It's not every day that you see a major U.S. city taking out a full-page ad in The New York Times to beg people to return, especially with the selling point that they aren't that bad.

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What a joke!

Portland is still in lockdown mode and its downtown looks like this...

Because of dozens of riots over the past year that looked like this (language warning ahead):

The new ad comes days after the entire Rapid Response Team of the police force quit.

Oh, and speaking of police morale...

I guess it's a good thing the city didn't let residents write the ad, or it would have been even worse:

"Anything can happen. We like it this way."

Have fun with your woke utopia, Portland! I wouldn't want to defile your beautiful town with my capitalist money, so I'll be sure to spend it elsewhere!