I recently sat down with GB News’s Steven Edginton for a long-form discussion about the escalating threat of far-left violent extremism, drawing from my own near-death experiences with Antifa.
I’ve been on the front lines for nearly a decade, starting in my hometown of Portland, Ore., after the 2016 election. What began as so-called “racial justice” protests turned into organized riots: masked militants in black smashing property with crowbars and igniting fires.
“I had never seen people like that... destroying entire blocks in seconds,” I said.
Portland was an early warning, and it exploded nationwide in 2020 with months of consecutive nightly rioting following George Floyd’s death. In the years since, we’ve been confronted with violence from pro-Palestine extremists and, more recently, leftist anti-government, open-border extremists seeking insurrection against the current administration.
In the interview, I explain Antifa’s ideology — a militant anarchist call to “become ungovernable,” destroy America, and create lawless “autonomous zones.” I call out the media’s underreporting on leftist violence and implicit Democrat support for Antifa.
That was great Andy. Each time I listen to you speak I learn something.
Once again, I encourage everyone to read your book.
It explains in detail how Antifa operates. It’s an interesting read because it moves along like a novel of suspense, but unfortunately, it is real.
Within the past 72 hours, I saw a protest sign “Peaceful protests haven’t worked” - with an image of President Trump, meaning that peaceful protests have failed to remove him from office. Mayors who allow violence, (Antifa or other) are flirting with prison as their future because elected officials have a responsibility to all city residents.
While the average person on the street may become deceived by dishonest DEI-stories; public officials do not have that alibi. Public officials are expected to access Department of Justice info on police-civilian interactions; science-based information on “Trans” as elective procedure and gov data on the number of deportations categorized by type. Public officials who ignore legitimate info, so as to make policy based on DEI-propaganda are acting in an unlawful manner.