“We have to show up every day until they stop selling that f-king book”Īn #antifa protester outside Books explains that stopping the release of my upcoming book would be like stopping the historical publication of Hitler’s “Mein Kampf.” /8NVTtQwYNz Demonstrations outside the flagship Powell’s store in Portland were sometimes violent and dragged on for at least a week, forcing the massive retailer to close early and evacuate employees and customers out the back door. Powell’s City of Books, the Portland retailer which is touted as the world’s largest independent bookstore, was targeted by protesters after saying earlier this month that it would refuse to stock Ngo’s tome on its shelves but would continue selling it online. Hatred towards Ngo apparently escalated even further with the upcoming publication of his book, ‘Unmasked’, which chronicles Antifa’s history of violence and its “radical plan to destroy democracy.” He was vilified by Rolling Stone magazine, which branded him as a “right-wing troll” and said he tries to “demonize” Antifa. Some Antifa members have condemned Ngo for “enabling fascism” and exposing them to danger by reporting their names and posting their arrest photos. He was hospitalized following the incident. Ngo, editor-at-large of The Post Millennial, was beaten and robbed by Antifa terrorists in July, 2019, after which his assailants – apparently not the “Unity” brand of Democrats – soaked him in liquids which police believed to be quick-drying cement. “It’s pained me a lot, temporarily having to leave the country and home that settled my parents who came there as political refugees,” he added. Ngo described the increasingly violent death threats he’s received, telling Sky “For a number of months now, there’s just been increasing threats of violence against me, promises by Antifa extremists to kill me.”
“At worse they actually promoted some of the crowd funded campaigns,” he added. Review: Andy Ngo’s new book still pretends antifa’s the real enemy Unmasked is a work of right-wing propaganda wearing the mask of journalism. Ngo noted tthat US politicians who rightly condemned the January 6 riots at the Capitol were “ at best silent last year when my city was literally under siege.” We believe it is the work of bookselling to do so. 'We carry a lot of books we find abhorrent, as well as those that we treasure,' Powell's Books tweeted at the time, echoing similar sentiments. “My hometown of Portland, Oregon is the epicenter of American Antifa,” Ngo told Sky News Australia in a Saturday interview. Powell's announcement was the result of demands from Antifa groups on social media for the store to be boycotted and picketed for carrying Ngo's book. The Portland-based journalist – a regular presence documenting violent Antifa activity in the Pacific Northwest (and having been assaulted for his coverage) – has fled to the United Kingdom. Andy POWELL Cited by 618 of Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft (CEFAS) Read 34 publications Contact Andy POWELL. Ngo following his June, 2019 assault by Antifa
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