Antifa Shut Down Rose Festival Parade

            The rose parade on 82^nd Ave in Portland Oregon was cancelled due to violent threats made by an ‘anonymous’ person. The threats said that if the organizers allowed the Multnomah GOP to march in the parade they would send 100’s of people in to “push and drag” them out. It is understandable that the organizers, after appealing to the police for more protection and were told they did not have the manpower, would cancel the parade because they did not want the families enjoying the parade to get hurt.

            The people behind these acts are the same people who were behind the anti-Trump riots in Portland after the election. Two groups, Direct Action Alliance and Oregon Students Empowerment are the ones organizing the protests against the parade though they claim to know nothing of the threatening email. Direct Action Alliance told the Washington Post “no Portland child will see a march in support of this fascist regime go unopposed.” If you go to the Facebook pages of both groups you’ll see the backlash they have received. A group of people, outraged that the event was shut down, are holding a free speech rally and walk along the parade route. Direct Action Alliance and Oregon Students Empowerment both plan on showing up to shut down the rally.

            It would seem Portland is headed for a standoff like the one seen in Berkeley California. If the police won’t protect the rights of the people and the public officials refuse to do anything then the people will take things into their own hands. Hopefully the rally will be peaceful and show these Antifa groups they will not be tolerated. Only time will tell.