It appears cognitive dissonance runs deep in Portland, Oregon …

During riots Saturday in Portland, where left-wing Black Lives Matter and Antifa extremists have been harassing and assaulting local police and bystanders for weeks, these same left-wing extremists suddenly turned into bawling babies desperate for police protection after someone finally decided to fight back.

Watch (*Graphic content warning):

https://twitter.com/selfdeclaredref/status/1297286605695340544?s=20

“Oh my God! Are you OK? Oh my God, the cops are just standing there!” the camerawoman began squealing after an unidentified assailant knocked two of the extremists to the ground with his fists.

While it’s unclear what provoked the assailant and why exactly the cops just watched, other reports out of Portland suggest that perhaps the crying extremists weren’t as innocent and deserving of protection as it seemed at first glance.

A hodgepodge of conservative groups had reportedly been scheduled to rally in downtown Portland this Saturday in support of the city’s beleaguered police officers.

The event was titled “Mother of All Back The Blue Rallies”:

But according to renowned journalist Andy Ngo, the otherwise peaceful pro-police rally wound up being hijacked by virulently anti-police left-wing extremists.

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