Canadian Truckers "Freedom Convoy"

[donquixote99]

Originally Posted by mpholland

You make it sound like unaffiliated is synonymous with apathetic. I could reserve apathy to those who are in power and refuse to do their job. I still vote and make my voice heard.

I always find the 'they both do it' argument a reality distortion, sort of like saying both Nazis and AOC are bad for America, as if AOC is actually evil. (Maybe you disagree, but I think AOC is manifestly a decent person, rather more articulate and intelligent than the average for the US Congress.)

Even the thing that triggered this exchange, the matter of protestors blocking highways, does not seem equivalent to me.The support for the 'Convoy Protest' by what now passes for mainline conservatism (that is, the Trump GOP and it's media allies) is far more pervasive and unqualified than left wing support has been for unlawful acts by Occupy Wall Street, or BLM roadblocks.

[mpholland]

Originally Posted by donquixote99

I always find the 'they both do it' argument a reality distortion, sort of like saying both Nazis and AOC are bad for America, as if AOC is actually evil. (Maybe you disagree, but I think AOC is manifestly a decent person, rather more articulate and intelligent than the average for the US Congress.)

Even the thing that triggered this exchange, the matter of protestors blocking highways, does not seem equivalent to me.The support for the 'Convoy Protest' by what now passes for mainline conservatism (that is, the Trump GOP and it's media allies) is far more pervasive and unqualified than left wing support has been for unlawful acts by Occupy Wall Street, or BLM roadblocks.

In other words, they did it worse instead of they did it first? So two wrongs don't make a right but a small wrong and a great one do?

I fail to see your issue with reality distortions. The majority of discussions on this site are based on reality distortions. Some opinion is fact, many facts are opinions. Most facts are suspect due to context of source. I am still a right leaning centrist. There are good democrats and good republicans. If either party were completely bad they wouldn't be able to get half the nation to vote for them. At some point there will be a third party that grabs the centrist vote. Since unaffiliated is the biggest "party" in the country they wouldn't need a whole lot of votes from the left or right. If the democrats are so pro common man why don't they institute a comparable tax structure to pre-Reagan times and make the rich pay for the last couple wars that they created. The biggest reality distortion out there is that the countries problems are right vs. left. The problem is rich vs poor. This facade that the left is for the common man and the right is for the rich is a joke. The rich on both sides are who is in power and they don't give a shit about the common man unless it is given to let them sling it at each other. The income disparity issue is the biggest problem this nation has and the democrats taking from the ever shrinking middle class to give to the poor is exacerbating the problem just as much as the right and their tax cuts for the rich.

[Chicks]

New Zealand hopes Barry Manilow, James Blunt and the Macarena can disperse protesters

https://www.npr.org/2022/02/14/10806...-barry-manilow

ROFL. It would sure make me want to surrender, lol.

[RickeyM]

Originally Posted by Chicks

New Zealand hopes Barry Manilow, James Blunt and the Macarena can disperse protesters

https://www.npr.org/2022/02/14/10806...-barry-manilow

ROFL. It would sure make me want to surrender, lol.

Nah, they need an assortment of Gangsta Rap from one of the streaming services. You don't want them to surrender, you want them to leave, lol.

[RickeyM]

They thought they were protesting (initially) Covid mandates. Actually they're up against a much bigger foe.

Here’s how much the ‘Freedom Convoy’ has cost the U.S. and Canada

The Ottawa Occupation Force is but a noisy minority. They will only be allowed to interfere with commerce for so long.

[Chicks]

98-year-old investing legend Charlie Munger 'appalled by the fear of vaccination' in the U.S.

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/charl...190610933.html

Gotta agree with you, Charlie! Ignorant, selfish bastards are these anti-vax morons.

[Chubba]

My country has zero leadership our leader is a zero.

[RickeyM]

It seems Mike Lindell's effort to meddle in Canadian politics hasn't gone as planned.

MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell's pillow delivery for the protesting "Freedom Convoy" truckers in Canada has hit a snag.

Mike overlooked one important detail.

According to the Canadian authorities, travelers can enter or return to Canada only if they are fully vaccinated. Those intending to cross the border must have valid pre-entry test results, proof of vaccination, and a quarantine plan if they test positive for COVID-19.

Seems Mike & co. have none of the above.

[RickeyM]

Haven't heard anything in the news about the (supposed) American Freedom Convoy in a few days. No news is good news?

[nailer]

Probably because the idea was a Blue plant in the ongoing media/interweb/cyber asymmetric war.