Every record has been destroyed or falsified, every book rewritten, every picture has been repainted, every statue and street and building has been renamed, every date has been altered. And the process is continuing day by day and minute by minute. History has stopped. Nothing exists except an endless present in which the party is always right.
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Dueling groups of demonstrators faced off near the grounds of the Oregon Capitol building Sunday afternoon. Police tried to separate them, but skirmishes broke out in the surrounding blocks.
In a particularly volatile moment, one man was taken into custody by police after he confronted a crowd with a gun. Others were detained as police ordered the crowd to disperse.
Salem police said three adults were arrested. A 34-year-old man faced charges of disorderly conduct and criminal trespass. A 33-year-old man was charged with disorderly conduct. An 18-year-old man was charged with five counts of "unlawful pointing of a laser".
Right-wing demonstrators initially gathered in Sandy for a "Freedom Rally" with plans to travel to the Capitol. A flyer for the event said they planned a "flag wave to honor those who fought for our freedoms".
The plans attracted more than 150 left-wing counter-protesters, who arrived at the Capitol hours earlier, some carrying banners with symbols tied to the antifa movement. They billed their gathering as a "direct action in opposition to a fascist event".
The crowd pelted passing trucks — some flying a combination of American, Thin Blue Line and Trump flags — with paint-filled balloons and other objects. In one case, police said someone threw a tree limb through the front window of a passing vehicle.
Dueling groups of demonstrators faced off near the grounds of the Oregon Capitol building Sunday afternoon. Police tried to separate them, but skirmishes broke out in the surrounding blocks.
