Portland, Oregon, is such a mess that even singer-songwriter John Mellencamp, who boasts of being “as left-wing as possible,” has penned an ode to socialist hell and its failures.
The song “The Eyes of Portland” highlights the homelessness crisis as the city continues to descend into misery and violence.
Portland’s failed Democratic mayor, Ted Wheeler, appeared to laugh and mock a woman during a virtual city council meeting when he expressed concern about the crisis in the city and the safety of Portland’s citizens.
An 82-year-old man has died after he was severely beaten in an unprovoked attack at a Portland bus stop.
The city was wrapped conflict for days After the Supreme Court ruling Roe v. Wade about the abortion, breaking windows and vandalizing several buildings.
In April, Antifa terrorists attacked the People’s Convoy participants from an overpass, throwing paint-filled balloons and rocks at vehicles along 205 North.
One woman was killed and five others injured in a mass shooting involving Antifa militants in a protest against police.
Local businesses and major retail stores have closed their doors due to homelessness, violence, crime, and theft.
Mellencamp sings:
All these homeless people, where do they come from?
In this land of plenty where nothing gets done
To help those who are empty and cannot run
Your tears and prayers will not help the homeless.
Portland residents joined Fox & Friends and shared how the song resonated with concerned citizens.
“It’s pretty bad, isn’t it? The city of Portland and the state of Oregon are truly in crisis right now. And John Mellencamp has nailed it with a couple of these lines in the song. I think my favorite is one of the ones you just said, ‘The land of plenty where nothing gets done,’” resident Bridget Barton said on “Fox & Friends First” on Tuesday.
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“In Oregon, we just have over 4 million people. In the last six or seven years, we have committed $4 billion to this crisis. And yet, the mayor of Portland openly admits that the problem is 50% worse, not better. It’s 50% worse. That is a sad comment on his leadership and on the leadership of the state,” Barton added.
