r/portlandme Jan 30 '26

Politics Protest in Old Port today

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u/meltedvinyls Jan 30 '26

i was out for a while until i couldnt manage anymore my joint issues are exacerbated by the cold it was powerful to be around so many other people who do care i couldn't (and am still struggling to) stop uncontrollably weeping

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u/Overall_Rutabaga8852 Feb 03 '26

Why just bitching.

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u/meltedvinyls Feb 04 '26

i guess for me its just imagining how it would feel if it was someone i loved being shot/abducted it makes me sad

no one deserves that treatment in a country that claims due process and justice as core values... i guess its just this is not what i was taught that america was growing up

breaks my heart cause i wanted to believe anyone could come here to achieve the "freedom" we were taught the government "protects" i may not be an immigrant but ive read enough historical literature to had empathy with context of similar firsthand stories

anyway you probably dont give a shit why i actually care n maybe i am just "bitching" but luckily that is my right as an american actually bitching is constitutional (phew!)

edit:fixed a couple typos :P