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Yes they still show up in masks and black outfits at events in particular cities (Portland and Seattle in particular), disrupting others’ legal activities, and

Yes they still show up in masks and black outfits at events in particular cities (Portland and Seattle in particular), disrupting others’ legal activities, and intimidating people (for example by holding cans of pepper spray in their hand and shaking them), or committing outright violence. I’m not sure how you haven’t heard of them since “before COVID”. They were far more active post COVID and George Floyd. You can find lots written about their activities online, and lots of videos as well. Andy Ngo has done a great job documenting this. I’m sure someone is going to respond to my comment with character attacks on Andy Ngo but his journalism is solid. He wrote a book about Antifa (https://www.centerstreet.com/titles/andy-ngo/unmasked/9781546059585/ https://www.centerstreet.com/titles/andy-ngo/unmasked/978154...) and also has a lot of content on his website (https://www.ngocomment.com/ https://www.ngocomment.com/)

msie 1y ago
Anyone who believes Andy Ngo is a solid journalist has lost all credibility: https://www.reddit.com/r/BreadTube/comments/10cxkk2/getting_to_know_andy_ngo_a_fascist_grifter_some/ https://www.reddit.com/r/BreadTube/comments/10cxkk2/getting_...
- SilverElfin 1y ago
  Most of his content is literally just showing evidence in photos and videos of what is happening. The reason critics of him always deflect to some kind of character attack is because they know the evidence is damning.
  - throwaway-11-1 1y ago
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  - DengistKhan 1y ago
    Andy Ngo used to make kill lists for AtomWaffen https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/journalist-andy-ngo-out-at-quillette-after-controversial-video-surfaces https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/journalist-andy-ngo-...
TimorousBestie 1y ago
The LA Times’ review of _Unmasked_ (2021): > There is an alternate universe out there in which we never have to ponder, let alone read, “Unmasked,” provocateur Andy Ngo’s supremely dishonest new book on the left-wing anti-fascist movement known as antifa. [. . . ] > The right is always reminding us that ”facts don’t care about your feelings,” so let us set out some facts. Ngo writes that the “numbers and influence” of right-wing extremists “are grossly exaggerated by biased media,” while antifa poses “just as much, if not more, of a threat to the future of American liberal democracy.” He frequently references [2020’s] anti-racism protests, conveniently eliding the point that 93% were peaceful, according to a study from Princeton. A brief published by the Center for Strategic and International Studies, hardly a lefty outfit, found that antifa had a “minor” role in what violence did occur, most of which was driven by local, autonomous actors, and that the organization’s threat was “relatively small.” > January 6th administered the coup de grâce to Ngo’s already teetering thesis. It should not have taken this long, however. Trump’s own Department of Homeland Security warned last October that “white supremacist extremists” would remain the “most persistent and lethal threat” to the American homeland. https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2021-02-08/andy-ngo-new-book-still-pretends-antifa-real-enemy https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2021-...
- SilverElfin 1y ago
  The LA Times is itself is biased, which makes sense given its location and audience (https://www.allsides.com/news-source/los-angeles-times-bias https://www.allsides.com/news-source/los-angeles-times-bias). But this article is frankly well beyond the typical lean left bias of the LA Times, annd it is just dripping with that bias - for example by flippantly claiming that the shake thrown at Andy Ngo by antifa, which gave him a head injury, must have been a “vegan blend heavy on cashew butter”. Funny perhaps, but far from credible. Let’s also not ignore that the author of this article is also author of at least one book and many articles criticizing the right, and is therefore not a balanced source in general, not just on this topic. My suggestion - if you’re genuinely curious about this topic, go watch videos of antifa in cities like Portland or Seattle and decide with your own eyes what you want to believe.
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croes 1y ago
>Yes they still show up in masks and black outfits at events in particular cities (Portland and Seattle in particular), disrupting others’ legal activities, and intimidating people Sounds like ICE

msie 1y ago

Anyone who believes Andy Ngo is a solid journalist has lost all credibility: https://www.reddit.com/r/BreadTube/comments/10cxkk2/getting_to_know_andy_ngo_a_fascist_grifter_some/ https://www.reddit.com/r/BreadTube/comments/10cxkk2/getting_...

SilverElfin 1y ago
Most of his content is literally just showing evidence in photos and videos of what is happening. The reason critics of him always deflect to some kind of character attack is because they know the evidence is damning.
- throwaway-11-1 1y ago
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- DengistKhan 1y ago
  Andy Ngo used to make kill lists for AtomWaffen https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/journalist-andy-ngo-out-at-quillette-after-controversial-video-surfaces https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/journalist-andy-ngo-...

TimorousBestie 1y ago

The LA Times’ review of _Unmasked_ (2021): > There is an alternate universe out there in which we never have to ponder, let alone read, “Unmasked,” provocateur Andy Ngo’s supremely dishonest new book on the left-wing anti-fascist movement known as antifa. [. . . ] > The right is always reminding us that ”facts don’t care about your feelings,” so let us set out some facts. Ngo writes that the “numbers and influence” of right-wing extremists “are grossly exaggerated by biased media,” while antifa poses “just as much, if not more, of a threat to the future of American liberal democracy.” He frequently references [2020’s] anti-racism protests, conveniently eliding the point that 93% were peaceful, according to a study from Princeton. A brief published by the Center for Strategic and International Studies, hardly a lefty outfit, found that antifa had a “minor” role in what violence did occur, most of which was driven by local, autonomous actors, and that the organization’s threat was “relatively small.” > January 6th administered the coup de grâce to Ngo’s already teetering thesis. It should not have taken this long, however. Trump’s own Department of Homeland Security warned last October that “white supremacist extremists” would remain the “most persistent and lethal threat” to the American homeland. https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2021-02-08/andy-ngo-new-book-still-pretends-antifa-real-enemy https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2021-...

SilverElfin 1y ago
The LA Times is itself is biased, which makes sense given its location and audience (https://www.allsides.com/news-source/los-angeles-times-bias https://www.allsides.com/news-source/los-angeles-times-bias). But this article is frankly well beyond the typical lean left bias of the LA Times, annd it is just dripping with that bias - for example by flippantly claiming that the shake thrown at Andy Ngo by antifa, which gave him a head injury, must have been a “vegan blend heavy on cashew butter”. Funny perhaps, but far from credible. Let’s also not ignore that the author of this article is also author of at least one book and many articles criticizing the right, and is therefore not a balanced source in general, not just on this topic. My suggestion - if you’re genuinely curious about this topic, go watch videos of antifa in cities like Portland or Seattle and decide with your own eyes what you want to believe.
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croes 1y ago

>Yes they still show up in masks and black outfits at events in particular cities (Portland and Seattle in particular), disrupting others’ legal activities, and intimidating people Sounds like ICE