This article is quite something, given what we know about ANTIFA in Oregon/Portland
Oregon tops list in online searches related to armed group and conspiracy theories
https://komonews.com/news/local/oregon-tops-list-in-online-searches-related-to-armed-group-and-conspiracy-theories
PORTLAND, Ore. — According to Moonshot CVE, a London-based tech company founded to combat extremism, Oregon tops the list of where internet searches occurred related to armed groups, conspiracy theories, and political violence.
–"For example, it was 'how to join the proud boys' or 'how to build a bomb' or 'how to join an anti-government movement' that these people from Oregon were searching at a disproportionate rate," said Randy Blazak, a sociologist and extremism expert in Portland.
–Moonshot CVE tracked various topics linked to the U.S. presidential election from September to December of 2020. On a per-capita basis, Oregon led all other states in related searches. Blazak says it makes sense in light of Oregon's history.
–"It points to something that we've long known, which is Oregon is kind of front and center in the extreme right movement," said Blazak.
–In recent history, that's partly in response to what some see as Portland's far-left protest reputation.
–"To see what's taking place in Portland with the rioters and the destruction and the damage, it gives Oregon a black eye," said Mike McCarter, who leads a movement to have Oregon's more conservative eastern counties absorbed into Idaho.
–McCarter tells KATU that he denounces violence and conspiracy theories but that he sees the Moonshot research as proof his idea is a good way to ease discord between urban and rural parts of Oregon.
–Moonshot doesn't just track search information. The company is involved in ways to counteract when someone searches for a topic related to extremism.
–For example, when a person searches for a flagged topic, an ad may pop up to redirect that person to information that might persuade them otherwise.
>How much of the 'online searches' were/are actually ANTIFA preparing information for their attacks?