The lame government is seemingly too chicken to meet with someone who cares, someone who loves his countries people. They'd rather just use the media to slander.
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Someone said that this asphalt blockade wasn't affecting commerce. The longer it lasts, the more folks who won't be working due to it. I suppose it doesn't matter if it's not your job.
There's already Ford and Toyota assembly plants that are shut down.
Rams
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The government has no problem shutting down the economy, for little to no reason. It's just fine for them to screw up everyone's lives, and then they freak out because the citizenry pushes back in a peaceful manner against overreach.
My ancestors would have been shooting long ago.....
The government has no problem shutting down the economy, for little to no reason. It's just fine for them to screw up everyone's lives, and then they freak out because the citizenry pushes back in a peaceful manner against overreach.
My ancestors would have been shooting long ago.....
You have a point. The current administration was wrong there also.
First of all, I drove a truck for 27 years and I am a strong proponent of personal freedom.
Now, I support their cause, but not their method.
When you restrict someone’s freedom of movement, without due cause, you become the oppressor. You cannot fight oppression with oppression. That is the big mistake of the Left. That is why they will loose.
We are not yet at war. When (or if) that changes, the rules will change.
I find it strange that I agree with MEM more and more each day. (We all know he's nuts.) MEM 2001 Colorized
Everywhere people have tried lower levels of protest that didn't effect people as much. They obviously haven't worked because the restrictions (as predicted) have gotten tighter and tighter.
The drivers just didn't take the loads, but there are all kinds of low paid "other" drivers* that come and get the loads. We've refused to go into places with mask rules, or shot rules. I personally quit my very nice job because the company implemented a vaccine mandate.
We are 100% at war right now. The Left declared war on anyone who disagrees with them years ago.
That said. Who has really been effected so far by these protests? Is there someone on here that isn't getting basic necessities because of the protest? The shelves were empty here long before it started.
*Other drivers comprise of a mix of low paid foreign and new/inexperienced drivers that either take the load, or don't have a job.
Someone said that this asphalt blockade wasn't affecting commerce. The longer it lasts, the more folks who won't be working due to it. I suppose it doesn't matter if it's not your job.
There's already a Ford and Toyota assembly plants are shut down.
Rams
I've got a friend (fellow driver) that is only deals with Ford plants. They have been off and on for the past several months because of chip shortages. There are various parts shortages that have been going on for the past year or so.
I've got a friend (fellow driver) that is only deals with Ford plants. They have been off and on for the past several months because of chip shortages. There are various parts shortages that have been going on for the past year or so.
I thought you weren't going to respond to my posts any more.............
acording to the gateway pundit the CFO of GiveSendGo says not so fast. his quote is as follows
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GiveSendGo account has not been shut down. GiveSendGo is not subject to Canadian court order. We are not Canadian citizens. We will issue a press release shortly.
Techicallity...as soon as the money hits the border it's frozen.
So while it may be "safe" from the order sitting with GiveSendGo, there is no way to access it and get it going where it was intended. Sooner or later its going to end up in Canadian hands in one way or another, then the order hits.
Wait, so it is ok for truck drivers shut things down, if they disagree with the reason?
Truck drivers, simply by what the job does and the way logistics and supply system of the planet works, can shut down the world simply because they don't feel like getting out of bed in the morning.
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Truck drivers, simply by what the job does and the way logistics and supply system of the planet works, can shut down the world simply because they don't feel like getting out of bed in the morning.
Short term, they've got a fair bit of power... but they've got bills to pay as well. Sooner or later, it'll be time to break up camp.
Short term, they've got a fair bit of power... but they've got bills to pay as well. Sooner or later, it'll be time to break up camp.
If you have been following the live feeds.....that's exactly why some are outbound, about 3,000 more inbound this weekend and a lot have shifted strategies from a parked blockade in a relatively small area to a slow-rolling one. MUCH easier to switch out trucks that way, spreads out the disruptions, and damn near impossible to poo-lice or control.
I'll choose medical science over truckers any day of the week.
Just so happens that a study by Johns Hopkins says the lockdowns haven't worked. Actually they have done harm. The science hasn't even been around long enough to say what the side effects are in 2 years more or less 5 years down the road. The science also says the vaccine has killed people and causes harm to MANY others. Just the science you refuse to see. You only seem to se the sells brochure from pharma.
So has Coca-Cola... the difference being that Coke hasn't prevented any deaths.
