The mayor isn’t overwhelmed, he’s encouraging it. The city council is promoting it. The prosecutors persecute the innocent and lift up and set the criminal free. What did you think would happen?
Isn't it amazing how people like you, I, and everyone outside of Portland can so easily see what...and WHO the problems are.......but the people in positions of power within the city refuse to!?!
@@antonpalmer-smith4829 Really? You have to ask? ...ok then. How about for starters those basic bullies walking around in the middle of the downtown streets pointing AK 47's and pistols at citizens trying to get home or to friggin' work in their cars??!! You think getting pulled out of your ride and the Hell beat out of you is normal behavior? Antifa and BLM rioters are violent freaks! And eventually will HAVE to be dealt with.
If the people of Portland OR bothered to learn something about the history of their city, they would have a better understanding of what has happened there in the last year. In 1934, at the height of the Depression, Portland, San Francisco, and a few other Western American cities were locked down by a General Strike. NO One went to work for days in protest to the abject poverty that the Depression brought. Portland OR has a history of being a "revolutionary" city that doesn't take shit from anyone. Only a very near sighted person can fail to see that what has been happening in Portland really has little to do with Portland. The American Dream went flushing down the toilet at least since the Fed Govt allowed our manufacturing base to move overseas. Poverty across America has increased ever since. A Yale researcher recently published a paper showing a link between manufacturing going overseas and the Opioid Epidemic that followed. Instead of just staying home stoned on opioids because of an increasing poverty, Portland people went to war. And in war, there is no right and no wrong, just winners and losers. And it looks to me like the people of Portland aren't ready to be losers. Go Portland !!! Burn down that entire city if that what it takes to get the Fed Govt to notice the increasing suffering that all Americans have been experiencing for decades now !!! Whatever you want to say about Portland, at least the people there aren't ready to roll over for an apathetic government as most other American cities are. Wall St Big Shot Ray Dalio is predicting a revolution on the streets of America when the economy finally collapses in a couple of months. Portland is just getting a head start on the The Second American Revolution. That's all. Wake Up, people !!! Portland is sending ALL Americans a message and you'll hear it once you get your head out of your ass. ... jkulik919@gmail.com
Nope. Still ignoring the issues. Reporter had the nerve to say "peaceful protests turned violent" and "build back better". Also would not say "Antifa" or "BLM" or "equate homelessness with drug problems" or "riot". They need to be holding the leftitist Mayor and the delusional progressive city council to task for gimping the police, enabling drug use, abandoning business owners, and wasting tax money on worthless programs that perpetuate all these problems.
@@old_newbie9498 They wouldn't say it, but we all know it. This city is so full of idiots that even Ted Wheeler almost lost to an EVEN MORE "PROGRESSIVE" CANDIDATE!
WHY ARE MILLIONS OF PEOPLE IN AMERICA HOMELESS ?????? Most are without hope of ever getting back into the mainstream. A lot of them have had to endure several major ECONOMIC RECESSIONS and are now in the depths of despair. DO RECESSIONS JUST HAPPEN --OR ARE THEY PLANNED AND CARRIED OUT WITH CRUEL MALICE? THIS IS HISTORY NOT AN OPINION----- EVERY TIME THE GOP GETS CONTROL OF THE WHITE HOUSE WE HAVE A RECESSION.-- Type in "Republican Caused Recessions"------ and you will see the truth.-Republican caused Recessions- Dwight Eisenhower: 2 recessions-- Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford: 2 recessions-- Ronald Reagan: 1 long deep recession-- George H.W. Bush: 1 recession-- George W. Bush: 2 recessions.---- Democrats:--- John Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson: no recessions---- Jimmy Carter: one recession, the briefest of the era----- Bill Clinton: no recessions-- Obama no Recessions----- Eight to one: you decide. -----IF YOU even suspect this is not accurate CHECK IT OUT for yourself. It will be one of the most IMPORTANT things you ever learn. YOU CAN AVOID MORE OF THE SAME--VOTE AS IF YOUR LIFE DEPENDS ON IT.
@@wrybonesreport2988 Not all, but most homeless people are homeless because of drug problems. Just take a look at the trash piles created by homeless camps to get an idea of their mental state. You don't have to be a disgusting person just because you are homeless. They live that way because they don't care. We should be looking at mandatory drug rehabilitation rather than subsidizing their drug addictions. Being addicted to drugs is not a get-out-of-jail-free card that allows you to break any law without consequences. This will not solve 100% of the problem, but it will address the lion's share. Being obsessed with partisan bickering will not help anyone. Get your head out of your ass and see that neither political party has any interest in finding solutions. The politicians' only concern is gaining and holding power and wealth. If you wait for politicians to swoop in and fix everything, you will be waiting forever. Be the change that you wish to see. While it is small, it is something that is actually within your control.
I lived there in the 90's, in the great Hawthorne district. I have great memories, but everything happening is what the people of Portland have created. This is the fault of Portland voters, most of whom are still so out of touch with reality, that they can't see that they are the reason for all of this. I have zero sympathy for anyone in that community, this is what they created. The final point of the video is spot on. Portland, with it's fantasy of utopia, it's nonsensical social programs, and it's tolerance for absolutely everything, has become what any rational person could have predicted it would become. It's the Detroit of the West.
I really appreciate this reporting. There's an epidemic of dishonest reporting around the events in Portland for the last year. It's time to stop gaslighting us, and restore journalistic integrity, even under threat of cancel culture
terrorism The calculated use of unlawful violence or threat of unlawful violence to inculcate fear; intended to coerce or to intimidate governments or societies in the pursuit of goals that are generally political, religious, or ideological. (JP 3-07.2) (US DoD)
The first step in recovery is admitting there's a problem and not once in this video did the newscasters say the word 'riot'. If you can't fully acknowledge all the ugliness and reality of the situation you can't totally solve the problem.
Jennifer, you get it! Not one being interviewed calls it out! they're so politically correct it's disgusting! We closed two of our branch offices in Portland. Yet Oregon is a beautiful State but WEAK GOVERNING! latest updates just watch for yourselves ruclips.net/video/08ZXUa_dzcY/видео.html.
They even said "Build Back Better." It seems the Liberal Virus is Completely embedded within the entire City. Apologetic to Criminals and Careless of actual Citizens. They will crush this city completely and then "Save" it with complete govt. Takeover. to "help" because they have become helpless. All through govt. Mismanagement.
NooOoO! This is not what we voted for! It was supposed to be a utopia! It was all supposed to go exactly according to plan and everyone's problems would be solved! I..it's the republicans?! Yes the republicans, that's it! It was their meddling that caused it to not work!
"Peaceful protest" "Build back better" "human crisis" and asking Ted Wheeler what to do? If this is how you are framing the problem you might as well close the books on that town. There is no will to face the problem
"Peaceful Protests, hijacked by violence". I cannot think of a single BLM 'protest' that was actually peaceful. They all resulted in some form of Burning, Looting, and Murdering.
I just visited Portland for a conference sponsored by my workplace, and was absolutely shocked by the level of homelessness and mental health issues in Portland. I have lived in five countries, and traveled to about 20 more and honestly I felt safer in some Third World countries than I did in Portland; I actually changed my trip to come back earlier because I didn’t feel safe on public transportation or downtown.
Wrong Portland needs a native Oregoinian Mayor with no political agenda from our current legislation & government, you used to live in Portland and now all you do is whine about our issues with condesendtion then you're part of the problem get real...
A new mayor would do nothing because of the structure of Portlands government. It’s a commissioner based system and it’s ladened with bearacracy and inefficiencies. You’d be surprised how useless our mayor actually is and how much bearacracy and loonacy prevents officials from doing simple tasks such as cleaning up garbage from campsites. Koin6 has multiple great segments on this.
Yep look how they're changing their mind after realizing their belief of supporting Marxist ideologies got them. Now they're moving into red state so they can repeat the cycle. These liberals are a virus. Everywhere they go they bring anarchy along with them. If you look at all the cities that have been on the news lately. Most of their police department are defunded. What are the results? This video.
the issue is on both sides these days, crooked cops and violent rioters; keep in mind when you point the finger you got 3 more pointing right back at you
@@psalm9166 a bunch of people who arent from Portland. Seems oregon is not checking on whose a legal residence of Oregon before allowing them to vote. People move here and within a week are registered,not the hipsters who claim to vote and never do, rather many Californians are trying to change portland to the way their home is. Only thing, they left their home because it was expensive and they had turned their state into such a mess they no longer want to live there. But then they change the new place to be just like the old one. That's a californian for you. Its just gonna get worse, the more liberal a city, the worse it is, San Francisco and Seattle being my major two sources.
When asked about the overwhelming homeless and social problems of Portland, Mayor Ted Wheeler said "This isn't the time to fold up the tent and walk away " ....Ha! ...I see what you did there Ted.
I lived in Washington for most of my life and went back last August, I could not believe how bad it is now. It was shocking for my boyfriend who has never seen homelessness that bad before.
How is homelessness incentivized tho??? If they wanted homes couldn't they just work harder? If they want to be homeless that's their God given right as freedom loving Americans?
You can’t work harder if there are no jobs and prices 10 times higher than your salary. Especially for folks with mental problems nobody will hire them. We need to invest in housing and mental health, basic needs can not be for profit.
