Searching For Hate In Portland And Alabama

As I understand the Secular Left's narrative on racism, it goes something like this: White supremacists are on the rise, targeting people of color (PoC) with threats of violence and oppression of various sorts. The white supremacists are the natural offspring of the hateful rhetoric of the right.

If that was true, wouldn't you expect masked rioters to show up in red states, particularly the South, attacking PoC while blue states would be welcoming and peaceful? How does that hypothesis hold up against real data?

Last weekend, Andy Ngo, an Asian PoC journalist attended an ANTIFA rally in deep-blue Portland, Oregon. He ended up maced by an ANTIFA goon. Here's a snippet of what he saw. I recommend turning down the volume on your device, there is absolutely nothing of value in the sound.

This is my last footage. I was sprayed point-blank in the face w/what appears to be bear mace. I was blinded & a woman on the conservative side took me away to help. I have reported this to police but the assailant's identity is still unknown. Please help: https://t.co/LlAsB1BVkc pic.twitter.com/F57ZcAPkGF

— Andy Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) May 2, 2019

Meanwhile, in deep red Alabama, we have these two stories.

A black woman who was the first black student at the University of Alabama received an honorary doctorate degree while the whites in the audience cheered.

Autherine Lucy Foster, the first African American student to attend The University of Alabama, on Friday received an honorary doctoral degree from UA at a commencement ceremony.

“I love The University of Alabama, and it is an honor to be recognized in this way,” said Foster upon learning of the honorary doctoral degree. “I am thankful for opportunities such as this, which allow us to talk about the past while looking to the future,” said Foster, who believes that while talking about the past may be painful, it is necessary so that none of us forget.

Foster applied to attend the university for graduate school in 1952, but was denied attendance because she was black. A federal court reversed the decision in 1956 and Foster attended class for just three days before she was removed from campus because of threats against her life.

Foster’s dismissal was reversed in 1988 and she re-enrolled with her daughter Grazia. The two graduated together in 1991.

Tuscaloosa First Methodist Church now has it's first black pastor. No violent demonstrations by masked racists were held.

The Rev. Clinton Hubbard Jr. has been appointed as senior pastor of First United Methodist Church of Tuscaloosa, effective in July.

He’ll be the first black pastor in the congregation’s 201-year history. He’s been a minister in the United Methodist Church for almost 37 years and is currently a district superintendent.

“This is a historic appointment for the North Alabama Conference,” said Mike Case, chairman of the staff parish relations committee for Tuscaloosa First Methodist, in a statement released Sunday. “It represents the first time an African-American pastor has been appointed to a large, predominantly white church. We are pleased to be making history and welcome Dr. Hubbard and his wife, Gloria, to First Church and to Tuscaloosa.”

If you're going to maintain that the right is a haven for crazed white supremacists and a hotbed of racism, you're going to have to explain these data points. Personally, I can't see how to do it.

As for Andy Ngo and Portland, dude, it's time to get out. Your reporting is spot on, but not groundbreaking. I doubt that anyone is surprised that Portland, a major center of the Secular Left, is psychotically obsessed with violent, anti-racist cosplay. After this, you only have yourself to blame if you get hurt. You wouldn't have stuck around in Mogadishu in the 1990s, either, would you?