I am not anti-vaccine, so I won't argue the efficacy of preventing death or hospitalizations, it might work or maybe it doesn't. I do however believe the public deserves the FULL TRUTH about the known side effects and deaths attributed to the vaccines. I believe the vaccines are not FDA approved, but that they are signed off by corruption within the FDA by the corrupt Brandon administration. The approval process takes MUCH longer than a year, this "FDA" approvalis nothing short of scandalous. I also believe there is no data that demonstrates a reduction in hospitalizations and deaths in people under 18 because they are "protected" by the vaccine. The vaccine should NEVER be forced on anyone. Turns out that atleast in America only the employed are forced to vaccinate. The unemployed are left alone to choose. The general population in America and Canada ARE NOT following science, they are like sheep following orders. That is the definition of mandated vaccination. There is no science involved in this process, only fear and manipulation.
Blocked roads, bridges and ports are a good thing if, the reason is something you support but, not so much if the reason or group blocking isn't someone or thing you support.
Got it.
Rams
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Blocked roads, bridges and ports are a good thing if, the reason is something you support but, not so much if the reason or group blocking isn't someone or thing you support.
Got it.
Rams
Again, I totally understand your stance, but what do you prefer? I know we can all be like... I don't care what Canada does, as long as they keep sending down Coors Light and Tim Hortons K-Cups, but I do really feel for them. I also feel really badly for countries like Australia.
We fought our battles in the US, and we won. All the mandates were struck down, and the states have the power to do what they want. The states that still insist on this nonsense have lost literally millions of people, and they've all come to Texas and Florida. But Canadians don't have that privilege. They are set up similar to a Republic since they modeled their new constitution after the U.S. Constitution, but not to the extent that we have where states can tell the Federal government to kiss ass.
What else are these people to do? I totally support it.
I can laugh at BLM for creating that autonomous zone, but any logical person can see the enormous difference between the BLM RIOTS and the trucker blockade if you will. The closest thing I can compare the Trucker Blockade to is a union work stoppage / protest. Those have the exact same effect as this does. I definitely am allowed to have opinions, and there's no reason why I have to like every protest just because I support one of them. It doesn't make me a hypocrit, and it doesn't mean that I don't have values, ethics, or standards either (not suggesting you are saying any of that, but just want to be clear).
Originally posted by 82-T/A [At Work]: Again, I totally understand your stance, but what do you prefer? I know we can all be like... I don't care what Canada does, as long as they keep sending down Coors Light and Tim Hortons K-Cups, but I do really feel for them. I also feel really badly for countries like Australia.
We fought our battles in the US, and we won. All the mandates were struck down, and the states have the power to do what they want. The states that still insist on this nonsense have lost literally millions of people, and they've all come to Texas and Florida. But Canadians don't have that privilege. They are set up similar to a Republic since they modeled their new constitution after the U.S. Constitution, but not to the extent that we have where states can tell the Federal government to kiss ass.
What else are these people to do? I totally support it.
I can laugh at BLM for creating that autonomous zone, but any logical person can see the enormous difference between the BLM RIOTS and the trucker blockade if you will. The closest thing I can compare the Trucker Blockade to is a union work stoppage / protest. Those have the exact same effect as this does. I definitely am allowed to have opinions, and there's no reason why I have to like every protest just because I support one of them. It doesn't make me a hypocrit, and it doesn't mean that I don't have values, ethics, or standards either (not suggesting you are saying any of that, but just want to be clear).
Todd, I have previously stated what I think many times. All that energy, effort, time and money should be spent getting candidates elected that agree with the trucker's perspective.
Pretty simple. This blockade can shut down Canada and cost a lot of misery due to a small group (relatively speaking) of people taking advantage of the road and commerce system. Was reading an article this morning, here is something I thought was quotable and most likely true.
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Yet the fact that so much of the so-called trucker movement’s support seems to be coming from abroad is telling.
The reality is that a combination of factors, ranging from the structure of the Canadian political system to widespread acceptance of liberal cultural values, have made its government especially resistant to far-right radicalism. On issues ranging from Covid-19 to immigration to abortion, the mainstream consensus has held.
The freedom convoy’s willingness to disrupt life in Canada’s capital is less a sign of an incipient popular uprising than the lashing out of a minority that has little influence at the ballot box.
Again, I am not passing judgement on the goal of the protest, that's Canada's business. But, I sincerely disagree with the method they've chosen. MEM is correct when he says the trucker's can shut down the world. Stuff has to get moved to keep Canada, the USA and the rest of the world moving economically. How Canada settles their mandate issues is their business but blocking those roads, bridges, streets and ports is way out of line IMHO.