@@jacksevert3099 " If they want to be homeless that's their God given right as freedom loving Americans?" Yeah great, they should go off and build a hut somewhere and live their lives, not erect tents and spew garbage all over the interstate median strips and verges... If Oregon has no law stopping that, they should enact it ASAP.
@@wildec2 that's how a communist thinks! Laws and regulations are tools of the socialists and Marxists to control the people like sheep! Are you one of them???
Honestly it's absolutely amazing on the amount of effort it takes to destroy a city. I mean seriously Portland has had to try really hard for years to get where it is.
this makes me sad. i was born and raised in this city and i still live here. i just want to cry. it used to be a beautiful city and a beautiful place to live. now friends i have out of state that either want to visit or move here i have to heavily discourage.
One of the reasons why the authorities acted quickly when they tried to set up a CHAZ 2-Electric Boogaloo in Portland, was because it was right next to the mayor's condo...
The same happened in Seattle and Chicago last year. Once the "peaceful protesters" appeared near the respective Mayor's house they got the boot of the system.
Portland really isn’t the same , reminds me of when I went to LA in the mid 90s for a family vacation, I never thought Portland would look like that , you see pictures of places like Detroit and other cities that business packed up and moved and left the citizens with very few good paying jobs etc , this is the road Portland is on .
Compare Detroit and Hiroshima, and you realize liberalism has long lasting side effects. It only took 5 years for Hiroshima to rebuild and prosper, while Detroit has been wasteland for 50 years now.
It is called income inequality. If the minimum wage had kept up with inflation since the 1970s the minimum wage would now be $23.00. Side note: we also need to talk about the decimation of rural communities.
Have always loved Portland! Last time we were there a few years ago and went down to Willamette for wine tasting. Under the present circumstances I can't imagine EVER going back.
I live in Portland, just moved here from Massachusetts. This is BS. The problem is definitely bad, but 99% of areas in Portland are still clean and good to be in.
@@draven4464 It is not the extremist viewer, you must be one of the coolaid haired soi boi's in Portland causing the issues. It is the extremist soi boi's downtown causing all the riots. These are not observers you tool, I am the observer looking for my best point of entry!
@@PH-wc8ll I think it's an ideology, but the word Antifa is often being used to label the people wearing black outfits who claim to be fighting fascism in the USA and around the world.
Reminds me of KOMO story “Seattle is Dying.” I used to live in Seattle till CHOP. Moved to a real run city. Used to take my family to Portland on the train, never anymore. The train station is a trash pit. The leaders are responsible for this and will never get my vote.
People that voted for the leaders are the real blame! Not the politician. Politicians are just being themselves. Had someone or a group of citizens not put them there then there wouldn't be the news story. No sympathy.
@@murderous_hotdog yes , leftists are leaving their states/cities in ruins, but do not leave the ideas that led to those behind. they're trying to turn Texas blue. which would be a Giant Porltland Portapottie.
@@murderous_hotdog , I moved to Portland in Oct. 2013 with the purpose of getting to know my younger 1/2 sisters. I'm an Alaskan born native who grew up in Texas. As a 1/2 breed native (1/2 white, 1/2 Indian)....I don't trust either parties and I not particularly trustful of our government. After 7 years, I knew my family well enough to move back. Thank God....I'm home!
Only because those reporters make a lot of money and live in nice gated communities. They go home to their safe neighborhoods. Why would they report on it. Except for the one guys cousin.
I used to live in Portland when I was in the4th through 6th grade and I loved it. I used to visit my sister every summer in the 70s and I loved every minute of it. The city was beautiful, the people were awesome and I met lots of cute girls there. Now I have no desire to go there at all.
A couple of years ago I had an opportunity to move to suburban Portland. After watching the news about what’s happening in that city, I chose to instead sell the house to someone willing to live in a war zone.
It's still pretty nice in the area where I live (South Beaverton, 20 min outside of Portland) but who's to say for how much longer. I'm considering selling soon and moving.
The mayor has the most influence over what the district attorney chooses to prosecute or not. It doesn't matter how many times cops arrest criminals when the court's put them back on the street before officers have finished the report.
@@bassbird I guess you missed civics class. The mayor's policy has a great deal to do with the direction of a city's law enforcement. Look what happened in San Francisco when the police were told not to bother arresting shoplifters when the amount is under a thousand dollars. Stores can't absorb that much theft!
@@arizonapapa9453 The theft and the rioting is something the mayor could address, we agree there. Having a large number of people who have no place to live is an issue too large to be addressed by local policy. i don't think there is any action the mayor could take to solve that issue
The people of Portland, absolutely need to hold their city and state government accountable. This was and is the outcome of a political agenda that should not go unpunished. Politicians never get punished for their crimes, manipulations, and corruption. They can not be allowed to get away with these things any longer.
6:55 This is economic political and infrastructure Warfare antifa and black lives matter don't even know it but they're being used to devaluate prime property so our enemies can buy it up on pennies on the dollar.
@@LiamFarleyMA So he's not being progressive when he demonizes people fighting back against leftist extremists causing death and destruction? Where do you think those tax dollars from that city went? Certainly not to fixing the issue. When you throw money at a problem it just attracts those who want to steal it and use it for things other than intended. That money was up for grabs because leftists don't think about where it's actually going, or care to see where it went after the fact and evaluating the efficacy of the investment.
If I was to pick a city to visit Portland would be so far down on the list you would have to dig to see it. That is what happens when you have a bad city council.
@Darrek Oh yeah and conservatives totally aren't tribal. Give me a break. They all still yearn to suckle Trumps withered sack, and propagate the lie that he won. GTFO
I would highly doubt the people who care about environmentalists are the ones living on the streets lmao.. if the homeless wanted home why don't they just work harder like Ronald Reagan and Donald Trump?
@@sharkoboyo I honestly wouldn't if I were you and honestly wonder if Americans know the founding fathers were labeled "terrorists" by the crown. Way to act like a monarchist lmao
So happy to see a non Fox mainstream media coming up with this series. Guys, we need to wake up at some point, this is not too late! Ditch those politician who is all talk and only make things worse
@@FirstNameLastName-kt3zn It’s weird to see Wheeler say it takes a while for progressives to wake up and realize tough love is sometimes the best love. That last part is just common sense. It’s still lacking in that city because KOIN news calls them protests still. They need to knock off the sweet talk and get serious. Any conservative that tried to wake people up before it got to this point was vilified and unfairly targeted with aggressive legal action. They gave up because the people there seem to by in large want what they were getting and now look at it. So Progressives across this country need to look at Portland to see the future of using mobs to push an agenda and ideology of a socialist utopia. There is no such thing.
I hope you're right, but frankly I think it is too late for Portland at least. The city is rotten from the top down. I'm leaning more towards cutting our losses and letting them have Portland, and letting Portland serve as an example to others as to what these so-called compassionate so-called lovers of humanity are really up to
High Portland native here. This. Channel is owned by the Sinclair media group a national alt right local news portfolio company. Portland isn't as bad as national news or this channel makes it sound
@@leeroberts4850....cmon dude, it’s right there on the screen for all to see and they gave you the numbers. You are going to call every media that’s not far left, an ‘alt right’ media outlet. Would you prefer it if cnn was reporting on it, and they say it’s mostly peaceful while violence is going in around them? They aren’t alt-right just because you disagree with them. Yes, it is as bad as they say it is.....because they didn’t tell us with just words. Cities like portland, chicago, new york, baltimore and the list goes on, are all failing because the people continue voting far left. Look at every major city in this country that’s ran by democrats, and you will see the same tragic story; it’s no longer a coincidence.
@@leeroberts4850...oh, and before you call them alt right you better look at their donations; they donated way more to democrats than republicans. They aren’t alt right, and you’re a liar because the truth about portland hurts....which should tell you something. It was right there on the screen moron.
The DA in Portland is Antifa and won't prosecute any crime unless it's a murder. The Antifa and BLM thugs get arrested and they're bailed out the next day - never go to court. Ted Wheeler is bought and paid for by the elites (China, Soros, et al), same with Kate Brown-shirt (Soros paid her to start the mail-in voting back in the '90's). The woman Wheeler ran against in the last election was pure Antifa, and if you can imagine, worse than him!
Mail in voting ever sence they implemented it into oregon voting we have only had democrats run our city's and states. It's all fraud. They call themselves kings
It was a paradise the first time I lived there from 2003-2009. When I came back in 2018 I lasted a year and moved away. It was a great tragedy to see such a green jewel of a city turned into such a slum. I cried. But I understand that places change, and that sometimes they change for the worse.
@@flightmasterr231 did those good people consistently vote democrat? Democrats have always used violence and intimidation. They brought the slaves, they started the Civil War, they formed the KKK, they lynched black Americans, they gave us the Federal Reserve, WWI, WWII, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, and made black America slaves to welfare. Now they are pushing Marxism with a new coat of paint. Just look at American cities that have been run by democrats for years; they are disasters. Now the democrats are promoting Antifa and BLM; they haven’t changed.
