I take some of the most flak for standing by Andy Ngo.
He is, first and foremost, a friend. He also happens to be a conservative-leaning journalist who chose a beat - to show to the world what Antifa really is, and what they stand for.
Instead of applauding him for work they
He is, first and foremost, a friend. He also happens to be a conservative-leaning journalist who chose a beat - to show to the world what Antifa really is, and what they stand for.
Instead of applauding him for work they
https://twitter.com/mrandyngo/status/1400266501601513475
willfully ignore, his peers in legacy media actively discredit him. Some slander him.
There’s been a vacuum of news coverage surrounding Antifa and the constant chaos they have wrought in cities like Portland since last summer.
It’s inconvenient to the chosen narrative,
There’s been a vacuum of news coverage surrounding Antifa and the constant chaos they have wrought in cities like Portland since last summer.
It’s inconvenient to the chosen narrative,
so it falls on journalists like Andy and others to peel back the layers and tell the, to borrow a phrase, inconvenient truth.
For that, he has paid dearly with his safety and liberty.
This isn’t to say Andy is perfect. But his work is important in a world that gives Antifa
For that, he has paid dearly with his safety and liberty.
This isn’t to say Andy is perfect. But his work is important in a world that gives Antifa
a pass because they have the good fortune of having the politics that are in vogue at the moment.
The rest of us shouldn’t stay silent any longer. They’ve tried to taint us by guilt-by-association. But what is right and wrong doesn’t depend on who it helps, or who it hurts.
The rest of us shouldn’t stay silent any longer. They’ve tried to taint us by guilt-by-association. But what is right and wrong doesn’t depend on who it helps, or who it hurts.
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