The effectiveness of absurdity against the thuggishness of fascism.
Deep_Alps7150 on
It makes the footage unusable by the right at the very least ehen they are trying to claim people in animal suits playing meme music are terrorist
dbag3o1 on
Emma Goldman wanted the revolution to include dancing. She’d be happy about Portland.
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reddittorbrigade on
American military against mascots.
Only in America!
Fenix42 on
Portland is keeping things weird. Love it.
xibeno9261 on
This is just stupid. We should be looking at how Europeans do protests. Europe protests actually bring down governments and force politicians to resign. American protests don’t do any of that.
So we need less cute slogans and signs and costumes, and more what the Europeans are doing.
CatsWearingTinyHats on
That frog is everything.
gGfsF5Sz2 on
I’d like to see confetti and silly string.
Maybe some chalk rainbows on the street.
maporita on
“After our interview the frogs were joined by a couple of unicorns, a polar bear, an axolotl, a racoon and several other characters.” Brilliant.
DrBoots on
If you have a moment check out the story about the Coup Clutz Clowns.
TLDR – Nazi Boneheads organized a rally and we’re met with counterprotests by a bunch of clowns pretending to misunderstand their chants and giving out White Flowers.
jjxanadu on
Giant frog costume? Believe it or not, straight to jail.
whichwitch9 on
If ever you want to know why Americans say culture is regional, look to how the different cities handled maga invasions
LA treated it like a seige- just persistent in the protests, ended up driving ICE out of several hotels, and did not react to provocation, eventually just outlasting the National Guard deployment
Chicago is definitely more reactionary and has had several large marches, with people confronting ICE more as ICE gets more aggressive. There’s a ton of small incidents, like bike man.
Portland is very intentionally making them look ridiculous. The chicken suit guy with Noem is pretty much the vibe. They know the more ridiculous they look, the worse the “war” narrative looks and are embracing it
Weedle_blzit on
I’m surprised there isn’t a marching band playing circus music
ToolTimeT on
The clowns were pretty funny…. lining up in formation next to the gestapo troops who were lined up in formation
Malachite_Edge on
This is what they sent the National guard for. Insane.
windwatcher01 on
It’s not the only thing needed, but yeah, humor works. Exposes the fascists as nothing but insecure bullies if they try and shut it down. Keep it up, Portland!
Lopsided_Grape9909 on
These are real heroes
Prometheusf3ar on
I love the energy they bring but I’ve seen no change in behavior or rhetoric from the administration. Trumps clearly gearing up to start sending bullets their way.
DownhillUphill on
Go Portland!!!
Jazzzitup on
Fascistcon?
ZorroMeansFox on
Fascism doesn’Twerk.
Appropriate-Joke-806 on
You’re telling me reporters and news producers also need to dress up like frogs?
juneember on
I’d love to see them start doing musical numbers in front of the national guard. Make it into performance art.
MarinatedPickachu on
Imagine photos like this making it into the history books “The war started like it ended: surrealistically dumb”
-insert_pun_here- on
Are we talking the animal suit people, the “arrest me, daddy uwu” people, or a delightful combination of both?
Aggressive-Raisin909 on
I want to be there in one of those inflatable T-Rex costumes.
Ajm05 on
Huh, once again, the only domestic terrorists in America are magats. Who would’ve thought? Now release the Epstein files.
Guttersnipe77 on
Just wait for Portland’s emergency world naked bike ride.
Inflatable absurd costumes in bright childlike colors cannot be misinterpreted as aggressive or combative by any reasonable person.
RWLemon on
Quick someone save that frog, American hero right there 😂
dkyguy1995 on
It’s working so well to highlight the complete absurdity of them claiming protestors are terrorists
IrrelevantLeprechaun on
So I guess this is the new excuse to not bother organizing huh. “Look guys the frog is twerking, that means democracy is saved and we can keep sitting on our couches!”
We are so cooked…
dyml0s on
The frog should get the Nobel peace prize
Lightbringer10000 on
Its brilliant … vendors locking out ICE for food in Chicago … following them blowing horns …brilliant
And you look at the video and its totally a crack up John Stewart stuff
rhox65 on
also showing us how to not be taken seriously
AcanthisittaNo6653 on
Every good protest has at least one plushy. Balloons are a nice touch..
