Anarchists claim responsibility for torching local politician’s car

From Rose City Counter-Info

On the first new moon of 2024, some anarchists torched a car in front of portland city commissioner rene gonzalez’s house. This was accomplished with a fire starter, which can be found in the outdoors section of any big box store.

Gonzalez lives in an extravagantly wealthy neighborhood adjacent to a golf course, where the roads have no potholes, the sidewalks are intact, and the countless “neighborhood watch” signs serve as a reminder to any poor outsiders and undesirables that this is not a place for us. The car was one of three at the residence and was parked in the street. Our only regret is not attacking the other two vehicles.

We dedicate our action to the legacy of our elders and those who have passed too soon: Sekou Odinga, Klee Benally, Alfredo Bonanno, Tortuguita, but most importantly Tyrone Johnson II & Isaac L. Seavey. Tyrone and Isaac are the latest victims in the ongoing executions of homeless portlanders by the cops. These state executions are implicitly & explicitly encouraged by the likes of gonzalez and other elected politicians in portland as well as the various corporate and lobbying interests who wish to see the city turned into a haven for wealthy tech-yuppies and a site of financial extraction for various hedge funds and developers.

The timing of our attack was intentional. As the city braces for the first winter storm of the year, we have not forgotten the winter storm last year that arrived shortly shortly after gonzalez banned portland street response, an agency under his purview, from giving out tents to homeless portlanders. It is not uncommon for folks to die during the weather extremes that are becoming common (and are fueled in part by the likes of the gonzalez family who own multiple vehicles). When extreme weather events occur, it is often anarchists who come to the aid of our neighbors. We consider our actions under the new moon an act of community self-defense and a form of mutual aid.

Let this serve as a warning to the politicians and their capitalist cronies and a call to action to other anarchists. Solidarity means attack!

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For the so few times this insurrecto shit happens in the USA, it has to be in Poooortland. Why is life such a bitch, in such frivolous, convoluted ways?

Why is this insurrecto shit though? Just seems like actual anarchist things.

Agree on Portland tho

I love Portland insurrectos. They are based examples of how NA@ should be unlike the seething ressentimentismos of thecollective and you should be thanking based Portland insurrectos for being so based even if themoderators are full of seething ressentiment against them and we anarchs who point out that they are so based.

Did you do this just to prove Portland is cool? To impress the mods? Come on.

You will never be one of them no matter how hard you simp for them. They will always look down upon you with disgust. Embrace your lowly anon status and let the mod hatred consume you.

They thawed his driveway. Have you seen Portland this past week?

I love this and think that this was a brave act in the social war.

I wonder the intention behind including it "being in a wealthy neighborhood" where the "poor and undesirables" are unwelcome? Is it because the authors want to be welcomed, for the neighborhood watch to not exist? Is it because where they live there is potholes and broken sidewalks? Are they asking for a greater inclusion into the progress of civil society from a "justice" lense?
And if the politicians and capitalists "wish to see the city turned into a haven for wealthy tech-yuppies and a site of financial extraction for various hedge funds and developers" do they dream of an alternative society of progress? The politician who "banned portland street response"? Was that the primary justification?

"We consider our actions under the new moon an act of community self-defense and a form of mutual aid."
okay clearly not

"Let this serve as a warning to the politicians and their capitalist cronies and a call to action to other anarchists. Solidarity means attack!"
Warning? to politicians and capitalists? is this demands? Is it telling them to not do things that they do not like? Are there things that they do that are compatible with your worldveiw as an "anarchist"?
It does not have to be "solidarity". It can be an attack in struggle against the state.

If anarchists truly believe themselves as enemies of states, capitalism, and at war with the existent, then why peddle leftist talking points when claiming acts of violence against political forces instead of making clear our unrelenting position of hostility without demands nor the minute explanations?
If it is a hostile terrain which a despicable politician exists within and they are enemies of anarchy, that is a fine thing to say.
When attacking the political forces of authority and order, civility, and capitalism, when attacking at all, taking a position of anarchist hostility feels more apt than dulling blades with such limited and unclear reasonings that any leftist with a lighter in hand has swimming in their heads.
I would recommend the actors spend time honing their hostility.

Ah the Honda Accord. Great status symbol of the bourgeoisis which screams, "wealthy driver" into the faces of we poor fixed-gear cyclists.
Burn motherfuckers!

I think attacks on middle management and even workers themselves serve a purpose. Sometimes more so than the rich and ceos. Spooky huh?

If by "spooky" you mean 'an unproven assertion pull out from your ass' then.... yEeees tOotally, brow. The purpose!

Cool action === but they better have been wearing anti-Covid masks while they were doing it or I will fucking shit-bomb their squat!!

OooOooh nOooo the Portland anarchists are wearing masks AND burning cars! OooOooh nOooo this is sheeple bahavior!

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