I live here & I don’t vote democratic, but 1/2 my friends/neighbors do. What we need is change & we need better leadership, our options are minimal. The last election it was Ted Wheeler verses a pro Antifa gal, I always do a write in, when choices are poor. I’m a “throw away vote” (not literal). We are led by nutty individuals & as the city erodes more and more people want change, even Democrats. Yes, you heard correctly, Democrats. It’s crazy to say “they all deserve this, let them burn”. People certainly reap what they sow but not everyone here is sowing Antifa. However, everyone is sure suffering from poor leadership which allows them to run a muck without consequences. We don’t need to burn, we need good choices so we can change this awful system.
@@jules4626 yeah it’s not everyone. I’m in Denver and it is starting here. It really sucks for those of us who are trying to save our home and not voting in these nut jobs. But you get people from out of state, a slanted news media. I’ll probably have to leave the only home I’ve ever known.
Never forget how the Mayor ran away from his condo after Antifa tried burning it down and he gave a statement to the other residence saying "its best for me to leave" haha
There was no real threat to the condo, although they were definitely there to harass him. You don't try to burn down a concrete structure by lighting a newspaper on fire
People always blindly vote Democrat, and because of this, they now have to suffer the consequence of shitty Democrats with miserable shitty leadership.
This is what Democrat run cities seem to want... if that's not what you want THEN you should move to places that are Republican run. Because those places aren't changing anytime soon..... and neither are OURS! FLORIDA STRONG 💪🇺🇲
Where was this station 10 years ago, 5 years ago, last year? Andy Ngo's been the only guy to report on this for YEARS, and been called a white supremacist and fascist for his trouble.
I used to visit Portland regularly. The last time was 2017. Portland, like Vancouver, BC, Seattle, San Francisco and LA, are now just places to avoid. It will take 20 years to bring people back, but by then the loss of confidence (and revenue) will have taken there toll. So, yes, it is over.
Yep! The "homeless" issue is only going to grow due to easy access to drugs, ability to camp out anywhere, no fear of being arrested, and ability to honestly do whatever the heck you want.
The Mexican cartel is in Portland and claiming it as their "plaza" which is making drugs spread real easily and the cops and feds are turning a blind eye to it
Its like all the liberals left California and they destroyed California with there Liberalism, so they move to orher parts of America and they Bring there way of thinking, only to destroy other parts of America. Karl Marx said it best Socialism is one step to communism.
@@mgbgt7156 Looking at life through a political lens is just plain stupid. You learn nothing and there's no wisdom to be gained. It's an intellectual dead end.
We can build our own freeways! Who needs government-run water purification and sanitation? We'll dig outhouses, and that will be fine. And enough with having a military - we'll just use our speed boats to keep China's hands off of Taiwan.
Evil DemoNcrats want the entire Country to go this way! DemoNcrat Policies: Shorter Prison sentences Early Prison Release Eliminating Bail for Instant Release DeFund Police Ignoring Crimes like Shoplifting and Shootings DisArming every single Law Abiding American Citizens Stop Voting for Demoncrats that are WEAK ON CRIME
Not what it was supposed to mean. If you look at police budgets they are out of control with no oversight. Some of that could be used for other resources. Do you still need a full police force, yes. Do you need M1 tanks in police garages, no. Both goals can be accomplished but it takes change, and that is hard for the elected officials since they are set in their beliefs. What it will really take is everyone coming together as Americans, and stopping this partisan BS of us vs them.
I’ve lived all my life in Portland and suburbs. Thinking of moving to state that respects law enforcement. Very sad but citizens have chosen path to here.
@@GrimrDirge Gavin. You are bossy !! Don’t be afraid of the left. They are minority. Power structure in this nation is Judeo Christian culture. Big positive changes just ahead. Deep state is hanging itself.
" Thinking of moving to state that respects law enforcement." The response is lame isnt it...they stand around in the riot gear while the crazies loot, burn and vandalize anything they can, and theres little evidence of any of them getting arrested and going to prison. If long stints in prison is what it takes, then thats what should be done; the bleeding hearts would whine about it of course, but theyre menacing society and destroying the city, so its justified.
I live in Alabama and this chaos would never be allowed. My state is not perfect and has major problems, but at least we don't have violence and homeless people everywhere.
"This is what you wanted, this is what you had in mind, now this is what you're getting! I hope you choke on it, I hope your choking!!" Tool- Ticks and Leaches
* “ HOPE this is what you wanted, HOPE this is what you had in mind, CUZ this is what you’re getting. “ sorry @Swamp Fox43, but I’m a stickler for lyrics, especially when it comes to ol’ Maynard. Love this song.
@@robertof.s.7491 Nah I hope all progressives get what's coming to them, not a progressive way of thinking but being absolutely tired with their filth.
Shit got tense well before the protests. It got tense about 7-9 years ago with a massive exodus of Californians that landed here and an insane spike in rent. That’s when it became the big city grind for me after decades of enjoying life.
Why is everyone acting so surprised?? Portland was already a seething underbelly of a place 20 years ago. These reports, segments, and documentaries with people wringing their hands at the sky about "the homeless!!" were very much in vogue even back then. No one cared because there is far too much psychological incentive to not fix anything, who would everyone feel superior to? Who would go to a miserable job everyday with barely livable or nonlivable wages without the constant threats of economic devastation and homelessness propelling them?? Who would blame themselves for every health problem that arises and just keep working through them until they're broken and done by 55-65? How would we even pay for everyone's retirement/disability if the system didn't wreck people before retirement age? So much hinges on each and every seeming inconsequential horror that is a linchpin in this precious system of ours ... But who knows, maybe you'll be the smart one, or maybe you'll grovel so much that your abuser thinks you're special and gives you a job in politics...
It's a competition between Portland, Seattle & Minneapolis to be the "new Detroit". NYC is just reverting to it's natural state of being a cesspool. Chicago always sucked. SF is campaigning for the "Golden Toilet bowl" award. And Los Angeles is the Hunger Games, Billion dollar palaces surrounded by exploding homeless camps. Isn't the 21st century grand?
My dad lived in Detroit and I’m seeing the parallels. Modern industrial civilization is failing epically and our greed and indifference will bring us the rest of the way down. 🙏🏼
Lol! Those ppl have arrived in New Orleans and are taking over under the bridge. We don't have a homegrown homelessness problem. All these tent city people need to do is get a hunting/fishing license, settle into the woods and live. I don't see most of them getting jobs or shelter.
@@malekodesouza7255 I kind of hate the mentality of let them reap what they sow solely because we are all America, and we should be great as a whole rather than letting some burn, we are falling behind other super powers faster and faster because we aren’t United, we quarrel and expect the world to stand still while we do
@@branon6565 I like it. It works on two problems at once. Sign me up now. Think there will be a bow season too? I'm not as good with a bow, but it might be worth it.
I’m leaving for Annapolis Maryland in August, I’m sick of it. It has become unsafe for my wife and I. antifa roams the streets victimizing citizens with impunity. We moved to Portland to grow old and now that dream is gone.
Yeah I remember traveling to other parts of the country and being able to answer with pride whenever someone asked where I’m from. Now when I travel, I just hope no one asks.
@@p52893 I was calling it Social Justice Fatigue. It now has left leaning people ready to jam screwdrivers into their own ears just to block out the shrill voices of diversity, equity, and inclusion!
I've lived in Portland since I was in the third grade back in 1998. I have always loved this city. I still love this city, but my God, it's become really sad. What a tragedy.
Agreed, its still home but quite sad. I feel the more trimet builds the worse it gets, like it facilitates them to get around for free, since homeless can get on free now.
It was so beautiful and such a crime to see the buildings destroyed and defaced. They’re so much work and expense. People need to be kept busy with jobs. There’s plenty of work that’s needed, but not official jobs for them. This area was entrepreneurial when I was there with a lot of small businesses. I could pick up a job fast. It wasn’t the best field but paid for independent living. So it was doable, but not lucrative enough for the future. However you didn’t think of money because the quality of life was so high you were satisfied until you paid your taxes and realized you would go nowhere good without change.
No, it's not dying. Liberal policies are just steadily destroying the way of life exactly as they do literally everywhere they are enacted! Honest citizens and their families are the only ones struggling, the criminals and mentally ill are growing at a phenomenal pace.
It's such a strange place, you really have a picture of heaven and hell on one block in most places in Portland these days. Beautiful well kept homes with some of the most majestic trees and gardens and then you turn your head and see someone who may or may not be dead laying on the sidewalk. I'm probably bi-polar to some degree but being in Portland is like being inside of my brain! They say the people make the place and by and large most people seem like they are on the verge of a mental breakdown- and who could blame them? Trying to keep up with an ever increasing cost of living and then to look around and see it all seemingly fall apart... its demoralizing and makes the grind that much more of one.
Remember when Portland used to be called The Rose City..... For its beautiful gardens and well-maintained yards..... in 10 years an excess of "empathy" and fear of offending anyone has changed that.
So many people are just mad Portland is no longer suspending disbelief enough to allow for the willfully blind indulgence in what was only ever pure fantasy.
The mayor isn’t overwhelmed, he’s encouraging it. The city council is promoting it. The prosecutors persecute the innocent and lift up and set the criminal free. What did you think would happen?
