Truckers convoy in Canada

biggill wrote:

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>Dutchboy wrote:</div>
I don’t live in fear, not of Covid, not of the government, not of you & not of Canadians.

So just vaccines?

Yes.

Gotta go watch Longmire now.

Dutchboy wrote:

Gotta go watch Longmire now.

Great show. Pretty woke, but great.

I’m a woke kinda guy.

Just do us a favor and be our Dutch Revere. Let us know when the libs are coming, would ya?

Libs, Conservatives, Democrats, Republicans, Socialists, Communists, Fascists they are all kinda alike. I might need your help to point out the good guy from the bad guy.

I haven’t watched the whole thing yet, but this does not sound good. In one of the opening statements he warned the protesters to get the children home now…

“This unlawful activity has to end, and it will end.”

The world is watching, do not forget that Justin Trudeau.

biggill wrote:

Far more people stand to be harmed if this movement succeeds. Fortunately it won’t.

Sorry Matt it has already succeeded.

It’s amazing the hypocrisy of some commentators. You can have an organized union (I am not necessarily anti-union), let’s say go on strike at the largest meat company and could basically wipe the shelves clean for millions of citizens, and will support them to the tenth degree – but when another group, such as these truckers do what they are doing and goes against their views or agenda – oh the evilness… Anyone else see the hypocrisy??

Dutchboy wrote:

Libs, Conservatives, Democrats, Republicans, Socialists, Communists, Fascists they are all kinda alike. I might need your help to point out the good guy from the bad guy.

Apparently they’ll be the one wearing a badge.

jimmysiewert wrote:

It’s amazing the hypocrisy of some commentators. You can have an organized union (I am not necessarily anti-union), let’s say go on strike at the largest meat company and could basically wipe the shelves clean for millions of citizens, and will support them to the tenth degree – but when another group, such as these truckers do what they are doing and goes against their views or agenda – oh the evilness… Anyone else see the hypocrisy??

And IMO the hypocrisy goes both ways. Another poster commented about the recent strike at the refinery in St Paul Park. I guarantee many of the folks on here so in support of these truckers would be singing a very different tune if those striking workers had marched out and shut down 494 and 61 in both directions for a few weeks. Heck I bet the Guard would have been brought in within days to forcibly remove them. Kind of like they did in Austin in ’86 when those striking workers dared to try blocking a PUBLIC ROADWAY.

Brent Siebenaler wrote:

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>Dutchboy wrote:</div>
Libs, Conservatives, Democrats, Republicans, Socialists, Communists, Fascists they are all kinda alike. I might need your help to point out the good guy from the bad guy.

Apparently they’ll be the one wearing a badge.

I don’t know………I been reading alot of the criminals are now the good guys and the cops are the bad guys. Maybe if the good guys wear a badge, big white hat and a big orange vest i’ll be able to tell the good guys from the bad eh?

jimmysiewert wrote:

It’s amazing the hypocrisy of some commentators. You can have an organized union (I am not necessarily anti-union), let’s say go on strike at the largest meat company and could basically wipe the shelves clean for millions of citizens, and will support them to the tenth degree – but when another group, such as these truckers do what they are doing and goes against their views or agenda – oh the evilness… Anyone else see the hypocrisy??

And that’s not even touching on the hypocrisy already exposed between some commenters position on these protesters and the ones that shut down freeways here in the Twin Cities after the Floyd deal. Literally posting pics of water cannons, bulldozers and even mushroom clouds when discussing how to remove the “scum”.

In the case of the scum on the freeways…whatever it takes. It is against the law to walk on a freeway, anybody who can read knows that. Nobody cared when they were on the city streets.

Dutchboy wrote:

In the case of the scum on the freeways…whatever it takes. It is against the law to walk on a freeway, anybody who can read knows that. Nobody cared when they were on the city streets.

Pretty sure it’s also against the law to park your big rig on a bridge eh?

Brent Siebenaler wrote:

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>Dutchboy wrote:</div>
In the case of the scum on the freeways…whatever it takes. It is against the law to walk on a freeway, anybody who can read knows that. Nobody cared when they were on the city streets.

Pretty sure it’s also against the law to park your big rig on a bridge eh?

Apparently not, they can’t find anybody to tow them away.

Brent Siebenaler wrote:

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>jimmysiewert wrote:</div>
It’s amazing the hypocrisy of some commentators. You can have an organized union (I am not necessarily anti-union), let’s say go on strike at the largest meat company and could basically wipe the shelves clean for millions of citizens, and will support them to the tenth degree – but when another group, such as these truckers do what they are doing and goes against their views or agenda – oh the evilness… Anyone else see the hypocrisy??

And that’s not even touching on the hypocrisy already exposed between some commenters position on these protesters and the ones that shut down freeways here in the Twin Cities after the Floyd deal. Literally posting pics of water cannons, bulldozers and even mushroom clouds when discussing how to remove the “scum”.

Not all protesters act the same.

One event had a lot of violence, arson, crime etc.
And the other has a lot of peaceful people who want to be heard.

The bigger difference here is the Floyd protests and road blocking that went on were assisted by our govt. When the buildings started to burn across our nation, it was allowed.

There is no comparisons. Don’t lump these truckers with scum.

Leftysrconfused wrote:

There is no comparisons. Don’t lump these truckers with scum.

Amen

Let’s just assume there is another scenario… I known some might believe this to be impossible but you have to know it could be part of this.

