An alt-right "Proud Boys" member slams a left-wing protester to the ground Doug Brown
Right-wing marchers and left-wing protesters had a dumb clash on the waterfront Sunday afternoon, with pepper spray and punches flying. A handful of people got bloodied up. Nearly everybody got called a Nazi.
The right-wing rally was organized by Vancouver-based vlogger Joey Gibson, who runs "Patriot Prayer":
March the waterfront in Portland Oregon. The more hatred we see the more we have to stand against it. The more threats that we get the more we have to come out to show no fear. The more people lie about us the more we have to show who we are. We will continue to come into Portland with a simple message that is focused on truth, love, and freedom.
They met at the waterfront park. A few self-identifying neo-Nazis and more than a handful of open white nationalists joined the Patriot Prayer march which was, predictably, met with dozens of anti-fascist protesters. It was pretty violent from the start, with skirmishes and punches almost immediately. Right-wing militia group the Three Percenters ran security for Patriot Prayer.
Here are my pictures and video.
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Joey Gibson talks to his crowd before they started marching Doug Brown
I didn't see what led to this guy spraying stuff at the Patriot Prayer crowd. A fight ensued. Doug Brown
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A few Three Percenters put on gas masks Doug Brown
Right-wing enforcer "Tiny" got sprayed Doug Brown
And then another fight... (action about 20 seconds in). I didn't see what started it.
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The Unpresidented Brass Band provided a good soundtrack for the afternoon Doug Brown
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And then, again, a fight. At the 61-second mark, a group of right wingers slam a protester, whose face got fucked up, to the ground. A guy with an alt-right "Kekistan" flag punches him the face at the 67 second mark.
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An alt-right "Proud Boys" member (dumb golf black shirt) slams a left-wing protester to the ground Doug Brown
The guy's face got fucked up Doug Brown
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The protester on the left was yelling "Native pride" at the "Proud Boys" Doug Brown
"Tiny" got his face accidentally bloodied by one of his associates Doug Brown
The Patriot Prayer march then went through downtown Doug Brown
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Yelling at each other Doug Brown
A protester recording a right wing street preacher Doug Brown
Police didn't intervene (while I was there), but stayed nearby Doug Brown
Back on the waterfront Doug Brown
A right winger stomps on a bucket that was used by a protester as a drum Doug Brown