"Freedom" marches/rallies

bluethrunthru said:
Happening in a number of locations across the globe - this bunch in Canada are flying Trump flags ffs - its R/W extremist bullshit - for me the easiest way to stop it is to block them in - they will run out of patience and diesel eventually then just keep them there and impound their trucks, their way of making a living, as they slope off tail between their legs. The selfishness of their actions is clear and I am sure that the population at large will support the authorities.

www.bbc.co.uk

Canada trucker protest: Ottawa declares emergency

The Canadian capital's mayor says the city is out of control, with more protesters than police.
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The authorities impound their trucks? Cute. Will not happen
 
So far, these anti-vax mandate protests are helping Trudeau - a man so unpopular but continually saved by the right-wing opposition.

The leader of the Conservatives was ousted a week ago for not being supportive enough of these protests and are now led by an interim MAGA hat wearing woman which is not a good look. That the protests have a fair showing of American flags, sometimes sitting above the Canadian flag, and receive finance from US supporters is also not playing well nationally.

All Trudeau does is pitch himself to where the majority of a Canadians sit and wait for the Conservatives to implode. He’s already seen off three of four Conservative leaders.
 
Farage confused - he is involving himself in sovereign Canadian politics - if the Canadians set a law thats what it is - a law - maybe if the Canadian authorities mandated it was no longer illegal to deflate the tyres of trucks blocking streets the freedom convoys would support that too?
 
Just block the road - its now a state of emergency - let them run out of fuel then see how strong their resolve is

 
bluethrunthru said:
Just block the road - its now a state of emergency - let them run out of fuel then see how strong their resolve is

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I think the 1000 truckers came with that possibility in mind, now what do you do with the farmers riding their horses? and what do you do with the $10 million raised for this freedom rally that is being illegally withheld, must admit i found it funny that the Canadian leader ran for his life from this peaceful demonstration
 
salfordbluetrue said:
I think the 1000 truckers came with that possibility in mind, now what do you do with the farmers riding their horses? and what do you do with the $10 million raised for this freedom rally that is being illegally withheld, must admit i found it funny that the Canadian leader ran for his life from this peaceful demonstration
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well quite simply you block the roads with proper road blocks and only allow pedestrian access thru narrow gates - many cites world wide do that as an anti-terror threat. You can't get horses thru the ones in York for example.
Go fund me are refunding the $10 bucks so no not a problem
Well if you believe he ran for his life says a lot for what you believe in
 
bluethrunthru said:
well quite simply you block the roads with proper road blocks and only allow pedestrian access thru narrow gates - many cites world wide do that as an anti-terror threat. You can't get horses thru the ones in York for example.
Go fund me are refunding the $10 bucks so no not a problem
Well if you believe he ran for his life says a lot for what you believe in
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Where do you put the road blocks? these drivers have been driving for days, so they had plenty of warning. Go Fund me received $10 million in donations for these truckers and so entered a contract to deliver it, they also can not refund all of it. and it was on security advice that he left for a secret location,
Makes me laugh when you get all these jabbed up people hating those that stand up for rights given at birth.
 
salfordbluetrue said:
Where do you put the road blocks? these drivers have been driving for days, so they had plenty of warning. Go Fund me received $10 million in donations for these truckers and so entered a contract to deliver it, they also can not refund all of it. and it was on security advice that he left for a secret location,
Makes me laugh when you get all these jabbed up people hating those that stand up for rights given at birth.
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Problem is, they’re standing up in anger and have no clue what they actually want to make things better. They’re just angry and having a tantrum.
 
