I grew up in San Fransisco in a very liberal community. My environment was very, very open and very liberal.
I was out at the HBO party, these are liberals, I imagine, and a lot of people came up to me and said, "Keep giving it to the president."
Why are these things happening in Portland? In part, it's because we are a progressive community. Groups like Patriot Prayer and the Proud Boys... they come from the outside. They come here because they know that their message is not necessarily welcomed here. They're trying to provoke a reaction.
Progressivism is usually seen as a stepping back from individualism into a progressive community...
Salt Lake's got a cool vibe.
I thought of reaching out for progressive Israelis, progressive Americans, progressive American Jews - this was probably my main mission.
I live in a pretty liberal place, so it's a lot of hidden racism and things like that. If you really look up California, it's a really shitty place when it comes to things like that.
People who like what I do come in all shapes and sizes. Not sure what the common denominator is per se. Oh, it's meeee! But to be embraced by a progressive community means something to me and this one feels like home.
