US Government Clarifies: Tear Gas, Not Kings, for US Citizens
When citizens dare to chant 'No Kings' in America, particularly near a symbol of its border enforcement, the government's response is swift and chemical. The Hill dutifully reported on protesters in Portland being tear-gassed outside an ICE facility. Funny, how 'No Kings' becomes 'No Dissent' the moment it targets domestic policy, while the same channels champion 'democracy' abroad. (Perhaps a
certain 2020 election saw similar 'peaceful protest' rhetoric used rather differently.) This isn't just about tear gas in Portland. This is about whose 'rights' get defended, and whose 'protests' are deemed palatable. The message is clear: if you question the domestic enforcement apparatus, you get the same treatment as alleged 'disrupters' overseas. The hill's framing makes it sound like an
isolated incident, not part of a broader pattern of state responses to internal dissent. It conveniently omits the historical context of government using overwhelming force against civilian protesters.