remind me of Hitler's brown shirts.
@@marshamarshamarsha4567 That's cause they are the true fascists.
@@Imnottapinata they aren't anarchists. Anarchists are 16 and full of angst. They are fascist assholes that destroy everything they touch.
@@marshamarshamarsha4567 same, but also Vanilla ISIS members as well...Yeehawdists lol
So proud boys had the permit but media reports them as clashing with Antfa. It should be other way around. Koin you are fake
I have seen ANTIFA crash their rallies and throw bottles of urine at them.
great point.
@@marshamarshamarsha4567 they deserve it
Proud Boys are now deemed terrorists
ANTIFA isn’t 🤣
@@marshamarshamarsha4567
Turned you on? Trump Tampon 🤣
Being a proud citizen of the country and not trying to undermine it from the inside is “right wing?!” I’m libertarian and would have been right there with anyone peacefully assembling and displaying our nation’s flag. I’m retired Army. Since I wore a flag on my uniform daily, does that make me “right wing?” Fix your definition and stop labeling people. Seems awfully stereotypical. Poorly educated media right here.
The proud boys were the ones who organized the event. They're pretty right wing.
Sucks that you care more about crying that they're being called right wing than you are about them assaulting people with riot mace and bats just for counter protesting.
Like, you really watched this and all you took away is "media bad, they called right wing people right wing!" And care nothing for the people who they were assaulting with riot mace and bats.
You right wingers are truly lost. Pretending to care about this nation but not speaking up when people are assaulted for their beliefs. You have destroyed all meaning in the word "patriot".
Where you attribute media incompetence, I attribute malice.
Operational was the one that don't like pepper but got a plate full of it in the video.. Thank you for your service sir!
The loud boys are not very bright. This ragged band of Dotards for Dirty Donald got tagged good with more video and audio for the FBI and the grand juries??
@@Axxilles Try to actually understand what happened, The Proud Boys reserved a park to wave Flags around in. They weren't blocking traffic or disrupting peoples dinners. The Antifa folks found out about it and showed up at the same park with the intent of confrontation. If the reverse had occurred , I would say Antifa had every right to hold a peaceful display and would not fault them for fighting back. Why are you folks so blinded by Ideology that you cannot coexist with others of differing viewpoints ? Honestly, The side that supports Free Speech is the side every Liberty loving person should be on.
When the news is scared to say the name of a group you know thats the right one to pummel.
Unless they win.
Counter-Revolutionary Action is a crime treated worse than Treason, and punishment is more brutal too without any chance for clemency.
Approves
@@thewhitecommunity Send Preparation H ASAP to Dirty Donald Trump for his sore ass in 2021 COD!
ANYONE with that attitude you have needs a jail sentence.
The very beginning of the vid they name the proud boys and antifa...
The Proud Boys against "an opposing group?" Why don't you say Antifa, it's in your story title?
Bc antifa isn’t real
@@oliverjennings9297 lol. Good one.
I have to agree with some of the other comments here. Don’t we all still live in America? Right and left? If waving an American flag is right wing ideology what is left wing ideology?
Waving a Chinese 🇨🇳.
the left runs around beating up small business owners, burning their businesses down to the groud, beating up elderly asians, bulding autonomous zones where they segregate people by race, screaming at American citizens who are enjoying dinner at restaurants and threatening violence if they dont kneel down to marxist ideologies, pulling citizens out of their cars to beat them, waving ccp flags, waving sickle hammer flags, and waving Marxist salute flag.
My grandma was a Democrat and she did none of those things.
Left-wing ideology is fascism!
@@Postulatedstate I WAS a democrat too and like your grandma I I also did none of those things. I wouldn't consider myself a conservative but I now find I have much more in common with the right than the left. Times have changed and so have the political parties. Anarchy, socialism, and communism are all far left. It seems like if you're anywhere even close to the center you're automatically labeled right wing and I'll take that any day over the utter insanity I'm seeing from the left.
It's sad when holding an American flag is considered having right wing ideology
You beat me to that comment.
Totally agree, fascists trying to co-opt our USA flag. Disgusting.
And Antifa was described as "another organization"
Listen more closely. 🤔
She described what the people with right win ideology were doing: They were waving flags.
