I'm surprised that the protests in Hong Kong were allowed to go on as long as they did, but I'm also surprised that China followed the treaty for as long as they did. Hong Kong was a business linchpin where foreign countries trusted that the rule of law prevailed. That is now gone, and Hong Kong is going to be a bone fought over by the biggest dogs on the planet.

Whenever there has been any kind of systematic riot in the US, it tends to be poor neighborhoods that get burned. They were getting the short end before, they get more of the same in any unrest. What's a bit odd about Portland is that....Portland has always been more than a bit odd. Now they have found a new way to be different.