Isn't it amazing how people like you, I, and everyone outside of Portland can so easily see what...and WHO the problems are.......but the people in positions of power within the city refuse to!?!
@@sherriesmith2587 so what's the problem...genius???
they are accomplices.
@@antonpalmer-smith4829 Really? You have to ask? ...ok then. How about for starters those basic bullies walking around in the middle of the downtown streets pointing AK 47's and pistols at citizens trying to get home or to friggin' work in their cars??!! You think getting pulled out of your ride and the Hell beat out of you is normal behavior? Antifa and BLM rioters are violent freaks! And eventually will HAVE to be dealt with.
If the people of Portland OR bothered to learn something about the history of their city, they would have a better understanding of what has happened there in the last year. In 1934, at the height of the Depression, Portland, San Francisco, and a few other Western American cities were locked down by a General Strike. NO One went to work for days in protest to the abject poverty that the Depression brought. Portland OR has a history of being a "revolutionary" city that doesn't take shit from anyone. Only a very near sighted person can fail to see that what has been happening in Portland really has little to do with Portland. The American Dream went flushing down the toilet at least since the Fed Govt allowed our manufacturing base to move overseas. Poverty across America has increased ever since. A Yale researcher recently published a paper showing a link between manufacturing going overseas and the Opioid Epidemic that followed. Instead of just staying home stoned on opioids because of an increasing poverty, Portland people went to war. And in war, there is no right and no wrong, just winners and losers. And it looks to me like the people of Portland aren't ready to be losers. Go Portland !!! Burn down that entire city if that what it takes to get the Fed Govt to notice the increasing suffering that all Americans have been experiencing for decades now !!! Whatever you want to say about Portland, at least the people there aren't ready to roll over for an apathetic government as most other American cities are. Wall St Big Shot Ray Dalio is predicting a revolution on the streets of America when the economy finally collapses in a couple of months. Portland is just getting a head start on the The Second American Revolution. That's all. Wake Up, people !!! Portland is sending ALL Americans a message and you'll hear it once you get your head out of your ass. ... jkulik919@gmail.com
About damn time Portland local news stopped hiding the truth.
Too little, too late. They thought this would go away after Trump, but they are naive.
Nope. Still ignoring the issues. Reporter had the nerve to say "peaceful protests turned violent" and "build back better". Also would not say "Antifa" or "BLM" or "equate homelessness with drug problems" or "riot". They need to be holding the leftitist Mayor and the delusional progressive city council to task for gimping the police, enabling drug use, abandoning business owners, and wasting tax money on worthless programs that perpetuate all these problems.
@@old_newbie9498 They wouldn't say it, but we all know it. This city is so full of idiots that even Ted Wheeler almost lost to an EVEN MORE "PROGRESSIVE" CANDIDATE!
They are still hiding it, they just have learned the best place to hide is in plain sight.
All your local news is owned by one big news company. They control the narrative.
“There’s a fine line between compassion and enabling”
So if you know that, how do you KEEP getting it wrong???
Lol, don't confuse them with their historical failures.
WHY ARE MILLIONS OF PEOPLE IN AMERICA HOMELESS ??????
Most are without hope of ever getting back into the mainstream. A lot of them have had to endure several major ECONOMIC RECESSIONS and are now in the depths of despair.
DO RECESSIONS JUST HAPPEN --OR ARE THEY PLANNED AND CARRIED OUT WITH CRUEL MALICE?
THIS IS HISTORY NOT AN OPINION-----
EVERY TIME THE GOP GETS CONTROL OF THE WHITE HOUSE WE HAVE A RECESSION.--
Type in "Republican Caused Recessions"------
and you will see the truth.-Republican caused Recessions- Dwight Eisenhower: 2 recessions--
Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford: 2 recessions--
Ronald Reagan: 1 long deep recession-- George H.W. Bush: 1 recession--
George W. Bush: 2 recessions.----
Democrats:--- John Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson: no recessions----
Jimmy Carter: one recession, the briefest of the era-----
Bill Clinton: no recessions-- Obama no Recessions-----
Eight to one: you decide. -----IF YOU even suspect this is not accurate CHECK IT OUT for yourself. It will be one of the most IMPORTANT things you ever learn.
YOU CAN AVOID MORE OF THE SAME--VOTE AS IF YOUR LIFE DEPENDS ON IT.
@@wrybonesreport2988 Not all, but most homeless people are homeless because of drug problems. Just take a look at the trash piles created by homeless camps to get an idea of their mental state. You don't have to be a disgusting person just because you are homeless. They live that way because they don't care. We should be looking at mandatory drug rehabilitation rather than subsidizing their drug addictions. Being addicted to drugs is not a get-out-of-jail-free card that allows you to break any law without consequences.
This will not solve 100% of the problem, but it will address the lion's share. Being obsessed with partisan bickering will not help anyone. Get your head out of your ass and see that neither political party has any interest in finding solutions. The politicians' only concern is gaining and holding power and wealth. If you wait for politicians to swoop in and fix everything, you will be waiting forever. Be the change that you wish to see. While it is small, it is something that is actually within your control.
I lived there in the 90's, in the great Hawthorne district. I have great memories, but everything happening is what the people of Portland have created. This is the fault of Portland voters, most of whom are still so out of touch with reality, that they can't see that they are the reason for all of this. I have zero sympathy for anyone in that community, this is what they created. The final point of the video is spot on. Portland, with it's fantasy of utopia, it's nonsensical social programs, and it's tolerance for absolutely everything, has become what any rational person could have predicted it would become. It's the Detroit of the West.
Detroit ain't that bad now 🤣 not like Portland
And then when they can't tolerate it any longer these "liberal" types move elsewhere and start the whole process again.
Man they're really trying to avoid the word riot aren't they?
Mostly peaceful property damage
Calling it homeless crisis when everyone knows it’s an illicit drug crisis.
Mostly Antifa
You're just as sensitive as the politically correct liberals you despise. Is KOIN not telling you what you want to hear ? lol
Warzone works.
The people of Portland asked for ALL of this...keep voting the way you are and it will only get worse.
If you're not here shut up thanks
@@micsmith672 cope seeth and dilate freak
@@micsmith672 If you ARE there you ARE the problem
@@robervin5422 please shut up thanks
Living proof when you don't have Law and Order
I feel sorry for the guy who said “sometimes I don’t even want to come outside.” He seemed heartbroken and sad.
He is a demon voting for this all his life.
Look at your city officials…. Until you get rid of them this will continue #WorthlessTedWheeler
the dems that run the city. are to dumb this is what they voted for ,they got it good job guys !
get rid of Karen Hardesty
@@oceania2385 That won't happen and you know it. lp
Exactly. This whole bit is looking around saying “what happened”, without discussing the lack of prosecution of criminals.
Um Ted you did this too. You're a national joke
I really appreciate this reporting. There's an epidemic of dishonest reporting around the events in Portland for the last year. It's time to stop gaslighting us, and restore journalistic integrity, even under threat of cancel culture
This news channel has no integrity. They are scums of this city. They are enablers of these terrorists
Stay on you guard from lies from koin news
@@dustywarren827 The last 5 years has taught me to never trust the media again
Nah, it is so much more important to complain about Donald Trump and his really mean Tweets.
terrorism
The calculated use of unlawful violence or threat of unlawful violence to inculcate fear; intended to coerce or to intimidate governments or societies in the pursuit of goals that are generally political, religious, or ideological. (JP 3-07.2) (US DoD)
The first step in recovery is admitting there's a problem and not once in this video did the newscasters say the word 'riot'. If you can't fully acknowledge all the ugliness and reality of the situation you can't totally solve the problem.
Jennifer, you get it! Not one being interviewed calls it out! they're so politically correct it's disgusting! We closed two of our branch offices in Portland. Yet Oregon is a beautiful State but WEAK GOVERNING! latest updates just watch for yourselves ruclips.net/video/08ZXUa_dzcY/видео.html.
They even said "Build Back Better." It seems the Liberal Virus is Completely embedded within the entire City. Apologetic to Criminals and Careless of actual Citizens.
They will crush this city completely and then "Save" it with complete govt. Takeover. to "help" because they have become helpless. All through govt. Mismanagement.
Bring back involuntary confinement
there's a fine line between compassion and enabling. i think they were admitting that tough love is what is needed.
And yet they feel comfortable enough to use the word "filth"
Just popped in to say congratulations! You got exactly what you voted for.
The result of communism, you are exactly correct.
NooOoO! This is not what we voted for! It was supposed to be a utopia! It was all supposed to go exactly according to plan and everyone's problems would be solved! I..it's the republicans?! Yes the republicans, that's it! It was their meddling that caused it to not work!
😂. Yes
Not everyone voted for this disaster.
@@oregonxyzSo???. You still tolerated the results because of Muh democracy. "
Gayyyy.
Maybe let people protect their stores by any means necessary. Shout out to rooftop Koreans!
Great idea EINSTEIN 👏👏👏
How about hold killer cops accountable for their crimes.
It's time for everyone to turn in there guns,get vaxxed and chipped. And then roll out the soylent green! Gentle sarcasm.
@@kingjudah19 the .0016%? Those cops?
@@ymx86 all cops that commit crimes. I don't care what the percentage is.
