Sad, disgusting, depressing, bleak:
I was in Portland in 2008 as part of my attempted walk across America. At the time, there was already a huge, huge homeless problem—far more visible than the problem in DC and the Route 1 corridor. I walked past several parks that were filled with tents—homeless camps, I guess. The riverside along the Willamette was also lined with scattered homeless camps. While I never felt in any danger, I did get something of a grimy feeling from the city. I stayed for two weeks at a huge home housing several families in need and even met some homeless people while I was there. Apparently, since then, things have gotten a whole lot worse, culminating in all that CHAZ/CHOP nonsense in 2020. It's a shame, really: Portland has its own rough charm, and I've watched enough food videos to know it's something of a food mecca for people who appreciate good eating. But as is talked about in the video above, the leftist policies in place are killing the city, and residents there are simply hunkering down, accepting the new reality, and hoping they don't get picked off by the wolves. What a damn shame.
People get the government they deserve, and if they continue to elect Democrats and their mindless policies, things will continue to get worse. Wake up, sheeple!
ReplyDeleteIt will be interesting to see what happens in next month's election. I'm not following local elections all that close, but I understand a Republican has a chance to be elected Governor for the first time this century. We'll see if the populace is ready to say, "enough!"