![]() ![]() He added, “As a result of my actions I am taking time away from the band to examine my blindspots.” “I have offended not only a lot of people I don’t know, but also those closest to me, including my bandmates and for that I am truly sorry.” “Over the past few days I have come to better understand the pain caused by the book I endorsed,” the musician wrote on Twitter. On account of the backlash the Mumford and Sons banjoist faced upon giving praise to Ngô for the publication of his book, Marshall took to Twitter to announce that he was taking some time away from the band and apologise for showing support for the book. Related: Mumford and Sons Banjoist Winston Marshall Announces He’s “Taking Time Away From The Band” After Praising Journalist Andy Ngo You’re a brave man,” a compliment to which the cancel culture mob immediately took offence and cited as justification for their subsequent labelling of the artist as an alt-right fascist. Finally had the time to read your important book. In March, Marshall wrote on Twitter, “Congratulations Andy Ngo. ![]() Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Įarlier this this year, Mumford and Sons banjo player Winston Marshall found himself the target of a cancellation attempt by woke social justice warriors after showing public support for journalist Andy Ngô’s best-selling Antifa exposé, Unmasked: Inside Antifa’s Radical Plan To Destroy Democracy book.Click to share on Skype (Opens in new window).Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window).Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window).Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window).Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window).Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window).Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window).Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window).Demonstrators returned to the store again Tuesday, and a spokesperson confirmed to KOIN 6 News that they again closed early. The store closed early citing safety concerns. Nevertheless, an angry crowd assembled outside the store’s Burnside location in Portland’s Pearl District, attaching signs denouncing Ngo to the windows. “We believe it is the work of bookselling to do so.” Powell’s posted a longer statement on its website, defending the company’s commitment to free speech. “We carry a lot of books we find abhorrent, as well as those that we treasure,” read a tweet from Powell’s Books. Powell’s announced Monday it would not promote the book or have it on store shelves, but that it would remain available online. Freelance journalist Andy Ngo doused in milkshakes allegedly by local anti-fascists during a protest near the Multnomah County Justice Center in downtown Portland in June 2019. No one was ever arrested in the incident, but Ngo has since sued Rose City Antifa and several protesters. Ngo rose to national prominence as an outspoken critic of antifa, after being attacked while filming a protest in downtown Portland in 2019. The controversy took off late Sunday and into Monday morning, with some left-wing activists outraged over the fact that the iconic bookstore planned to sell Ngo’s upcoming book “Unmasked: Inside Antifa’s Radical Plan to Destroy Democracy.” (KOIN) - Powell’s Books closed its flagship store early for the second day in a row amid protests over its plans to keep a book by Andy Ngo in its online catalogue. ![]()
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