PortalsOS

The terms are really muddy right now. When you're looking at like Portland, the protesters in Portland, it's like, what exactly is going on? The economy is so fucked, the middle class is diminishing so much, the cost of living is so high that this is the perfect soil you need if you wanted communism to grow anywhere.

There is a market failure in both major political parties, as many Americans are dissatisfied with the current political climate and seek something different.

Portland, once a beautiful city, has become synonymous with sadness and decay due to the influence of a specific professional class.

The Trump administration's actions in Portland and other cities have sparked protests and legal challenges, with local leaders arguing against federal intervention.

There is a significant market failure in both major political parties, with 70% of Americans unhappy with the current political climate.

The ideology driving current political decisions may be well-intended but has not yielded good results.

The chaos in cities like Portland is unbelievable. If this was a house, I'd call protective services. It's an unfit government allowing people to live like this.

The work of politics involves bridging profound moral disagreements, but this has been diminished, leading to a shrinking political tent and a loss of power.

The deployment of federal troops to Portland is seen as a political move to portray a message of law and order, targeting a liberal city with a Democratic governor.

There is an unmet market for a different kind of politics, but structural factors like primaries and money shape the current political landscape.