Six Failing Cities Run Entirely By Democrats
Parker Beauregard
May 16, 2021
In this installment of our weekly Sunday Six conversation, PF Whalen and Parker Beauregard of The Blue State Conservative point out the obvious: When given control, leftist policies rooted in totalitarianism and blind to human nature unleash a torrent of predictable chaos, crime, and poverty.
#6: Portland, Oregon
Parker: It is hard to think of a major metropolitan area more emblematic of destruction wrought by self-inflicted Democrat rule than the failed city of Portland. Like other cities on this list, there should only be upside to developing an area blessed with some of the most beautiful natural landscapes. The Columbia River Gorge, Multnomah Falls, the Pacific Ocean, and an array of hotspots could drive a veritable tourism industry without even trying. Throw in the less-appealing-by-the-day artsy, eclectic, and hipster vibe, there is no shortage of things that ought to make Portland a hub for positive activity.
Residents, though, continue electing damaging mayors with utter disregard for track records. There has not been a Republican governor since the 1970s (an “oppressed” woman, as it were, way back then). Most recently, Ted Wheeler has been great at allowing Antifa to run roughshod under his watch and horrible at protecting everyone else. It is hard to even know where to begin with Wheeler. After George Floyd overdosed, riots broke out in most cities across the country. They were bad, but Portland said “hold my small-batch double IPA.”
Under Wheeler’s watch, protests and riots broke out for over 100 consecutive days. When President Trump demanded the city take action, rather than accept the assistance he accused Trump of a federal takeover. (Once Biden was in office, Wheeler disgracefully changed his tune and welcomed the support to corral Biden’s Brown Shirts.) In the midst of the lawlessness, the riots eventually turned to Wheeler’s own $840,000 condominium complex. Boy Mayor Jacob Frey of Minneapolis was booed out of his city’s own BLM protest at one point last summer, but he only left the demonstration. Wheeler left the entire city. There are cowards, and then there are embarrassments like Wheeler. The man that enabled Antifa to shatter storefronts and torch buildings – federal courthouses among them – for months on end was able to leave for greener and more expensive pastures, whereas those under his charge (remember, public officials serve the public) were left to fend for themselves. Wheeler was re-elected in the fall of 2020.
Countless small businesses, many owned by presumably women, blacks, Asians, gays, and transgenders, are destroyed in the name of progress by Antifa degenerates. It’s ok, because in their words, the “use of violence is a tactic of how we keep our communities safe.” Honestly, it’s hard to care anymore. The city that returned Wheeler to the mayor’s office and carried Biden by almost 5:1 deserves everything that happens to it.
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