An Antifa group is organizing a protest of Young America’s Foundation’s campus lecture featuring Matt Walsh at the University of Iowa later this month, according to flyers around campus and social media posts.
“YAF is bringing him to OUR CAMPUS in eighteen days. Show up, please,” an account called “Antifa Hawkeye Action,” wrote on Twitter. “Lets get out there and ruin some folks days! [sic]” the post continued.
Lets get out there and ruin some folks days! https://t.co/P1pOBddn5D
— Antifa Hawkeye Action (@HawkeyeAntifa) March 30, 2023
In another tweet, the Antifa group indicated that its members will likely try to interrupt the speech. “We’ll see if this stuff actually gets you kicked out,” the account wrote in reference to the Young Americans for Freedom chapter’s list of prohibited items.
Noticeably, "...any items that can be used to disrupt the event." is incredibly broad - but they also try to feel very secure in their debate lord aura, so we'll see if this stuff actual gets you kicked out.
— Antifa Hawkeye Action (@HawkeyeAntifa) March 21, 2023
“It is disappointing to hear that students and community members would choose to align with a violent and hateful group that aims to inflict harm upon those who do not share their beliefs,” YAF Chairwoman Jasmyn Jordan told the New Guard.
The looming threat of Antifa disruptions and potential violence is far from the only problem that has faced the YAF chapter in the weeks leading up to Walsh’s lecture.
Leftists have destroyed dozens of posters advertising the event on and around campus.
“As soon as we put our posters up, they tear them down,” Jordan said. “Sometimes, they do it right in front of us.”
Last week, she confronted two male students replacing the word “woman” in Walsh’s “What is a Woman?” speech title with “child,” in an apparent baseless attempt to brand Walsh a pedophile.
Watch this UI student deface our Matt Walsh posters with libelous insults, all while making a complete fool out of himself. Daily reminder that if you disagree with something Matt Walsh has said, you will have the opportunity to ask him a question about it during our event!@yaf pic.twitter.com/WXpDEa80tK
— Iowa YAF (@Iowa_YAF) April 1, 2023
When the Left resorts to disruption of speech and character defamation, they clearly know that their bizarre arguments in favor of child mutilation and indoctrination will not hold up against the truth and common sense.
The event is scheduled to take place in the IMU Main Lounge on April 19 at 7:00 PM. Free tickets can be reserved here.
