What's this Day of Rage yesterday in Portland all about?

I live there part of the year.
in spite of what you heard, the city is intact, all is happeing in a tigh area down town/
Kinda a Local hobby

it is columbus day, or as the 'Nates put it, a celebration of our genocide

and i support peaceful protest [quote][b]BUT[/b][/quote]

I had to go ask WHy Lincoln?
Protesters spray-painted "Dakota 38" on the base of Lincoln's statue, referencing the 38 Dakota men Lincoln approved to have hanged after the men were involved in a violent conflict with white settlers in Minnesota.


and Roosevelt?
[quote]Roosevelt expressed hostility toward Native Americans, once saying: "I don't go so far as to think that the only good Indians are dead Indians, but I believe nine out of every 10 are ..."[/quote]

I think they need to put a brake on this activity for a while.
it is not helpful at this point

How is their behavior suppose to motivate anyone to expand their business or create new ones in the city?

No idea, thought they had already torn down everything.