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Something that I think should be much more foregrounded than it currently is in discussions of recent events involving & #39;Antifa& #39; in Portland (and the Pacific Northwest more broadly) is the Northwest Territorial Imperative. [a thread]
Since the 1970s, neo-Nazi groups have intentionally encouraged settling in the Pacific Northwest, with the intention of eventually establishing a white nationalist ethnostate.
Groups like Patriot Prayer must be read in this context.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northwest_Territorial_Imperative">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nort...
Groups like Patriot Prayer must be read in this context.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northwest_Territorial_Imperative">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nort...
A lot of people who have never lived in the PNW seem to have a misguided idea of who lives there. The whole reason there are so many antifascist groups is because, as this feature put it in 2015, the Northwest is home to "America& #39;s Worst Racists." https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2015/07/northwest-front-americas-worst-racists-119803">https://www.politico.com/magazine/...
If you missed this thread, it provides great context on the far-right escalations that have been happening in Portland for the past few years.
Unfortunately, the "war" that Michael Reinoehl believed he was part of has been building for a long time. https://twitter.com/BritishPodcast/status/1300105289522270213">https://twitter.com/BritishPo...
Unfortunately, the "war" that Michael Reinoehl believed he was part of has been building for a long time. https://twitter.com/BritishPodcast/status/1300105289522270213">https://twitter.com/BritishPo...
The purpose of organized caravans of far-right gangs riding into Portland is to instigate violence.
The purpose of that violence is propagandistic.
The ultimate goal is a white nationalist homeland as spelled out in Northwest Territorial Imperative. https://twitter.com/carterforva/status/1299950936383787009">https://twitter.com/carterfor...
The purpose of that violence is propagandistic.
The ultimate goal is a white nationalist homeland as spelled out in Northwest Territorial Imperative. https://twitter.com/carterforva/status/1299950936383787009">https://twitter.com/carterfor...
While we& #39;re on the topic of Northwest racism, it& #39;s important to note that Oregon began as a "a racist white utopia."
The state& #39;s 1857 constitution banned Black people from even coming to, much less residing in the state. https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2016/07/racist-history-portland/492035/">https://www.theatlantic.com/business/...
The state& #39;s 1857 constitution banned Black people from even coming to, much less residing in the state. https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2016/07/racist-history-portland/492035/">https://www.theatlantic.com/business/...
Make no mistake: in the context of Oregon specifically, "MAGA" = a return to the state& #39;s (relatively recent) whites-only origins.
UPDATE: I wrote a thing about Oregon& #39;s racist history & the history of organizing in response to that racism as context for current events. https://medium.com/@emilypothast/why-portland-is-so-antifa-a635d1e50e70">https://medium.com/@emilypot...
