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The Fault Line: Dying for a Fight

A Fight Brews

The Fault Line: Dying for a Fight

Sony Music

Society & Culture, News, Documentary, Politics, True Crime

4.61.3K Ratings

🗓️ 20 September 2021

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

Portland, Oregon, had been a hotbed for political clashes between the far left and the far right for years before 2020.  Sean Kealiher was among the people who regularly took to the streets to fight — sometimes physically — with people who opposed Black Lives Matter and other social justice movements.  We look at who was in the streets leading up to one of the most significant years in American protests.  Want the full story? Unlock all episodes of The Fault Line, ad-free, right now by subscribing to The Binge. Plus, get binge access to brand new stories dropping on the first of every month — that’s all episodes, all at once, all ad-free. Just click ‘Subscribe’ on the top of The Fault Line show page on Apple Podcasts or visit GetTheBinge.com to get access wherever you listen. A Somethin' Else, Oregon Public Broadcasting, & Sony Music Entertainment production. Find out more about The Binge and other podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcasts and follow us @sonypodcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Previously on dying for a fight.

0:11.0

Sean's got a buzz cut, a half crooked smile, and he just looks like he's ready to get into some trouble.

0:18.0

He was actually a golden boy. He was the sweetest, most precocious, the kindest little thing.

0:25.6

Towards the end it was like, dude, you're gonna go to prison forever.

0:28.6

I never got to see the body, and I know that it was mangled and gross and whatever, but I needed that closure.

0:33.6

They have the car with the license plate.

0:35.6

The reason his murder is not solved is because of

0:38.4

who he is. This is ridiculous. This is kind of my journey of justice and to prove once and for all

0:44.2

how ridiculous the Portland police are.

0:56.2

Before we get started, a warning.

1:02.5

This episode contains strong language and descriptions of violence that some listeners may find disturbing or traumatic.

1:05.6

Please keep that in mind when choosing when and where to listen.

1:14.6

So if you look at the video, the one thing is like I was telling people not to be violent. This is Joey Gibson, and he's the leader of a group called Patriot Prayer.

1:18.6

And I was telling people to put their weapons away because I wanted them to be violent.

1:24.6

The them he's talking about is Antifa.

1:26.6

You probably haven't heard of Patriot Prayer if you don't live on the West Coast.

1:30.4

But it's the type of group that coalesced early in the Trump years expressly to oppose

1:35.0

anti-fascists.

1:37.4

Gibson has been getting into street confrontations for years.

1:40.9

So it's surprising to hear him say he has regrets now.

1:47.0

So Mayday is a great, great example. So first, the one regret I have is I was cussing so much.

1:52.0

Gibson is talking about May Day because of what that holiday represents.

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