Canadian trucker convoy to Ottawa

[BigRed]

NYTimes:
"Once narrowly focused on a vaccine mandate for drivers entering Canada from the U.S., the protests have ballooned into a sprawling campaign against various grievances."

And?

 

[Alpo]

And?

Demand creep. Makes it more difficult to resolve the situation through negotiation. In any case, this blockade might have had a large sympathetic majority in favor of their grievances. As the blockade drags on there is a tendency for support to wane.

 

[Onebad06vtx]

 

[maxipum]

Demand creep. Makes it more difficult to resolve the situation through negotiation. In any case, this blockade might have had a large sympathetic majority in favor of their grievances. As the blockade drags on there is a tendency for support to wane.

Not here.

 

[actaeon277]

I got it. Block the road with barricades and people, is okay.
Use trucks, that's too far.

 

[actaeon277]

Drop the mandates. Then you can put it on the protestors about mission creep.

But I bet, the mandates go, and the truckers go.

 

[Kurr]

live now

 

[Alpo]

Drop the mandates. Then you can put it on the protestors about mission creep.

But I bet, the mandates go, and the truckers go.

That would be ideal. Especially if everything clears up by Sunday night.

 

[BigRed]

Demand creep. Makes it more difficult to resolve the situation through negotiation. In any case, this blockade might have had a large sympathetic majority in favor of their grievances. As the blockade drags on there is a tendency for support to wane.

Doesn't seem to be waning.

I do see a bunch of weak "leaders" getting their panties in a wad though.

 

[Alpo]

Doesn't seem to be waning.

I do see a bunch of weak "leaders" getting their panties in a wad though.

Only if you have beer goggles on.

Shutdowns and layoffs aren't crowd pleasers.

 

[Route 45]

Only if you have beer goggles on.

Shutdowns and layoffs aren't crowd pleasers.

I remember when running over protestors who were blocking freedom of movement was quite the crowd pleaser on INGO in the not-so-distant past.

 

[BigRed]

Only if you have beer goggles on.

Shutdowns and layoffs aren't crowd pleasers.

State does not like to be challenged at its own game.

 

[BigRed]

I remember when running over protestors who were blocking freedom of movement was quite the crowd pleaser on INGO in the not-so-distant past.

I think folks had their fill of the burning, looting, and murdering.

 

[actaeon277]

Only if you have beer goggles on.

Shutdowns and layoffs aren't crowd pleasers.

Well, it seemed so popular with the government for a while now.

 

[Route 45]

I think folks had their fill of the burning, looting, and murdering.

It truly does depend on whose ox is getting gored.

 

[BigRed]

It truly does depend on whose ox is getting gored.

I will opine after the truckers start destroying property and pulling guns on people.

 

[JTScribe]

Group A: peacefully demonstrating for a return of rights taken away without due process.

Group B: demonstrations escalating into arson, property damage, theft, and murder. Documented cases of attempted extortion on local businesses. Demands are ephemeral, pie in the sky with no real “win” condition other than: “you bend the knee and pay me.”

Yes, I am such a hypocrite for supporting the actions of one group over another. And if you need purple for that, you’ve got a cranium denser than lead.

 

[ancjr]

I'm pretty sure I heard a few of them saying "Let's go Brandon!"

 

[Cameramonkey]

I will opine after the truckers start destroying property and pulling guns on people.

And burning and looting. You forgot the burning and looting.

 

[Alpo]

Group A: peacefully demonstrating for a return of rights taken away without due process.

Group B: demonstrations escalating into arson, property damage, theft, and murder. Documented cases of attempted extortion on local businesses. Demands are ephemeral, pie in the sky with no real “win” condition other than: “you bend the knee and pay me.”

Yes, I am such a hypocrite for supporting the actions of one group over another. And if you need purple for that, you’ve got a cranium denser than lead.

Except, Group A is blockading thoroughfares and causing economic damage which might ultimately be greater than the losses by arson from the BLM protests. (and there may have been arson in this present protest....under investigation at present with no identification of culprits at this point).