Canada Truck Convoy, what to think about it?

[Anonymous]

They can protest all they want, but blocking a road that is paid for by the taxpayers who would like to use it is going beyond protesting. They have no right to shut down public roads. End of story.

[Anonymous]

I love the way the right once gain does the whataboutism fail.

they equate people blocking an urban highway for an hour on a weekend night in minneapolis with a week long truck seige protesting, I am not even sure what (given 90% of the truckers in canada are vaccinated) - this whole thing is clearly a globlly coordinated effort to impact supply chains and more importantly, democracy itself.

And for some reason, the right cheers it on.

[Anonymous]

I heard kyle rittenhouse is heading up there to protect property.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yeah, we know what the crisis actors in that “convoy” are all about …

Sure. You can find a random flag like that in a mass of people this large.

I have been watching and listening to journalists - mostly independent journalists. I have watched a lot of the video coverage.
I have seen no Confederate flags, no violence, and nothing related to QAnon... whatever that is.

These are men and women who want nothing more than to have their freedom. Much of the Canadian media and the Canadian government are trying mightily hard to paint these people as racist and white supremacists. It simply isn't true.
And, quite the irony that a man who has been pictured in black face more than once (Trudeau) has the audacity to call these people racist.

Oh please.

[Anonymous]

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
They can protest all they want, but blocking a road that is paid for by the taxpayers who would like to use it is going beyond protesting. They have no right to shut down public roads. End of story.

Even in Portland and other cities the protests where hyperlocal and only spanned a few blocks. Road blocked? No problem, hang a right, drive a few blocks, hang a left, and you've gone around it. And even then, the roads were typically only blocked for a few hours. These trucker protests are blocking major border crossings, are halting major highways, meaning in some cases a diversion of 20 or 50 miles, and it's already been going on for weeks. This needs to end.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The Canadians need to take the gloves off and put this down. Get the military in there with tanks and attack helicopters. Give them 5 minutes warning to flee and then start shooting anyone stupid enough to still be there. A sovereign nation cannot allow people to dictate that the government submit to their whims. They need to bring the hammer down HARD. If this continues much longer people aren’t going to fear the institution of government. That’s anarchy.

People aren't going to FEAR the institution of government? Cause, they are supposed to be in prison for illegal parking?

This is just another insurrection by another means. That’s all this is. The are wreaking economic terrorism by not getting back to work doing their jobs, instead spending all day blocking roads.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
They can protest all they want, but blocking a road that is paid for by the taxpayers who would like to use it is going beyond protesting. They have no right to shut down public roads. End of story.

Even in Portland and other cities the protests where hyperlocal and only spanned a few blocks. Road blocked? No problem, hang a right, drive a few blocks, hang a left, and you've gone around it. And even then, the roads were typically only blocked for a few hours. These trucker protests are blocking major border crossings, are halting major highways, meaning in some cases a diversion of 20 or 50 miles, and it's already been going on for weeks. This needs to end.

Arrest them all. Put them in prison for a few years to think about what they did. The ones that don’t comply need to get shot. Examples have to be made.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Get those bozos off the bridge! I can't so much as get too close to the car in front of me while I'm waiting to be interviewed at the border without the agent getting hot under the collar, but these people can camp out there for days with no repercussions. Reminds me of the attack at the Capitol.

Stupid Canadian government for treating these people with kid gloves in Ottawa.

Notice how this thread got hotter when something jeopardized the rich American conglomerate?? Follow the money.

Maybe that makes more sense to you than it does to me or else I would respond to it.

This is an international crossing though Americans and Canadians have been blessed by enough peace there to consider it no big deal. Maybe this is an end to the largest undefended border in the world. I can see reasons why in the future both countries may want to change that.

Are the protesters really considering the livelihood of truckers. Truckers on both sides are stranded with cargo in their trucks. Don't deliver don't get paid.

[Anonymous]

These aren't truckers, at least real, rank-and-file truckers who are doing this. They are domestic terrorists, probably staged by Flynn and others to undermine our democratic norms.

Stage an insurrection, force the government to "act strong" and the victims are now martyrs. Or, in the alternative, a strong authoritarian rises in place of the existing.

Authoritarian playbook 101.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:These aren't truckers, at least real, rank-and-file truckers who are doing this. They are domestic terrorists, probably staged by Flynn and others to undermine our democratic norms.

Stage an insurrection, force the government to "act strong" and the victims are now martyrs. Or, in the alternative, a strong authoritarian rises in place of the existing.

Authoritarian playbook 101.

My goodness.

The conspiracy theories here are getting more and more bizarre.
And, the measures you are expecting the government to take are those of a totalitarian government.

And, you folks probably call yourselves liberals.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
They can protest all they want, but blocking a road that is paid for by the taxpayers who would like to use it is going beyond protesting. They have no right to shut down public roads. End of story.

Even in Portland and other cities the protests where hyperlocal and only spanned a few blocks. Road blocked? No problem, hang a right, drive a few blocks, hang a left, and you've gone around it. And even then, the roads were typically only blocked for a few hours. These trucker protests are blocking major border crossings, are halting major highways, meaning in some cases a diversion of 20 or 50 miles, and it's already been going on for weeks. This needs to end.

Arrest them all. Put them in prison for a few years to think about what they did. The ones that don’t comply need to get shot. Examples have to be made.

What a lame attempt. Try harder next time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Get those bozos off the bridge! I can't so much as get too close to the car in front of me while I'm waiting to be interviewed at the border without the agent getting hot under the collar, but these people can camp out there for days with no repercussions. Reminds me of the attack at the Capitol.

Stupid Canadian government for treating these people with kid gloves in Ottawa.

Notice how this thread got hotter when something jeopardized the rich American conglomerate?? Follow the money.

Do you also want to follow the millions going to the protestors? Do you care about them closing factories where “real” Canadians and Americans work?

[Anonymous]

All the protesters want is for Treaudeau to end mandates . . . Just like all of Scandinavia has already done.

Also, if you have Canadian friends, you’ll know that these are Canadians of all stripes, not right wingers. They are simply done with all the unscientific restrictions.

If Treaudeau lifted mandates (just like Scandinavia), the trucks would be gone a few hours later. Seems pretty simple.

[Anonymous]