In a Twitter discussion back in July, Portland mayor Ted Wheeler (D) was all too eager to jump on the police reform bandwagon with his promise to address all of the
"systematic inequities that exist in our societies." "And they are massive. And they are prevalent. And they're in every institution that we know."He egged the protests on and perpetuated the police brutality myth.
Meanwhile, businesses, some of them black-owned, burned as anarchy was overlooked, and what before was viewed as "peaceful protests" by Wheeler are now seriously violent situations that he must escape from.
That explains why he decided last week to hightail it out of his apartment/condo building complex and permanently relocate.Steering clear of the incensed mobs outside his condo, busy lighting fires and breaking windows, was top priority.
President Trump's offer to send federal assistance was met not only with Wheeler's vehemently arrogant refusal, but with his ludicrous suggestion that the violence is treasured by Trump as his "only ticket to re-election" through the fear it evokes.
Portland's floundering mayor is not the only one of the elites who does not understand the meaning of safety, security, or how to go about enshrining the property rights of the general public.
Other leftist leaders hypocritically chose to shield their own skins when the going got tough, including St. Louis mayor Lyda Krewson (D), who temporarily vacated her home last week, and Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot (D), who, when faced with threats, ordered police to lock down her block and to stop even peaceful protesters from entering.
To protect one's own property is understandably instinctual. The problem is that the only way to truly uphold this ideal is to protect everyone else's property rights as well.
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