She did NOT say that waving flags was right wing ideology.
Edit: What's sad is that people often fail to listen to understand. Often we would be better served to listen twice (2 ears) and speak once (1 mouth).
So waving an American flag makes someone “right wing?” Our country is in trouble.
Don't worry the flag will soon change.
🇺🇸 out
🏳️🌈 in
@@Marinealver Doubt.
In today's world , yes
America has fallen! Biden/ Harris/ Obama!! We're all in trouble!!
@@Marinealver Imagine being such a little man scared and afraid of gay people.
I Love how the reporter refered to the flag waving people as "people with right wing ideas" And she mentioned the Proud Boys and"Another group" No mention of antifa despite their flags ect. The bias is disgusting..No Wonder I haven't watched local news in Years
The Anarchy symbol is internationally recognized -- but not by this news station! Comic, indeed -- and an unhealthy bias.
Awesome job of reporting...very insightful
Well.... proud boys broke into congress. Antifa vandalized businesses..... so you’re telling me what!
@@OO-nb2kt He's telling you this reporter is an anti-American tool.
@@OO-nb2kt really?!? One day vs. months and months of destruction and violence! And those “businesses” are people’s livelihoods not just property!
This is America if you find our nation's flag offensive leave god bless America and the proudboys
But when you see protesters you hate them. So with you this is all about simply hating the other side?
@@blogintonblakley2708 when your hell bent on the destruction of this country and are responsible for burning down Cities then yes I am
@@stevewilkins4805 What cities have burned down?
@@blogintonblakley2708 Seattle Minneapolis etc
Not to mention the countless city's and towns they went into causing millions of dollars In damages
sounds like its good day to sit on porch and clean my guns.
😆 😆
I am.
It's always a "blast"
Then you can dirty them again.
Wow wow
“Right-wing ideology there”. A bunch of American flags…
it because its the proud boys, a right leaning group
Ok they were flying American flags at the capital
@@oliverjennings9297 They were. Im saying they aren't right-wing because of the flags, im saying they're right-wing because they are white supremacist's.. what about that is so hard to grasp
@@mooshiushi5825 oh my apologies
@@mooshiushi5825 i misunderstood
Portland should let the proud boys go downtown and take care of Antifa since they won’t let the cops do anything.
Right ON!
Antifa is short for “anti fascist” so you guys are fascists…
disgusting when some dizzy little girl sees old glory wavers as the bad guys.
The only fascists in that park were the ironically named antifa.
Nah. You're salty cuz Trump lost
@@blondegirlsezthis8798 you happy with sleepy Joe? Your username is too on the nose lmfao
@@blondegirlsezthis8798 i bet u take it in the a.s dont ya probably by right wingers u claim to hate ....its true right
@@snaggalfrash9013 No, he lives in yours and all other fascist' heads, rent free which is why y'all keep mentioning him. I see u were indoctrinated in school and college too.
@@blondegirlsezthis8798 didn't lose the election, it was stolen by a senile old fool called sleepy joe.
"Right wing ideology going on there." Are you hearing yourself? Those people are Americans with American flags. That you separate that as something as one-sided speaks volumes of your bias.
Exactly what hit me. Glad that you saw it as well.
Same here, I was shocked! ...and they had a permit!
God bless the proud boys. They aren’t a hate group like the lying media would make everyone believe
Lmao of course they are
The only thing we hate is antifa and any other anti american scum
@@jacobstockton8885 amen. God bless the proud boys and what they stand for.
@@kingllort2162 God bless ANTIFA! They are true American patriots! 🇺🇸
“Antifa harassed, stalked and attacked proud boys.” A Correct title
Right wing you mean they care about our country. I guess you would rather see them destroy downtown.
Yes they cared by storming the capitol
Losers that consider themselves patriots.
Right wing ideology= Patriotic Americans.
Completely wrong
@DEADMAN TV right wing ideology= got your ass arrested jan 6, deleted all electronic footprints, currently underground, got got by trumps fake rigged election claim, waiting any day for that 6 am knock, ha ha ha, you wish it was fake but you can't sleep at night.
But Trump said he would lead the charge, but chickened out, but says he loves you for being losers and believing him
Right wing? Waving American Flags is RIGHT WING!?