Maybe the police support these guys and are tired of the liberal narrative. In addition maybe the national guard support them as well and are declining or advising against assistance while this remains peaceful. This could be possible. We already know the wrecker services have show support and declined assistance.

Seems odd that Trudeau has threatened arrest, tow and military presence for over a week and yet nothing has happened?? Either he is full of poo or they won’t do it. One or the other?

Yes our service members are a very crucial part of this puzzle. Problem is there are plenty who will obey orders without thinking for themselves. Those who don’t follow orders will be ousted.

I think eventually this is going to turn out bad.

“The world is watching” is a huge understatement.

Truedeau and Biden are obviously holding hands and they better be very careful on this issue.

Leftysrconfused wrote:

Not all protesters act the same.

One event had a lot of violence, arson, crime etc.
And the other has a lot of peaceful people who want to be heard.

The bigger difference here is the Floyd protests and road blocking that went on were assisted by our govt. When the buildings started to burn across our nation, it was allowed.

There is no comparisons. Don’t lump these truckers with scum.

Put yourself in the position of law enforcement, the national guard, or another security agency. You can’t tell what person is there to be peaceful and what person is there to cause a riot UNTIL they literally do it. And then, it’s too late. Did anyone think that the attack on the capital Jan 6 would turn out like it did BEFORE it happened? A crowd of people is a crowd of people. Either you have to let them all protest, or treat all of them as a threat. And based on what has occurred the last few years with protesting, I would treat all of them as a threat.

A number of Facebook groups tied to American offshoots of Canada’s “Trucker Convoy” are being run by fake accounts tied to content mills from Vietnam, Bangladesh, Romania and several other countries, the company confirmed to NBC News on Friday.

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gim wrote:

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>Leftysrconfused wrote:</div>
Not all protesters act the same.

One event had a lot of violence, arson, crime etc.
And the other has a lot of peaceful people who want to be heard.

The bigger difference here is the Floyd protests and road blocking that went on were assisted by our govt. When the buildings started to burn across our nation, it was allowed.

There is no comparisons. Don’t lump these truckers with scum.

Put yourself in the position of law enforcement, the national guard, or another security agency. You can’t tell what person is there to be peaceful and what person is there to cause a riot UNTIL they literally do it. And then, it’s too late. Did anyone think that the attack on the capital Jan 6 would turn out like it did BEFORE it happened? A crowd of people is a crowd of people. Either you have to let them all protest, or treat all of them as a threat. And based on what has occurred the last few years with protesting, I would treat all of them as a threat.

Well the Ottawa protest has gone on for 16 days and no police precincts have been burned down, no businesses have been looted, no one has been killed, the only arrests have been for “mischief” whatever that means, the sidewalks have all been shoveled, and trash has been picked up off the streets. If pleading for personal freedom and choice, playing boot hockey in the street, and letting the truckers’ kids jump around in a bouncy castle in downtown Ottawa in front of parliament seems threatening, maybe Canadians should just willingly surrender their constitution, bill of rights, inherent, essential and inalienable rights of man.

Don Meier wrote:

A number of Facebook groups tied to American offshoots of Canada’s “Trucker Convoy” are being run by fake accounts tied to content mills from Vietnam, Bangladesh, Romania and several other countries, the company confirmed to NBC News on Friday.

Elaborate please. I see no useful information here.

Only thing it proves to me, is these truckers have worldwide support from millions of people who haven’t even stepped up yet.

The clearing of the Windsor bridge I think was a act of faith by the truckers and also they knew that pissing American industry off wasn’t likely a good thing. But, I also don’t see it as harming the protest in any way.

This week is a big week for the truckers. Their shutdown will start to be felt by all Canadians and the pressure on Ottawa will be turned up. I know some resort owners on another site are pretty mad at the truckers, well if it got their attention just think whats being said inside the walls of Parliament.

Stay strong guys, you are winning and millions around the world are watching.

Dutchboy wrote:

The clearing of the Windsor bridge I think was a act of faith by the truckers and also they knew that pissing American industry off wasn’t likely a good thing. But, I also don’t see it as harming the protest in any way.

This week is a big week for the truckers. Their shutdown will start to be felt by all Canadians and the pressure on Ottawa will be turned up. I know some resort owners on another site are pretty mad at the truckers, well if it got their attention just think whats being said inside the walls of Parliament.

Stay strong guys, you are winning and millions around the world are watching.

They were moved back by the police.

Doesn’t matter how they left, it was peaceful as far as I saw.

crawdaddy wrote:

Well the Ottawa protest has gone on for 16 days and no police precincts have been burned down, no businesses have been looted, no one has been killed, the only arrests have been for “mischief” whatever that means, the sidewalks have all been shoveled, and trash has been picked up off the streets. If pleading for personal freedom and choice, playing boot hockey in the street, and letting the truckers’ kids jump around in a bouncy castle in downtown Ottawa in front of parliament seems threatening, maybe Canadians should just willingly surrender their constitution, bill of rights, inherent, essential and inalienable rights of man.

You completely missed the point. There’s no way to know that was going to be the result before it happened.

Maybe I do have some liberal in me because I understand this and agree with Bill Maher. I actually agree with a lot that he has talked about recently.

Dutchboy wrote:

Doesn’t matter how they left, it was peaceful as far as I saw.

Several arrests and vehicles towed this morning.