The frontrunner to become the next mayor of Portland apparently wore a skirt with pictures of Mao and Che Guevara.

While campaigning for the position.

The incoherence and hypocrisy in what people get canceled for, and what we let pass without a word, remains astonishing.
Should people be kicked out of college or lose their job for wearing a shirt* with Mao on it? Nope.

Should voters refuse to support a candidate who glorifies one of the worst mass murderers of the 20th century? Absuf**kinglutely.
* Assuming they wear such clothing off the job; if, in contravention of clearly stated rules, you come to the office wearing offensive political attire that is another matter.
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