That all being said, you are certainly allowed to disagree with me – but hopefully you can reign back the vitriol and respond with graciousness.  Attacking those who disagree with you?  Not cool, and not “you’re better than that, because our city is better than that. ”  I agree, I want to be better.  You weren’t.

The last paragraph of your little rant is either filled with logical fallacies and projection, by making up stupid hypothetical scenarios and protecting them onto someone as fact, or you’re omniscient. I’m thinking the former.

Also, it’s easy to talk tough sitting behind a computer screen and not the actual event this occurred 

If there are racists, shout them down. If there are mentally ill attackers hiding behind racism, shout them down. The reason the Portland tragedy happened is because the train emptied when the attacker went ballistic. “What could I have done?” You could have stood with the brave few who tried to save the unfortunate victims. The attacker can’t stab everyone, and the overwhelming presence of all the adults on a train car would have undoubtedly deterred the first molecule of his violence.

Stop being a baby. Violent attackers don’t deserve to live among us. Tell them that with the volume you save for the people who decided to buy out the building where your hot yoga class used to meet 3 times a week. Go after them with the fervor that you had for the gluten-free bakery that introduced “lite gluten” for people who are just faking ciliac disorder and tainted the cookware. Fight them with all the anger that you have for the day care that dared use over-the-counter sunscreen on your daughter when they went to the aquarium on that field trip. Unleash just like the time you were commenter number 3764 on the CNN comment thread the Thursday after the last presidential election. You sure told them then, tell off a racist on the bus next time you have the chance.