"Peaceful protest" "Build back better" "human crisis" and asking Ted Wheeler what to do? If this is how you are framing the problem you might as well close the books on that town. There is no will to face the problem
"Peaceful Protests, hijacked by violence". I cannot think of a single BLM 'protest' that was actually peaceful. They all resulted in some form of Burning, Looting, and Murdering.
@@bliglum Those "protesters never ment to be "peaceful". Violence was always the plan.
Having visited Portland my entire life I can say the Homelessness ,trash and vandalism is 4x worse that what they show.
They can't hide it no more, we all see.
I just visited Portland for a conference sponsored by my workplace, and was absolutely shocked by the level of homelessness and mental health issues in Portland. I have lived in five countries, and traveled to about 20 more and honestly I felt safer in some Third World countries than I did in Portland; I actually changed my trip to come back earlier because I didn’t feel safe on public transportation or downtown.
@@BundtLust They're victims, poor poor people and you need to treat them like kids.😂 If you don't, you're not "progressive:.
@@NoctLightCloud Well, some of those poor people are kids.
Portland desperately needs a Republican Mayor. “Enabling” is absolutely correct. Make bad behavior illegal again and ENFORCE it!
Wrong Portland needs a native Oregoinian Mayor with no political agenda from our current legislation & government, you used to live in Portland and now all you do is whine about our issues with condesendtion then you're part of the problem get real...
A new mayor would do nothing because of the structure of Portlands government. It’s a commissioner based system and it’s ladened with bearacracy and inefficiencies. You’d be surprised how useless our mayor actually is and how much bearacracy and loonacy prevents officials from doing simple tasks such as cleaning up garbage from campsites. Koin6 has multiple great segments on this.
A Repubican mayor is a joke. What you need is Fascist revolution.
I guess Violent Protest is just a cute way of saying Riot nowadays.
Especially peaceful protests.
Yep look how they're changing their mind after realizing their belief of supporting Marxist ideologies got them. Now they're moving into red state so they can repeat the cycle. These liberals are a virus. Everywhere they go they bring anarchy along with them. If you look at all the cities that have been on the news lately. Most of their police department are defunded. What are the results? This video.
Americans is a cute way of saying Colonizer.
Name a country that hasn't ever invaded another country through out the entire history of the world I will wait.
@@TheAngelicRider indoctrinated much?
I live in California and I must say. It’s “Refreshing” to see that there’s another place that’s also gone to shit 👍 thanks for the report
Seattle, Chicago, Detroit, NYC, Baltimore.
Detroit is infinitely better than it was 10-15 years ago fwiw
@@mcap8396 If by infinitely better you mean the crime rate went down because everyone is dead, in jail or left... Then sure.
@@mcap8396 I heard people are leaving Chicago to go there.
@@mcap8396 sho is. My city.
Dude, you’re the mayor. The reason its like this is on you.
Look at the guy. He's wearing a sport coat over a wetsuit -- 10:41. You expect him to know how to run anything?
Self responsibility and accountability are anathema to liberals
To be fair, the mayor doesnt have a ton of power. The city council is pretty powerful compared to other cities
Antifa and blm need to be exterminated undoubtedly, PC has only enraged a fire that was never there to its current degree.
Maybe if he let Trump send in the National Guard, they could have saved it from going completely in the toilet. But oh no, orange man bad.
My heart breaks as I prepare to move out of the city I've loved so much. I'm just sick of worrying about my wife walking the dog
I’m so sorry :(
How many times have you voted for democrats? How many times will you vote for them in your new home?
How dare the media ask 'what happened' after they crucified the cops last summer
Exactly
Clueless my ass. They know what they did to contribute to this anarchy.
Riot police resigning speaks mass volumes. Cultural Revolution has already initiated in Portland.
like cops have ever prevented massive systems of degeneracy in the first place
the issue is on both sides these days, crooked cops and violent rioters; keep in mind when you point the finger you got 3 more pointing right back at you
The Mayor is to blame, he's been enabling it from day 1 & then has the nerve to sit their acting confused.
He doesn't do much, he was hoping for the usual mayor term but got this, he's not qualified at all
Who voted for the Mayor??
@@psalm9166 a bunch of people who arent from Portland. Seems oregon is not checking on whose a legal residence of Oregon before allowing them to vote. People move here and within a week are registered,not the hipsters who claim to vote and never do, rather many Californians are trying to change portland to the way their home is. Only thing, they left their home because it was expensive and they had turned their state into such a mess they no longer want to live there. But then they change the new place to be just like the old one. That's a californian for you.
Its just gonna get worse, the more liberal a city, the worse it is, San Francisco and Seattle being my major two sources.
@@jamesmeppler6375 wow my condolences 😢
Yes Mayor Wheeler is a complete disaster
When asked about the overwhelming homeless and social problems of Portland, Mayor Ted Wheeler said "This isn't the time to fold up the tent and walk away " ....Ha! ...I see what you did there Ted.
Invest in bitcoin now text him on 👇👇
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Yes, interesting choice of words. Shame on him.
@@susanmaltase720 he is the best trust me
@nunya business he's the type of guy that lets his kids kick and scream on planes
I lived in Washington for most of my life and went back last August, I could not believe how bad it is now. It was shocking for my boyfriend who has never seen homelessness that bad before.
Sad. That's what Portland wanted, so they've been extremely successful at accomplishing their goals.
How is homelessness incentivized tho??? If they wanted homes couldn't they just work harder? If they want to be homeless that's their God given right as freedom loving Americans?
You can’t work harder if there are no jobs and prices 10 times higher than your salary. Especially for folks with mental problems nobody will hire them.
We need to invest in housing and mental health, basic needs can not be for profit.
@@jacksevert3099 " If they want to be homeless that's their God given right as freedom loving Americans?"
Yeah great, they should go off and build a hut somewhere and live their lives, not erect tents and spew garbage all over the interstate median strips and verges...
If Oregon has no law stopping that, they should enact it ASAP.
@@wildec2 that's how a communist thinks! Laws and regulations are tools of the socialists and Marxists to control the people like sheep! Are you one of them???
Honestly it's absolutely amazing on the amount of effort it takes to destroy a city. I mean seriously Portland has had to try really hard for years to get where it is.
this makes me sad. i was born and raised in this city and i still live here. i just want to cry. it used to be a beautiful city and a beautiful place to live. now friends i have out of state that either want to visit or move here i have to heavily discourage.
Even in this death spiral, Portland is Seattle's little brother, trying to keep up.
Portland is even worse than seattle now unfortunately. Was just in both cities :(
Glad I moved from Seattle years ago
Ted Wheeler: "Protest all you want, as long as it's not in front of my house."
One of the reasons why the authorities acted quickly when they tried to set up a CHAZ 2-Electric Boogaloo in Portland, was because it was right next to the mayor's condo...
The same happened in Seattle and Chicago last year. Once the "peaceful protesters" appeared near the respective Mayor's house they got the boot of the system.
Portland really isn’t the same , reminds me of when I went to LA in the mid 90s for a family vacation, I never thought Portland would look like that , you see pictures of places like Detroit and other cities that business packed up and moved and left the citizens with very few good paying jobs etc , this is the road Portland is on .
Hopefully they will get a grip on it, grew up there but now live in middle of nowhere and somewhere in between..
Compare Detroit and Hiroshima, and you realize liberalism has long lasting side effects. It only took 5 years for Hiroshima to rebuild and prosper, while Detroit has been wasteland for 50 years now.
Portland is not on the road to this. It has arrived.
It is called income inequality. If the minimum wage had kept up with inflation since the 1970s the minimum wage would now be $23.00.
Side note: we also need to talk about the decimation of rural communities.
@@IMSiegfried train?
Have always loved Portland! Last time we were there a few years ago and went down to Willamette for wine tasting. Under the present circumstances I can't imagine EVER going back.
I’m glad this is coming from the local Portland news, because if the same info came from Andy Ngo, they would claim it’s fake.
Fact and fiction are subjective to the viewpoint of the (extremist) observer
I live in Portland, just moved here from Massachusetts. This is BS. The problem is definitely bad, but 99% of areas in Portland are still clean and good to be in.
@@eddieMFsauceboy lies!!! You are a part of the problem by ignoring it! Move back to Massachusetts of you aren't willing to be a part of the solution.
@@draven4464 It is not the extremist viewer, you must be one of the coolaid haired soi boi's in Portland causing the issues. It is the extremist soi boi's downtown causing all the riots. These are not observers you tool, I am the observer looking for my best point of entry!
Just Watch For Yourselves .. And this comes from a Liberal Network ruclips.net/video/94X21W5ET8E/видео.html
I think the broadcaster meant to say "violent riots masked as peaceful protests"
Hey, look at it on the sunny side. Some of their parents have finally kicked them out the basement.
@@perfectweather What the hell is Antifa anyway?
@@PH-wc8ll I think it's an ideology, but the word Antifa is often being used to label the people wearing black outfits who claim to be fighting fascism in the USA and around the world.
@@Caprese1.0 So who are these people they claim to be fascists? Sorry, I am from Denmark and trying to understand what's going on.
@@perfectweather Not sure this statement helps me in my understanding.
