We’d be negligent, journalistically speaking, not to mention Portland’s latest display of unhinged activism — yes, the infamous naked bike ride protest. Normally, this annual spectacle of exhibitionism takes place during the summer, when the city’s professional agitators and part-time nudists take to the streets in the name of “freedom.”
But this time, they couldn’t even wait for warmer weather. On Sunday, they staged what they called an “emergency” ride — supposedly to protest ICE and the possibility of National Guard deployment. Nothing says “serious political movement” quite like a bunch of naked leftists on bicycles yelling about fascism while ignoring every law on the books. Portland, once again, proving it’s the capital of performance art masquerading as activism.
“Joy is a form of protest. Being together with mutual respect and kindness is a form of protest,” the ride’s organizers said on Instagram. “It’s your choice how much or little you wear.”
Here’s a serious question: how exactly is it “respectful” to your fellow citizens to force them to endure the sight of a crowd of naked activists wobbling down the street on bicycles? Last I checked, public indecency wasn’t a form of enlightened protest. And yes — there are children in those streets, forced to witness what Portland calls “expression” but most people would call a public nuisance.
And as for all that supposed “joy” the media gushed about? Let’s just say I wasn’t seeing much joy — unless your idea of happiness involves awkwardly looking away and wishing for a giant fog machine to roll through downtown.
It took place on Sunday, along with some raid. Thankfully, the local station blurred out the nakedness in this clip:
So what exactly did this so-called “emergency protest” accomplish? Did ICE suddenly fold up shop and announce, “You know what, after seeing that, we’re done enforcing the law”? Were federal agents struck by the sheer “joy” of it all and decide to call it quits?
Amazingly — or perhaps predictably — no. ICE is still operating in Portland, completely unfazed by the spectacle. The only casualties here were the poor agents who now probably need a lifetime supply of eye bleach and a few therapy sessions to recover from what they saw.
All the left managed to do with this stunt was, well, expose their shortcomings — to borrow a line from David Niven at the 1974 Oscars, when a streaker ran across the stage. Turns out, riding around naked doesn’t actually stop federal law enforcement from doing its job. Who knew?
“If you think this is crazy, congratulations, you’re a Republican!” White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt responded to Katie Daviscourt’s post about the ride.
If anyone still needed a final push to walk away from the Democratic Party, this might just be it. For anyone with even a shred of common sense left, it’s becoming painfully clear that Democrats have gone completely off the rails.