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The effectiveness of absurdity against the thuggishness of fascism.
It makes the footage unusable by the right at the very least ehen they are trying to claim people in animal suits playing meme music are terrorist
Emma Goldman wanted the revolution to include dancing. She’d be happy about Portland.
[removed]
American military against mascots.
Only in America!
Portland is keeping things weird. Love it.
This is just stupid. We should be looking at how Europeans do protests. Europe protests actually bring down governments and force politicians to resign. American protests don’t do any of that.
So we need less cute slogans and signs and costumes, and more what the Europeans are doing.
That frog is everything.
I’d like to see confetti and silly string.
Maybe some chalk rainbows on the street.
“After our interview the frogs were joined by a couple of unicorns, a polar bear, an axolotl, a racoon and several other characters.” Brilliant.
If you have a moment check out the story about the Coup Clutz Clowns.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/06/opinion/comedy-protest-taxes-nazis.html
TLDR – Nazi Boneheads organized a rally and we’re met with counterprotests by a bunch of clowns pretending to misunderstand their chants and giving out White Flowers.
Giant frog costume? Believe it or not, straight to jail.
If ever you want to know why Americans say culture is regional, look to how the different cities handled maga invasions
LA treated it like a seige- just persistent in the protests, ended up driving ICE out of several hotels, and did not react to provocation, eventually just outlasting the National Guard deployment
Chicago is definitely more reactionary and has had several large marches, with people confronting ICE more as ICE gets more aggressive. There’s a ton of small incidents, like bike man.
Portland is very intentionally making them look ridiculous. The chicken suit guy with Noem is pretty much the vibe. They know the more ridiculous they look, the worse the “war” narrative looks and are embracing it
I’m surprised there isn’t a marching band playing circus music
The clowns were pretty funny…. lining up in formation next to the gestapo troops who were lined up in formation
This is what they sent the National guard for. Insane.
It’s not the only thing needed, but yeah, humor works. Exposes the fascists as nothing but insecure bullies if they try and shut it down. Keep it up, Portland!
These are real heroes
I love the energy they bring but I’ve seen no change in behavior or rhetoric from the administration. Trumps clearly gearing up to start sending bullets their way.
Go Portland!!!
Fascistcon?
Fascism doesn’Twerk.
You’re telling me reporters and news producers also need to dress up like frogs?
I’d love to see them start doing musical numbers in front of the national guard. Make it into performance art.
Imagine photos like this making it into the history books “The war started like it ended: surrealistically dumb”
Are we talking the animal suit people, the “arrest me, daddy uwu” people, or a delightful combination of both?
I want to be there in one of those inflatable T-Rex costumes.
Huh, once again, the only domestic terrorists in America are magats. Who would’ve thought? Now release the Epstein files.
Just wait for Portland’s emergency world naked bike ride.
https://www.portlandmercury.com/Bikes/2025/10/10/48067491/portlands-emergency-world-naked-bike-ride-location-released?fbclid=IwdGRzaANWa_pleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHsknG-5kFva5Dgbw-Xa7nN6jR0HHbfiinAByyONK-IPi7BowGQg4JfRn31gy_aem_JmxZXGrBRRVHqy0eX-91Dw
Peaceful protesting for the current climate.
Inflatable absurd costumes in bright childlike colors cannot be misinterpreted as aggressive or combative by any reasonable person.
Quick someone save that frog, American hero right there 😂
It’s working so well to highlight the complete absurdity of them claiming protestors are terrorists
So I guess this is the new excuse to not bother organizing huh. “Look guys the frog is twerking, that means democracy is saved and we can keep sitting on our couches!”
We are so cooked…
The frog should get the Nobel peace prize
Its brilliant … vendors locking out ICE for food in Chicago … following them blowing horns …brilliant
And you look at the video and its totally a crack up John Stewart stuff
also showing us how to not be taken seriously
Every good protest has at least one plushy. Balloons are a nice touch..