Reminds me of KOMO story “Seattle is Dying.” I used to live in Seattle till CHOP. Moved to a real run city. Used to take my family to Portland on the train, never anymore. The train station is a trash pit. The leaders are responsible for this and will never get my vote.
Union Station is surrounded by homeless tent communities. NO police presence. Safer to be in downtown Kabul.
People that voted for the leaders are the real blame! Not the politician. Politicians are just being themselves. Had someone or a group of citizens not put them there then there wouldn't be the news story. No sympathy.
This is the story of the entire democrat machine. Ruin all civilization for "compassion".
@@ethanwright752 Yup, you get what you vote for.
Sadly they're getting somebody's vote
No pitty for a city that releases criminals 4 hours after a arson or Assault with a DW.
The riots in blue cities and states are giving Floridians a really good reason to re-elect Ron DeSantis for Florida governor in 2022.
Florida is looking normal while the rest of the country looks like shit
There is going to be a packed SCOTUS that will overturn all their elections.
True.
Lived there for 7 years....moved back to Texas.....best decision I've made in 7 years.
Hopefully you don't vote Democrat or you'll get this in Texas too.
@@murderous_hotdog yes , leftists are leaving their states/cities in ruins, but do not leave the ideas that led to those behind. they're trying to turn Texas blue. which would be a Giant Porltland Portapottie.
@@murderous_hotdog , I moved to Portland in Oct. 2013 with the purpose of getting to know my younger 1/2 sisters. I'm an Alaskan born native who grew up in Texas. As a 1/2 breed native (1/2 white, 1/2 Indian)....I don't trust either parties and I not particularly trustful of our government. After 7 years, I knew my family well enough to move back. Thank God....I'm home!
This is the future of Austin.
Yep the whole West Coast has gone to shit
I see the local news is right on top of this. A year later. Good job.
Barely they are like hmm what could be causing this
Not true at all. Cousin is a program director been reporting on it the whole time ruclips.net/video/n851wf4DB1I/видео.html
@@zerofox5458 no. ruclips.net/video/n851wf4DB1I/видео.html
Only because those reporters make a lot of money and live in nice gated communities. They go home to their safe neighborhoods. Why would they report on it. Except for the one guys cousin.
@@semperfi6801 Na, there was reporting going on in town the whole time. If you’re not lazy, it’s easy to find. That’s nonsense
I used to live in Portland when I was in the4th through 6th grade and I loved it. I used to visit my sister every summer in the 70s and I loved every minute of it. The city was beautiful, the people were awesome and I met lots of cute girls there. Now I have no desire to go there at all.
A couple of years ago I had an opportunity to move to suburban Portland. After watching the news about what’s happening in that city, I chose to instead sell the house to someone willing to live in a war zone.
It's still pretty nice in the area where I live (South Beaverton, 20 min outside of Portland) but who's to say for how much longer. I'm considering selling soon and moving.
@@steez5769 njhoh
Imagine being such a bad mayor that you made liberal insanity-land, California, look decent.
Just sad.
The mayor has the most influence over what the district attorney chooses to prosecute or not.
It doesn't matter how many times cops arrest criminals when the court's put them back on the street before officers have finished the report.
the mayor can't do shit to fix this. we are in a full on collapse of society
@@bassbird I guess you missed civics class. The mayor's policy has a great deal to do with the direction of a city's law enforcement.
Look what happened in San Francisco when the police were told not to bother arresting shoplifters when the amount is under a thousand dollars. Stores can't absorb that much theft!
@@arizonapapa9453 The theft and the rioting is something the mayor could address, we agree there. Having a large number of people who have no place to live is an issue too large to be addressed by local policy. i don't think there is any action the mayor could take to solve that issue
The people of Portland, absolutely need to hold their city and state government accountable. This was and is the outcome of a political agenda that should not go unpunished. Politicians never get punished for their crimes, manipulations, and corruption. They can not be allowed to get away with these things any longer.
Common right wing talking point with no evidence to support it
The G O P (greed over people) needs to go
@@Erikpdx Lol... there is evidence all over the news, and in every homeless cardboard tent, genius.
@@rhughes1795 I think a healthy balance of both parties and a bit of weeding out on both sides might be a good idea.
@@rhughes1795 you do realize Portland is a very progressive city ran by nothing but Democrats right?
You Voted for the "Summer of Love" You got it! To much "compassion" for criminals 💯💯💯🇺🇲🇺🇲
"we still have a lot of challenges...and I'm not prepared to deal with any of them" - Mayor Wheeler
Made me laugh. Thanks, dude. That aside, I was born in Portland and am dismayed at the direction city leaders have let it continue to go in.
Mayor Wheler is WEAK ,, And CAVED IN ALONG TIME AGO!
Wheeler is a complete failure, in way over his head
I've never heard him present a policy idea to solve a problem. He's an activist who realized he's fucked.
6:55
This is economic political and infrastructure Warfare antifa and black lives matter don't even know it but they're being used to devaluate prime property so our enemies can buy it up on pennies on the dollar.
This is a PRIME example of Progressive Leadership, plain and simple!!!!!!!!!!!!
They’ll argue otherwise
@@ariannafisher4768 Wheeler isn't that progressive and the city is fine other than high property prices.
@@LiamFarleyMA really? Fine? Did you not just watch this??
@@ltme4134 He considers Wheeler not to be "that progressive". You should consider the source.
@@LiamFarleyMA So he's not being progressive when he demonizes people fighting back against leftist extremists causing death and destruction? Where do you think those tax dollars from that city went? Certainly not to fixing the issue. When you throw money at a problem it just attracts those who want to steal it and use it for things other than intended. That money was up for grabs because leftists don't think about where it's actually going, or care to see where it went after the fact and evaluating the efficacy of the investment.
Portland, Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles. They share a common trait but I cant quite put my finger on it
Does it start with a D?
@@FPSHaxArchive i think you mean a f m8.
ASIAN PEOPLE
Dont forget Chicago and Baltimore!
Liberal leadership (or lack thereof). There, I said it.
I'm glad I live in a RED STATE! 🤯🤯🤯💯💯💯🇺🇲🇺🇲
Lol USA is pathetic
If I was to pick a city to visit Portland would be so far down on the list you would have to dig to see it. That is what happens when you have a bad city council.
@Darrek Oh yeah and conservatives totally aren't tribal. Give me a break. They all still yearn to suckle Trumps withered sack, and propagate the lie that he won. GTFO
@@MisterBrimm LOL!!! Keep blaming Trump, Whose fault is it?, Look in the Mirror.
I've been thinking it would be interesting to visit. Never been to the third world before or any communist country either.
"How can you tell they're all environmentalists who love the planet?"
"By the trash and filth everywhere they gather."
😂
I would highly doubt the people who care about environmentalists are the ones living on the streets lmao.. if the homeless wanted home why don't they just work harder like Ronald Reagan and Donald Trump?
@@jacksevert3099 I would doubt anything you say and bet that you support terrorists
@@sharkoboyo I honestly wouldn't if I were you and honestly wonder if Americans know the founding fathers were labeled "terrorists" by the crown. Way to act like a monarchist lmao
@@jacksevert3099 Sound like a homeless.
So happy to see a non Fox mainstream media coming up with this series. Guys, we need to wake up at some point, this is not too late! Ditch those politician who is all talk and only make things worse
It's too late.
@@FirstNameLastName-kt3zn It’s weird to see Wheeler say it takes a while for progressives to wake up and realize tough love is sometimes the best love. That last part is just common sense. It’s still lacking in that city because KOIN news calls them protests still. They need to knock off the sweet talk and get serious. Any conservative that tried to wake people up before it got to this point was vilified and unfairly targeted with aggressive legal action. They gave up because the people there seem to by in large want what they were getting and now look at it. So Progressives across this country need to look at Portland to see the future of using mobs to push an agenda and ideology of a socialist utopia. There is no such thing.
I hope you're right, but frankly I think it is too late for Portland at least. The city is rotten from the top down. I'm leaning more towards cutting our losses and letting them have Portland, and letting Portland serve as an example to others as to what these so-called compassionate so-called lovers of humanity are really up to
Before the election, the gutless media were cheerleaders for the destruction of the city. Now they're heroic, what BS.
Damn super spreader didn't work in downtown Portland. Pandemics 👍
How Ted Wheeler hasn’t been impeached is mind boggling.
You know the problem is bad when Portland TV news can't ignore it any longer.
Yeah, it’s because they realize it’s past the point of no return; we lost portland because of the coward democrats running it.
Solution: Martial Law!
High Portland native here. This. Channel is owned by the Sinclair media group a national alt right local news portfolio company. Portland isn't as bad as national news or this channel makes it sound
@@leeroberts4850....cmon dude, it’s right there on the screen for all to see and they gave you the numbers. You are going to call every media that’s not far left, an ‘alt right’ media outlet. Would you prefer it if cnn was reporting on it, and they say it’s mostly peaceful while violence is going in around them? They aren’t alt-right just because you disagree with them. Yes, it is as bad as they say it is.....because they didn’t tell us with just words. Cities like portland, chicago, new york, baltimore and the list goes on, are all failing because the people continue voting far left. Look at every major city in this country that’s ran by democrats, and you will see the same tragic story; it’s no longer a coincidence.