"Right wing ideology"? How about we call it AMERICAN PATRIOTISM.
I gave this a 👍🏼 until that reporter said waving an American flag shows a “Right Wing Ideology”
Now it gets 👎🏼
Did this woman just say waving American flags is a right wing ideology? Are u serious?
No, they usually wave a Confederate flag or Nazi flag
If freedom is a right wing veiw; what are you spewing
"you can see there's still a flag wave going on behind me with some people with some right wing ideology there uhm"... "internet chatter between proud boys and an apposing group"..
-journalism 2021
"Some people with a right wing ideology over there" they have American flags and a captain America shirt, relax lmao
Don't remember Captain America being so obese
@@charlesm2437 has literally nothing to do with what I was talking about, aren't you guys against bodyshaming anyways?
@@_thoughtcriminal_9102 BAM
Go proud boys!
Some of the Few Heros we have anymore
I’m pretty sure antifa got there asses kicked!! Lol! I need to see those videos!
@@makiawilks3040 no you didn’t. Your lies don’t work here. 🖕🏻antifa
@@makiawilks3040 hahaha someone’s got jokes.
They did and they ran away just to cry on twitter that the big bad proud boys beat them up for being communist cunts. Cant wait to do it again
Thanks Proud Boys, its nice to see MEN not scared to stand against commies. Unlike the local government
They are the modern day Minute men! As the rest of the country Watches
lol they’re domestic terrorists terrorizing communities that don’t adopt Trumps dictatorship
You must have no idea what communism is then, must have some severe form of conservative brain rot.
Why are they saying proud boy's are clashing with antifa???? It's always antifa clashing with proud boy's!!! We need more proud boy's!!! Not more mama's boy's!!
So... American flags represent "Right Wing Idiology"???
These talking heads are an embarrassment to journalism.
Why does this reporter not say Antifa? And why is she wearing a black cap that Antifa usually wears?
So she can virtue signal to the Antifa types im on your side, don't come harrass me.
Bless those fine patriots!
I proudly wave the American flag on my home. Because of this, I am labelled a person with right wing ideology, according to the reporter. She makes this sound like an evil thing. I fly the flag in honor of those who have fought for my freedom including an uncle, a medic in Burma, shot and killed while he was saving another's life.
God Bless Him Nancy!
@@arthurcrosby304 Thank you Arthur Crosby! My uncle was only twenty-one years old.
Well koi your coverage on antifa didn't go over to well why don't you bring in sleepy Joe for excitement .
I love it how she says Flag waiving is Right Wing Ideology.. How about we just call it Patriotism and stop with the division and hate??
Proud Boys taking out the TRASH
I feel so sorry for Oregon city. So many crazy people on the left. I support the flag .
The news got this all wrong, it was a Cosplay-Dungeons & Dragons misfits, clash of the nerds with tatts and ZZ Top beards. The United States of Anarchy keeps on giving. BTW That was not a "Riot" this was a bunch of Americas finest playing in a park. A "Riot" is what happened in the summer of 2020. Wake up Koin6.
Accurate
I'm going to have to agree with that.
Hey Joe ask Antifa to stand down and walk away, even better send Harris out , since she doesn't want to go the the boarder she can head over she can cackle her way in. This should scared 😱 them.
Better to send the FBI in to arrest some more proud lady boys just like they did after January 6th
Waving your country’s flag is not “Right Wing Ideology.” What is wrong with this news station? These people would have a heart attack if they drove through Tennessee. We put flags on everything!
Indigenous Peoples Report: “Yeah, we’re here live with a group of white people who thinks everything is theirs fighting another group of white people who think everything is theirs. Back to you, Running Bear”.
😆
So the so called indigenous people owned the entire US?? FYI they migrated from Asia across the land bridge thousands of years ago. You can give all your wealth to the tribes if that makes you feel better
@@thankmelater295 the fuck does that have do with anything?
@@thankmelater295 You mean the Bering Land Straight migration theory 20,000 years ago? Way to be up on your contemporary history. Is that why they find Polynesian DNA markers in South America? It was a joke, snowflake. Go back to Europe if you don’t like it 🖕🏽
@@thankmelater295 With less than 3000 of my people left after these folks came here and commited genocide yeah they might owe us something.We should have let their ancestors starve on the beaches.
