Not a lot of talk about the Trump Antifa Roundtable beyond the circles that usually deal with these things of case. Still some things needed to be addressed.
Luis Enrique Marquez
I would like to respond to statements made by Kristi Noem today I would like to say here and now I am not the “founder” of “antifa” either in Portland, the United States or internationally. Furthermore, I am not now nor have I ever have been a member of RCA (Rose City “Antifa”) or any other “antifa group.”
Kristi Noem made additional comments about a human, that I dated, being in their custody. That relationship ended in 2020, since that time the only communication I have had with them was to return personal possessions. The insinuation that there is a link between us is both false and disingenuous.
I think it is disgusting that this administration is choosing to criminalize ideas; that very fact shows how un-American they are. I accuse the administration of targeting innocent Americans by creating a non-existent, mythical monster in order to gain more power over our lives.
In the past, when I have engaged in protesting, I have done so on my own, and, if I choose to exercise my first amendment rights again, in the future it will also be soley on my own behalf, and not for any group or organization.
In closing I am a community activist and a Portlander who cares about my city, and who wants to protect the people in it from concerns such as: racism, homophobia, transphobia, hate speech and other forms of bigotry. For that, I am being targeted by the current fascist Administration.
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