@@leeroberts4850...oh, and before you call them alt right you better look at their donations; they donated way more to democrats than republicans. They aren’t alt right, and you’re a liar because the truth about portland hurts....which should tell you something. It was right there on the screen moron.
Portland: I’m the Filthiest city in America
Los Angeles: hold my beer
San Francisco: let me one up ya both.
Chicago: hold my pistol
@@TheRandompaint i though you hicks were pro 2nd amendment.
@@ceasarsfex4840 We are. Chicago has strict gun control laws.
San Francisco would be hold my 💩
Whatever happened to the summer of love the governor spoke of?
This is what happens when you listen to victimhood merchants.
Investing into Crypto now is nice
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Dont forget Socialist Democratics
Text him he will guild you OK
@@davidmorgan7562 you are part of the problem...
The mayor said “it’s not time to pack up the tent and leave”. That’s exactly what needs to happen.
What i cant believe is obviously this is a elected representative problem, so how the heck are these people still able to hold any kind of office.
It's a democratically elected government. Incompetents elected by society's losers.
Mail in ballots.
The DA in Portland is Antifa and won't prosecute any crime unless it's a murder. The Antifa and BLM thugs get arrested and they're bailed out the next day - never go to court. Ted Wheeler is bought and paid for by the elites (China, Soros, et al), same with Kate Brown-shirt (Soros paid her to start the mail-in voting back in the '90's). The woman Wheeler ran against in the last election was pure Antifa, and if you can imagine, worse than him!
Mail in voting ever sence they implemented it into oregon voting we have only had democrats run our city's and states. It's all fraud. They call themselves kings
it's the district attorney
It was a paradise the first time I lived there from 2003-2009. When I came back in 2018 I lasted a year and moved away. It was a great tragedy to see such a green jewel of a city turned into such a slum. I cried. But I understand that places change, and that sometimes they change for the worse.
This is what single-party (democrat) rule gets you.
@@markstein1916 Oh? Come to Minneapolis-St. Paul and see what we have to offer.
@@maxalberts2003 Y'all are so fucking rude and fake and nasty-nice. I hate The TWIN CITIES.
Jeff, I was in PDX the same time you were and you're right, it was a paradise back then. Now it's a third-world slum.
It could not have happened to a better bunch of people! You voted for this, reap your rewards!
There are good people in Portland who want these scumbags out. Don't blame them
@@flightmasterr231 did those good people consistently vote democrat? Democrats have always used violence and intimidation. They brought the slaves, they started the Civil War, they formed the KKK, they lynched black Americans, they gave us the Federal Reserve, WWI, WWII, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, and made black America slaves to welfare. Now they are pushing Marxism with a new coat of paint. Just look at American cities that have been run by democrats for years; they are disasters. Now the democrats are promoting Antifa and BLM; they haven’t changed.
@@willymakeit5172 No they didn't. Believe it or not, not everyone in Portland is a Democrat. Shocking right? Almost like this is America or something
I live here & I don’t vote democratic, but 1/2 my friends/neighbors do. What we need is change & we need better leadership, our options are minimal. The last election it was Ted Wheeler verses a pro Antifa gal, I always do a write in, when choices are poor. I’m a “throw away vote” (not literal). We are led by nutty individuals & as the city erodes more and more people want change, even Democrats. Yes, you heard correctly, Democrats. It’s crazy to say “they all deserve this, let them burn”. People certainly reap what they sow but not everyone here is sowing Antifa. However, everyone is sure suffering from poor leadership which allows them to run a muck without consequences. We don’t need to burn, we need good choices so we can change this awful system.
@@jules4626 yeah it’s not everyone. I’m in Denver and it is starting here. It really sucks for those of us who are trying to save our home and not voting in these nut jobs. But you get people from out of state, a slanted news media. I’ll probably have to leave the only home I’ve ever known.
Never forget how the Mayor ran away from his condo after Antifa tried burning it down and he gave a statement to the other residence saying "its best for me to leave" haha
There was no real threat to the condo, although they were definitely there to harass him. You don't try to burn down a concrete structure by lighting a newspaper on fire
@@Erikpdx So if people lit and pointed fireworks directly at your home. No threat? ok.
@@fortyfiveseventy not of it's made out of concrete and glass. If they wanted to burn it down, they would have
@@Erikpdx Leftist ideology destroyed your city.
@@jesserevilla992 (psst, it's not destroyed. You're a tool of right wing propaganda)
They re-elected the same mayor. People of Portland wanted this. Have a great summer
Liberalism in a mental disease. I know the Republican party has its problems but its Californians fleeing to Texas not the other way around.
Appreciate it
People always blindly vote Democrat, and because of this, they now have to suffer the consequence of shitty Democrats with miserable shitty leadership.
They re-elected him because some idiots thought they could write in somebody
It was him or the Antifa lady
You voted for it, now you got it
Enjoy your Utopia with your new overlords
“This isn’t the time to fold up the tent and walk away.” Ted Wheeler probably should have worded that differently...
Hahaha! I was thinking the same thing.
A better way to word it would be that 'this is the time to fold up the tent and walk away.'
Ha, somebody beat me to it
The clip showing the tents right after was placed so well.
Dang, that actually got a laugh out of me..
“Violent Protest” more like just “Rioting”
Why cant they call the sh*** what it truely is? Why gloss over it?
So the capital riot was a violent protest?
@@PH-wc8ll in the eyes of the media should’ve been obviously.
@@chiefsilverstacker1176 I think insurrection was justly named.
And a warzone too
This is what Democrat run cities seem to want... if that's not what you want THEN you should move to places that are Republican run. Because those places aren't changing anytime soon..... and neither are OURS!
FLORIDA STRONG 💪🇺🇲
You mean American cities remove the insane and invest in education
The way I see it, you got exactly what you asked for. Congratulations.
"The city of trash and filth". Well, it's no surprise that the city is what the residents and local government made it to be.
Where was this station 10 years ago, 5 years ago, last year? Andy Ngo's been the only guy to report on this for YEARS, and been called a white supremacist and fascist for his trouble.
I used to visit Portland regularly. The last time was 2017. Portland, like Vancouver, BC, Seattle, San Francisco and LA, are now just places to avoid. It will take 20 years to bring people back, but by then the loss of confidence (and revenue) will have taken there toll. So, yes, it is over.
As planned. What did you think was going to happen when Oregon "voted" to decriminalize schedule one narcotics?
Yep! The "homeless" issue is only going to grow due to easy access to drugs, ability to camp out anywhere, no fear of being arrested, and ability to honestly do whatever the heck you want.
The Mexican cartel is in Portland and claiming it as their "plaza" which is making drugs spread real easily and the cops and feds are turning a blind eye to it
@@FREDDOGTHEBOSS local and state law enforcement can’t enforce narcotics laws. The state decriminalized them.
Yea I forgot about that.
What happened to Portland is happening to Salt Lake City. People who flee bad areas tend to bring the bad ideas with them.
Are you sure you're not talking about Austin, Texas?
Its like all the liberals left California and they destroyed California with there Liberalism, so they move to orher parts of America and they Bring there way of thinking, only to destroy other parts of America. Karl Marx said it best Socialism is one step to communism.
@@mgbgt7156 Looking at life through a political lens is just plain stupid. You learn nothing and there's no wisdom to be gained. It's an intellectual dead end.
Do you mean all the Californians?
@@seymourbutts9085 It's actually true, fuck politics, we need action. I mean real action, towards those who need help, not those protests.
I stopped delivering to Portland, Seattle and all of California. Then I moved out of Washington. Best series of decisions I’ve ever made.
I hope you didn't come to Texas.
Trump would call this place a shi# hole and I'd agree.
But there is no more mean tweets so its worth it. This is definitely the good guys!!!!!!
you are only allowed to be mean against "bigots" and "naughtsees" on Twitter.
We need a very bigly and strongly candidate to run
De-funding the police is the dumbest thing I've ever heard. That's actually like "let's get rid of all government" type of thinking.
At this point, might as well 🤣
We can build our own freeways! Who needs government-run water purification and sanitation? We'll dig outhouses, and that will be fine. And enough with having a military - we'll just use our speed boats to keep China's hands off of Taiwan.
Evil DemoNcrats want the entire Country to go this way!
DemoNcrat Policies:
Shorter Prison sentences
Early Prison Release
Eliminating Bail for Instant Release
DeFund Police
Ignoring Crimes like Shoplifting and Shootings
DisArming every single Law Abiding American Citizens
Stop Voting for Demoncrats that are WEAK ON CRIME
Not what it was supposed to mean. If you look at police budgets they are out of control with no oversight. Some of that could be used for other resources. Do you still need a full police force, yes. Do you need M1 tanks in police garages, no. Both goals can be accomplished but it takes change, and that is hard for the elected officials since they are set in their beliefs. What it will really take is everyone coming together as Americans, and stopping this partisan BS of us vs them.
@@joe3USA Little too much Fox for you. Why would I as an American want to see this no matter what party I vote for?
I’ve lived all my life in Portland and suburbs. Thinking of moving to state that respects law enforcement. Very sad but citizens have chosen path to here.
Leave any leftist leanings you may hold in Portland.
