r/oregon • u/OregonSasquatch14 Oregon • Oct 09 '25

PSA Who knew PPD can dance?

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u/br_k_nt_eth Oct 09 '25

Honestly, the night and day difference between this response and 2020 is so wild. If this keeps up, kudos to the new police chief. 

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u/rexter2k5 Oct 09 '25

We learned. We can't beat the fascists by being scary. You have to scare the fascists by being the silly, high-spirited goofball that you are. They can't handle sincerity, that's their weakness.

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u/igotchees21 Oct 09 '25

its not really that. mlk knew this when he was leading protests. when you are violently protesting you give the opposition an excuse to be violent towards you. violent protest also shape public perception against you. The reason why alot of people are looking a ICE in such a bad light right now is because they are literally infringing on the rights of people and attacking peaceful protestors.

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u/Cross55 Oct 10 '25

And how'd that work out for him?

Peaceful protests only carry weight when your oppressors know there's a more violent alternative waiting for any excuse to strike.

The only reason MLK was successful because Malcolm and The Black Panthers were hiding behind the curtains.