Posted on 09/23/2023 10:26:47 AM PDT by lowbridge
Multiple event venues in Virginia have canceled on the organizers of a journalism conference after pressure and threats from a local Antifa group.
The Common Sense Society and The Virginia Council were to host the inaugural "Virginia Forum" Sept. 22 featuring journalist and author Andy Ngo, who has reported extensively on uncovering connections between Antifa and the riots in Portland, Oregon, and Richmond, Virginia.
The event was first slated to take place at Richmond's Commonwealth Club, an organization founded in 1890 that describes itself as a "vibrant city club with a diverse membership … including leaders in business, politics, education and society."
But when club officials learned of someone they say is a leader of Richmond, Virginia, Antifa doxxing the event on X, formerly Twitter, they canceled the event, citing "safety" concerns and "the current political climate."
"After careful consideration and in light of the current political climate, the leadership of the Commonwealth Club have made the difficult decision to decline hosting the event. This decision was not made lightly, but the safety and well-being of our guests and employees is our top priority, especially after recent social media posts by radical groups have targeted the event and the location," the club stated in an email to event organizers.
"We understand the importance of this event to your group and the effort that has gone into planning it. However, we believe that it is our responsibility to prioritize the safety of everyone involved."
The Common Sense Society (CSS) is a group that describes itself as exploring "ideas, cultures, and geography that have shaped our history in order to best contribute to a future that fosters human flourishing."
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Did the thugs at the Washington Post jump in to help Antifa?
republicans cry out in unison... who, me? We ain't got no time for that!
Where’s the ACLU?? oh wait- never mind
That criminal Wray said that antifa was “just an idea”.
RE: the “antifascists” use the same intimidation tactics we saw in Hitler’s Germany
In World War II——
Deutsche Dienststelle (WASt) has identified approximately 4 million military dead and missing (2,730,000 dead and 1,240,629 missing).
He is a courageous man. Thank you Andy Ngo for your fearless reporting.
There is an easy fix to this BS. Just do nothing but video. Every speaker is in a conference room with the moderator and questions come in via phone or video.
No hecklers.
Do it like a TimPool podcast.
Speakers get paid on basis of how many folks connect to see/hear the event. Just like a video by Hulu/Amazon/etc.
Do this a few times and the venues that depend upon live people on stage in front of an actual crowd will hire the security to maintain order. Someone makes a fuss — toss their ass out to the cheers of the crowd and yah get an extra video as entertainment.
Antifa and BLM; both terrorist organizations.
The usual play here. If it’s a non-liberal of color being bullied and threatened nothing to see here.
What part of “ intimidation tactics” do you not understand?
Brown shirt tactics to harass and threaten speakers, writers, teachers, scholars, artists, companies, businesses…that opposed the rise of the “ national socialists” and then nazi party…..into silence.
And just like the 1930’s….it’s working because those being intimidated are submitting .
So, basically they are pussies and Antifa won.
RE: What part of “ intimidation tactics” do you not understand?
I am the one comparing the dead WWII nazis to the current living ones called antifa and BLM in our country. Who have not been dealt with. Yet.
I’m on your side.
Fearless journalists crusading for the truth./HA!
First they dump the statue of Robert E. Lee, and now this. Truly, the Richmond leadership probably sings castrati in the choir.
He should sue for the lost revenue, plus damages for emotional distress.
Plus damages for possible lost revenue due to bad press.
Make them hurt so bad they can’t sit down for a week!
These dreaded anti-fa are nothing but malnourished white kids with a trust fund. Richmond “leadership,” apparently, is intimidated by this, and they’re throwing a malnourished Vietnamese queer to the “wolves”. Andy, go Galt. The country doesn’t want saving.
Censorship by Marxist Antifa trash.
Terrorism works!
Every Dem politician is just fine with this.
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