'I’m so sick of having politicians pander to a woke agenda that’s been nothing short of an epic failure.”
A woman who moved to Portland, Oregon, for its leftist values was offended by the mayor’s reaction on Wednesday when speaking about the city’s homeless problem.criticisms during a virtual city council meeting and said the encampments all over the city were a huge problem for everyone, the“You have to stop enabling this,” she pleaded. “I’m angry and I’m sad and I’m fed up, and I’m so sick of having politicians pander to a woke agenda that’s been nothing short of an epic failure.
However, Mayor Ted Wheeler chuckled, then said, “Thank you, you’ve made your point emphatically clear. Thank you for being here and sharing your perspective, we do appreciate it.”the area near his home where he experienced the problem on a daily basis. However, it took neighbors hundreds of phone calls and emails to get city officials to do anything about it, according to a video from KGW News:
When asked if it was a shock that it required so much effort to have something done, the man in the video said, “Absolutely. It is absolutely remarkable that no one responds, no one seems to care. Obviously, we feel like these individuals get more rights than we do.”
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