@@GrimrDirge Gavin. Have you heard of Portland’s tourist advertisement ( just out)?it will patch up reputation!👍
@@GrimrDirge Gavin. You are bossy !! Don’t be afraid of the left. They are minority. Power structure in this nation is Judeo Christian culture. Big positive changes just ahead. Deep state is hanging itself.
@@GrimrDirge Portland report is on Fox News app now
" Thinking of moving to state that respects law enforcement."
The response is lame isnt it...they stand around in the riot gear while the crazies loot, burn and vandalize anything they can, and theres little evidence of any of them getting arrested and going to prison. If long stints in prison is what it takes, then thats what should be done; the bleeding hearts would whine about it of course, but theyre menacing society and destroying the city, so its justified.
I live in Alabama and this chaos would never be allowed. My state is not perfect and has major problems, but at least we don't have violence and homeless people everywhere.
"This is what you wanted, this is what you had in mind, now this is what you're getting! I hope you choke on it, I hope your choking!!" Tool- Ticks and Leaches
What progressive way to think Navy boy lol.
Burn the whole city to the ground (along with the politicians).
* “ HOPE this is what you wanted, HOPE this is what you had in mind, CUZ this is what you’re getting. “ sorry @Swamp Fox43, but I’m a stickler for lyrics, especially when it comes to ol’ Maynard. Love this song.
@@MikeJones-jj7pf I get it!
@@robertof.s.7491 Nah I hope all progressives get what's coming to them, not a progressive way of thinking but being absolutely tired with their filth.
Shit got tense well before the protests. It got tense about 7-9 years ago with a massive exodus of Californians that landed here and an insane spike in rent.
That’s when it became the big city grind for me after decades of enjoying life.
Its very easy to end up homeless in oregon, not as easy to stay on your feet. Little things can add up fast
Why is everyone acting so surprised?? Portland was already a seething underbelly of a place 20 years ago. These reports, segments, and documentaries with people wringing their hands at the sky about "the homeless!!" were very much in vogue even back then. No one cared because there is far too much psychological incentive to not fix anything, who would everyone feel superior to? Who would go to a miserable job everyday with barely livable or nonlivable wages without the constant threats of economic devastation and homelessness propelling them?? Who would blame themselves for every health problem that arises and just keep working through them until they're broken and done by 55-65? How would we even pay for everyone's retirement/disability if the system didn't wreck people before retirement age? So much hinges on each and every seeming inconsequential horror that is a linchpin in this precious system of ours ...
But who knows, maybe you'll be the smart one, or maybe you'll grovel so much that your abuser thinks you're special and gives you a job in politics...
Your city council put the city straight into the crapper! Did it with a smile too😁😊😁
You can't blame the city council. You have to blame the voters that support them.
The most apt quote for Portland is;
"This Town needs and Enema"...
the Left Coast is a prime example of what Popper was talking about in the "paradox of tolerance".
"Tolerance and apathy are the last virtues of a dying society."
We must not tolerate marxists.
Portland is the new Detroit
or chiraq
It's a competition between Portland, Seattle & Minneapolis to be the "new Detroit".
NYC is just reverting to it's natural state of being a cesspool.
Chicago always sucked.
SF is campaigning for the "Golden Toilet bowl" award.
And Los Angeles is the Hunger Games, Billion dollar palaces surrounded by exploding homeless camps.
Isn't the 21st century grand?
I feel safer in Detroit actually
Your not lieing
My dad lived in Detroit and I’m seeing the parallels. Modern industrial civilization is failing epically and our greed and indifference will bring us the rest of the way down. 🙏🏼
MAYOR: not overwhelmed, not ineffective, not helpless, not ill equipped. just progressive
Very SJW look what happens
@Jay Jonson Also not sissified: a dedicated socialist warrior intent on destroying the opponents.
Get Woke Go Broke
The dude saying "you don't just close up the tent and walk away" does not understand the intense irony of that comment...
Lol! Those ppl have arrived in New Orleans and are taking over under the bridge. We don't have a homegrown homelessness problem. All these tent city people need to do is get a hunting/fishing license, settle into the woods and live. I don't see most of them getting jobs or shelter.
Listening to them struggling to say protests as they talk about a city falling apart
They can’t even say the word “RIOTS”. It’s their own fault. They voted for this...over and over and over again.
@@malekodesouza7255 I kind of hate the mentality of let them reap what they sow solely because we are all America, and we should be great as a whole rather than letting some burn, we are falling behind other super powers faster and faster because we aren’t United, we quarrel and expect the world to stand still while we do
@@Jiraiya-Sama482 show weakness and they will take you with them. Seems cruel but they will not learn without failure.
Fear , they're afraid of the violent leftist they allowed to grow there. 🤣😂🥴😜
PEACEFULPROTEST
Ted Wheeler talking about Portland's problems like he hasn't been mayor for over 4 years.
You guys should try and market it as warzone tourism or something. Ya know, lemonade from lemons type stuff.
Bag limit of 3 looters per day?
Mark Bell....one a day, one in possession, 20 tags $5 with all proceeds goin to help homeless veterans in and around Portland?
@@branon6565 I like it. It works on two problems at once. Sign me up now. Think there will be a bow season too? I'm not as good with a bow, but it might be worth it.
Hell yeah. I'm in, sign me up for a hunting tour.
I'll never waste my tourist dollars visiting this libtard city.
I’m leaving for Annapolis Maryland in August, I’m sick of it. It has become unsafe for my wife and I. antifa roams the streets victimizing citizens with impunity. We moved to Portland to grow old and now that dream is gone.
Maryland is pretty chill. I traveled for work to the DMV area recently. I miss it originally form Socal
@ that made no sense
Get a gun
Don't bring Portland Politics when you get to MD!
@@tr9165 look up, Yuri Bezminov - Ideological Subversion
its a fantastic vid that shows how russian govt have planned all this many decades ago.
The City Leaders let this Happen and are Responsible for the all of it!
I used to be a proud Oregonian, now I’m counting days until I can leave.
Yeah I remember traveling to other parts of the country and being able to answer with pride whenever someone asked where I’m from. Now when I travel, I just hope no one asks.
Just pathetic. Gotta wonder just how Portland and Seattle become the "Loser-ville Capitols" of the Nation? Oh, that's right,....., pantyfa.
Protect you city, you state
@@gr.vo.3058 liberalism.
Please don't vote for the same policies that destroyed where you're fleeing from!
Portland wanted Democrats in office, and please tell us about the positive things the libs are doing.
For many, bringing down America is a good thing they celebrate.
“There’s a very fine line between compassion and enabling...” what an astounding self-own from this guy!
He's awesome!
@Falcon Hawkeye oh please
I have compassion fatigue
Nope, not a fine line at all. Just a very, very big BLUE one.
@@p52893 I was calling it Social Justice Fatigue. It now has left leaning people ready to jam screwdrivers into their own ears just to block out the shrill voices of diversity, equity, and inclusion!
This is what you voted for. Guess you shouldn't have pulled funding for law enforcement.
"We don't know why." You denying that there is a problem, then denying that you know what the problem is, is why.
I've lived in Portland since I was in the third grade back in 1998. I have always loved this city. I still love this city, but my God, it's become really sad. What a tragedy.
Agreed, its still home but quite sad. I feel the more trimet builds the worse it gets, like it facilitates them to get around for free, since homeless can get on free now.
@@jamesmeppler6375 They can? Wtf!?
Glad you got out of that hell hole!
It was so beautiful and such a crime to see the buildings destroyed and defaced. They’re so much work and expense. People need to be kept busy with jobs. There’s plenty of work that’s needed, but not official jobs for them. This area was entrepreneurial when I was there with a lot of small businesses. I could pick up a job fast. It wasn’t the best field but paid for independent living. So it was doable, but not lucrative enough for the future. However you didn’t think of money because the quality of life was so high you were satisfied until you paid your taxes and realized you would go nowhere good without change.
bernie sanders support this
10:00 "No, I don't believe Portland is dying." Wheeler in denial.
No, it's not dying. Liberal policies are just steadily destroying the way of life exactly as they do literally everywhere they are enacted!
Honest citizens and their families are the only ones struggling, the criminals and mentally ill are growing at a phenomenal pace.
Well then get off your ass and do something!!!
It's such a strange place, you really have a picture of heaven and hell on one block in most places in Portland these days. Beautiful well kept homes with some of the most majestic trees and gardens and then you turn your head and see someone who may or may not be dead laying on the sidewalk. I'm probably bi-polar to some degree but being in Portland is like being inside of my brain! They say the people make the place and by and large most people seem like they are on the verge of a mental breakdown- and who could blame them? Trying to keep up with an ever increasing cost of living and then to look around and see it all seemingly fall apart... its demoralizing and makes the grind that much more of one.
Lol Wheeler acting like his hands are tied and can't do anything! He's the Mayor!!!
I know, poor Tear Gas Teddy.
Punk azz he got kicked out of his own home wit dumb azz...he is wasted space..
Remember when Portland used to be called The Rose City..... For its beautiful gardens and well-maintained yards..... in 10 years an excess of "empathy" and fear of offending anyone has changed that.
So many people are just mad Portland is no longer suspending disbelief enough to allow for the willfully blind indulgence in what was only ever pure fantasy.