![]() I've witnessed it a lot and it makes the city vulnerable to radical leftist movements that try to exploit white guilt for their own political gain and I think that's my analysis for why we've seen the leadership of the city kind of take a hands-off approach when it comes to political violence from the far left. So with these two factors together, it creates this element of this extreme white guilt, I would say. So Portland is a majority white city and I think I've heard it dubbed as one of America's whitest cities for the size that it is. And then so there's one factor there and then the other dimension to it is demography as well, which I don't hear people talk about as much. And so on one element you have the political which is that it's a really progressive bubble in the state of Oregon-īrian Anderson: I assume the city council is dominated by leftists.Īndy Ngo: Yes I would say that's a fair characterization. There are several factors that kind of make it a perfect storm for these radical, street, far-left violence and then the clashes that they have with the hard right groups. So I've lived in Portland most of my life and it's a progressive bubble. I say that Portland is a city where victimhood ideology is mainstreamed and is normalized, and it flows through the ethos and hearts and minds of the denizens here. Can you talk a little bit about your city and maybe introduce yourself to our listeners? How long have you lived there and what sets Portland apart or what sets the political culture of Portland apart from some other cities?Īndy Ngo: You know I have to refer to some of the amazing work that your colleague, Heather Mac Donald, has done on the victim ideology. Andy thanks for joining us.Īndy Ngo: It's my pleasure to be with you.īrian Anderson: To everyone outside the northwest, cities like Portland and Seattle appeared to have an active and increasingly violent left-wing street movement. Andy is an editor at Quillette and a resident of Portland, Oregon. ![]() Hello again everyone, this is Brian Anderson, the editor of City Journal. But to find out more about what’s going on in Portland, we’ll talk to Andy after this. Urban unrest is nothing new to City Journal, of course, and we should mention that New York also saw its own outbreak of disturbing political violence over this past weekend. Then this past weekend, right-wing groups opposed to Antifa arrived in the city, resulting in a street brawl between the two groups with no life-threatening injuries, thankfully. During one recent protest, viral videos captured black-clad Antifa protestors in the downtown area directing traffic and harassing drivers, all while officers and the city’s police department looked the other way. Left-wing activists, generally ranging themselves under the heading, Antifa, have unleashed chaos on a couple occasions in the city. He’s been on the ground to witness growing protests in the city over the last two weeks. Andy is a resident of Portland where he is a graduate student at Portland State. He’s written for City Journal, too and the Wall Street Journal. Andy is an editor at Quillette, where he writes about free expression, the culture wars, and much, much more. ![]() Joining me on the show today is Andy Ngo. This is your host, Brian Anderson, editor of City Journal. Political violence may be spreading to other cities: this past weekend, Antifa brawled with members of the Proud Boys in New York.Īndy Ngo is an editor at Quillette and a writer whose work has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, National Review Online, The American Spectator, and City Journal.īrian Anderson: Welcome back to the 10 Blocks Podcast. Recently, video emerged of black-clad Antifa activists directing midday traffic and harassing drivers in Portland’s business district. A week later, street brawls broke out after an Oregon-based right-wing group called Patriot Prayer held a march in downtown Portland, purportedly in protest of the mayor’s oversight of the police and leniency with far-left activists. Pacific Northwest cities like Portland and Seattle have long been hotbeds for extreme left-wing political movements. Andy Ngo joins City Journal editor Brian Anderson to discuss the recent outbreak of violence in Portland between far-left activists, commonly referred to as Antifa, and right-wing groups that gathered to oppose them.
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