re: Seattle Protest Zone is getting a border wall - and Seattle is paying for it

just cutoff all federal funding to the whole state.

I wonder how the property owners in CHAZ feel right now

Is this unsolicited foriegn aid to a hostile foreign nation?

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That would be my cue to move (well, just another in a long list)

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Think about the poor saps that own property inside this shite show.

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Meet Raz Simone, The ‘Warlord’ Of The Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone

Forbes

If you’re unfamiliar with the backstory, here’s what happened. After tensions escalated between peaceful protesters and police, Seattle city officials ordered the police force to stand down and evacuate the Capitol Hill section of the city. The protesters then took over a small swath of about six blocks in downtown Seattle, renaming it the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone (there’s an internal debate underway over changing the name).

It was reported, depending upon the ideology behind the media coverage, as a new peaceful vision of how communities could be run. It was seen as a self-sustaining commune, police-free zone and a big “F*** you” to all of the racists and haters in America. Initially, most protesters demanded that the police be abolished and Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan be fired.

The New York Times had a flattering perspective reporting, “What has emerged is an experiment in life without the police—part street festival, part commune. Hundreds have gathered to hear speeches, poetry and music. On Tuesday night, dozens of people sat in the middle of an intersection to watch 13th, the Ava DuVernay film about the criminal justice system’s impact on African-Americans. On Wednesday, children made chalk drawings in the middle of the street.”

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Simone claims that everything is under control. He denies that business owners are being extorted, but as a rationalist, recognizes that with a large number of people with differing objectives, that it's not impossible for that to happen. Simone is a proponent of the Second Amendment and carries a weapon, as do others.

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UNPLANNED DONATION

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That logic is excellent


I love how they want to ban private property but get upset when someone steals their stuff

An "unplanned donation"

Are there apartments in the new smaller zone? I can't even imagine living there while this is going on.

What did they give up?

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What did they give up?

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responsibility