So Insulate Britain block roads = Great

Canadian truckers block roads = Bad

It’s not great when threads go the exact same way each and every time. You simply can not bemoan one group blocking roads and demanding they be kettled whilst defending another and demanding police action against them be stopped.
 
blueinsa said:
So Insulate Britain block roads = Great

Canadian truckers block roads = Bad

It’s not great when threads go the exact same way each and every time. You simply can not bemoan one group blocking roads and demanding they be kettled whilst defending another and demanding police action against them be stopped.
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Not me. I’d allow them both to do their thing. When they get to wherever they want to go and stamp their feet a bit, they’ll go home as neither have an actual plan to improve things.
 
salfordbluetrue said:
Where do you put the road blocks? these drivers have been driving for days, so they had plenty of warning. Go Fund me received $10 million in donations for these truckers and so entered a contract to deliver it, they also can not refund all of it. and it was on security advice that he left for a secret location,
Makes me laugh when you get all these jabbed up people hating those that stand up for rights given at birth.
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The truckers are blocking city streets - you put Police vehicles across intersections boxing them in leaving only footpaths clear - its not rocket science.
Your contract doesn't matter - it was reported on the news last night Go Fund Me were already refunding donations.
My right at birth was the freedom to roam and once qualified drive the city streets - these cry babies who are afraid of a needle are preventing me to avail myself of those fights.
 
blueinsa said:
So Insulate Britain block roads = Great

Canadian truckers block roads = Bad

It’s not great when threads go the exact same way each and every time. You simply can not bemoan one group blocking roads and demanding they be kettled whilst defending another and demanding police action against them be stopped.
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Views vary based on the cause being championed. One is a group of people glueing themselves to roads over climate change (sympathetic), the other is a group of people blocking roads with trucks as part of an anti-vaxx campaign fuelled (no pun intended) by foreign cash (not sympathetic).

Personally, I’m all for a spot of civil disobedience irrespective of the cause, but if the cause is one I’m not sympathetic too (anti-vaxx, fascism, hurting animals), then I’m not going to support them. Sure, they are free to protest, but equally I’m free to oppose them. I’m not obliged to support the aims of every protest movement.
 
Alan Harper's Tash said:
Not me. I’d allow them both to do their thing. When they get to wherever they want to go and stamp their feet a bit, they’ll go home as neither have an actual plan to improve things.
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Im the opposite in that they where breaking the law by blocking the roads and thus the protests should be broken up.

There has to be a better way of getting your point across surely?
 
blueinsa said:
Im the opposite in that they where breaking the law by blocking the roads and thus the protests should be broken up.

There has to be a better way of getting your point across surely?
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You’d think so. I’m not even sure what the protest in Canada is all “aboat”. Haven’t their freedoms now returned?
 
BobKowalski said:
Views vary based on the cause being championed. One is a group of people glueing themselves to roads over climate change (sympathetic), the other is a group of people blocking roads with trucks as part of an anti-vaxx campaign fuelled (no pun intended) by foreign cash (not sympathetic).

Personally, I’m all for a spot of civil disobedience irrespective of the cause, but if the cause is one I’m not sympathetic too (anti-vaxx, fascism, hurting animals), then I’m not going to support them. Sure, they are free to protest, but equally I’m free to oppose them. I’m not obliged to support the aims of every protest movement.
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Also 6 people glue themselves to the glass doors of a Govt office or a street junction - result a few hours of inconvenience for a small number of people. Two weeks of gridlock in a major city with horns blaring 24/7 means massive disruption to hundreds of thousands of people and businesses.

The ultimate payoffs? If insulate Britain are to succeed then you get better insulated homes and action on climate change - a win/win
Truckers succeed - anti-vaxxers win the right to travel cross border and catch and spread a disease. Ultimately could lead to more lock downs and more restrictions as the pandemic is dragged out by peoples selfish actions
 
Alan Harper's Tash said:
You’d think so. I’m not even sure what the protest in Canada is all “aboat”. Haven’t their freedoms now returned?
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Truth? It’s in Canada, I really don’t know either or care tbh but as ever, the fixation with all things North American on here takes us down that road lol
 
blueinsa said:
Truth? It’s in Canada, I really don’t know either or care tbh but as ever, the fixation with all things North American on here takes us down that road lol
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If they’re demanding that everybody sees their truth, they may be there a while and get grumpier and grumpier as the rest of us laugh at them.

There will be a similar minority of nut jobs that try it here too.
 
Alan Harper's Tash said:
If they’re demanding that everybody sees their truth, they may be there a while and get grumpier and grumpier as the rest of us laugh at them.

There will be a similar minority of nut jobs that try it here too.
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It’s a minority that literally live on social media and it’s group think at its worst.
 
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