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Yes. To pick one particular group in one particular metro area, here's violence in Portland caused by right-wing violence-causers:

https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2018/07/patriot_prayers_...

https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2018/08/patriot_prayer_a...

https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2018/10/patriot_prayer_f...

And here's police collaborating with the violence-causers:

https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2019/02/text-messages-be...

https://www.oregonlive.com/news/2019/02/frustration-not-solu...

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Ignoring antifa’s role in this is a bit disingenuous.

Upvote for the links.

Yeah, I've been following the Portland thing a bit. To my eyes, it seems a bit like frenemy sport between PP (kind of full of themselves) and antifa (wannabe fascists without the martial skills).

If this is the extreme of right-wing violence in the US at present, well, wake me if something interesting happens.

Seems pretty minor compared to that prof that tried to murder someone with a bike lock (for example): https://www.foxnews.com/us/felony-charges-filed-against-alle...

And don't miss antifa hating on senior citizens: https://www.foxnews.com/us/portland-antifa-protesters-caught...

The stories in your links cite Portland police, among other sources, without mentioning the link between several prominent police officers who were present at those protests, and the right-wing groups opposing them. I mean, we're talking about a cop literally telling someone, "we have an arrest warrant for you, but here's how you can avoid arrest ...".

With that in mind, anything that Portland police says about antifa in those protests is basically untrustworthy by default.

Portland Police have stated that it is their policy to routinely reach out to both parties before such an event. You're receiving only half of a story.

There's a difference between reaching out, and actively trying to obstruct justice. Note that it wasn't a case of, "if you show up we'll have reasons to arrest you". The arrest warrant was already issued, but one of the cops involved was trying to prevent it from being served.

There's plenty of details about this story by now, all of them easily verifiable, and practically none in favor of the police.

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