Good, we need the Proud Boys now more then ever.
Clean the streets. I'm so proud of my boys!! Uhuru 👌
Just admit you're racist.
Right wing ideology? How about about true Americans that love their country?
Looks like the Proud Boys won!
...a free trip to prison courtesy of the FBI
@@timcombs3027 The corrupt FBI.
@@timcombs3027 please don’t tell me you’re an abolish the police person and support the fbi, lmfao
Proud Boys for the win.
This is the BEST live-action role playing I've ever seen in my life.
Larping at its best.
Oh no the American flag must be a bunch of OH YEAH AMERICANS
What do they think will happen if they don't do anything about this lawlessness people are going to stank up.
Flag waving patriots🇺🇸
"People with right wing ideology" then they zoom in on the guy wearing a union shirt
So you're admiting you're not Americans, MSM?
How do you say you're Anti-American Without Saying you're Anti American??
That's an antifa hat the reporter is wearing.smh
Dominican from Da Boogie Down Bronx Showing Love for All of The Proud Boys
Why does it always have to be right wing ideology? Why can't it just be Americans standing up for their country?
Because that’s bullshit...
@@Kekeepmotion Because what's bullshit? Enlighten me, please
You sure the Proud Boys started this, they HAD THE PERMIT NEEDED!
MAGA
Look how waving an American flag became a rignt wing ideology 🤣🤣🤣🤣 these people are evil
Some right wing ideologies. That the media for ya lol.
The woman starts by saying right wing Ideology ..Guess what they're holding American flags and they Love our country
"right wing ideology", lol
Go get them pride boys
Proud boys v Soy boys
😂😂😂
Put it down for P-town Proud Boys!!!!
& we are not saying the name of the other party "why"
pathetic that you get labeled these days as a proud boy or racist if you want to protect civil rights and keep government from getting too big.
I see Portland is a fun place. Especially at night. Great night life!!!! or one filled with death and/or destruction. A fiery place to be.
This was Oregon City, but yes, it is.
@@makiawilks3040 I know. My comment was directed to the TV Station.
To fly the American flag you're considered right wing. Whatever
Semper fi
Pbs kick ass
🖕🏻antifa
"Some people with some right wing ideology..." Oh, you mean those American patriots who are trying to save our country?
another word. Trump supporters vs Antifa
trump supporters vs biden supporters
I commented on this video 2 hours ago- and it's not here now.
RUclips censorship in action.
This shits so funny reminds me of high school back in the 90’s
Dude. None of this is "funny" pull you head from your ass and get serious.
It's funny that I can tell exactly what happened by how the words are being twisted in this clip. So dishonest it becomes accidently truthful.
With some right wing ideology? WTF does that mean. Patriotic? FFS. And her hat is ridiculous.
Jan 6th was patriotic......????
@@Puppet2183 where the fuck in my comment did I say that? Don’t do that. Fucking gaslighting games.
KOIN sucks!!!
Right wing ideology wtf? If you got to tell me that it ain't the news.
Once again, who/which group had the permit in advance to hold the rally at the park and which group showed up spoiling for a confrontation/fight? Same as always is and will be.
" ring wing Ideology" Just when you thought the News couldnt get any more stupid. LMAO
I agree...But it's Not even funny anymore..Time for us to get Real
How is waving an American flag right wing? Lol the delusion
“Right wing ideology.” Lol.
They need to send those proud girls to prison.
00:28 So flag waving is now right wing ideology.
That reporter just made me 🤮
Proud American great job boys
News reporter needed to be put in the middle of it, and then sees who saves her. Guaranteed not antifa.
The American flag is right wing ideology? What country are these reporters citizens of?
Well I guess if government officials aren't going to let the police take care of them maybe someone else needs to
"Proud boys and an opposing group"???
"Some right wing people" with American flags? ???
I hope this ideologue in a reporter costume catches a clue one day.
What this reporter calls right wing ideology is what I call love of country. Love it or leave it.
You go bps. It's starting lol. Stand up for your rights. It's okay to be a straight man or woman.
Proud boys and an "opposing group"
Don’t it make you want to go spend your hard earned vacation money in Oregon Not. Never again
when police refuse to protect their own cities then other steps must be taken