I really think it's pretty pathetic that some will support blocking those roads and ports if, that protest is done for something they agree with but, not if it's done by a group or for a cause they don't agree with. It's not a Double Standard, it's Hypocrisy. United hypocrites are still hypocrites.
Rams
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I don't know this website, could be totally fake news, but this article says that Ford intends to announce today that he will be lifting the vaccine mandates and other restrictions: https://www.rebelnews.com/s...rio_ending_passports
"...so much of the so-called trucker movement’s support seems to be coming from abroad is telling."
A lot of people are saying this... but what do they mean support? Am I wrong to assume that the truckers are all Canadian? That some of the money coming in to Canada is from the United States does not change the fact that everyone there is Canadian. I'm not seeing huge convoys (or anyone really) from the United States coming up there and joining the protest. So I think this comment is totally invalid.
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I really think it's pretty pathetic that some will support blocking those roads and ports if, that protest is done for something they agree with but, not if it's done by a group or for a cause they don't agree with. It's not a Double Standard, it's Hypocrisy. United hypocrites are still hypocrites.
Rams
I'm not a computer. My decision tree doesn't look like a series of IF/THEN/ELSE and Case statements. I can... we all can, make decisions to support and not support things based on our values. That I support this convoy, does not mean that I have to LIKE if a similar protest was to take place. I'm sure if there was another blockade for something I didn't support, I would be thrilled if it was broken up and didn't succeed. I can support elections, and hope that Democrats don't turn out to vote... that's not hypocrisy.
Hypocrisy is when you do things that you are telling others not to do. I can't think of a single time I've ever told anyone that they can't have a truck blockade in a city in Canada. I'm being silly here, but I think you're really trying to apply a very BROAD label on something that's rather specific.
At the end of the day, I personally do not have faith in the election process here in the United States. I don't really know, nor do I particularly care how Canada votes, or what their processes are. Doesn't mean I am not allowed to have an opinion on something that goes on there. But the recent election in the United States was a sham. Laws in nearly every state were broken. Casting aside anything you may feel are conspiracy theories... it is FACT that most of these states did NOT allow mail-in ballots in whole, or even in the manner in which they were conducted. Actions were taken by election officials that were not theirs to take, and should have been voted on by the state legislatures. Ballot harvesting is generally illegal in most states, but was allowed to occur in the name of COVID-19. Additionally, signature verification requirements were changed across the board, and many standards were waived and / or reduced in the name of COVID.
These are all facts... and the Democrats took advantage of this. You know this, I know this.
But let's go back to the United States here... we can just look at something like the census:
1 - Democrats won the right (or Republicans failed to get passed) that Illegals couldn't be counted in the census. This helped Democrats immensely. 2 - The Census bureau REFUSED, AGAINST CONSTITUTIONAL LAW, to release the census data to President Trump. The chief, who resigned, said that he didn't trust Trump to faithfully deliver the census without trying to only count U.S. citizens. 3 - Ignoring the fact that the data was supposed to be completed by a certain date (per constitutional law) and provided to the president (per constitutional law) 4 - The census finally delivered the results to President Biden after he was sworn in. The information sat with Biden for some time. 5 - Results were less than what was originally anticipated with respect to it hurting Democrats. This is purely conjecture on my part... but I believe the results were as legally as possible... made to "soften" the blow against shifting demographics against Democrats.
You see... it's not that Democrats play a better ball game... they're literally doing everything they can on the line of legality, and often pushing that limit. Republicans always try, or at least pretend to take the high road, and we are constantly getting taken advantage of.
Right now, the Biden administration does so many things that are unconstitutional, and people don't even care anymore.
So, man... I'm sorry. Call me a hypocrite all you want... at this point, the ONLY way for us to keep our country is for us to start to do the same things that liberals are doing. We don't own the main stream narrative. We aren't playing the long game by infiltrating our schools and placing key individuals in high public office un-elected positions. We need to start doing that... so yes, I totally f**king support this trucker blockade.
Someone said that this asphalt blockade wasn't affecting commerce. The longer it lasts, the more folks who won't be working due to it. I suppose it doesn't matter if it's not your job.
Rams
Do you understand that one thing they are trying to do is work, they wont let them cross the border if they arent vaccinated.
I don't understand why or how anyone can argue that Trudeux shouldn't just sit down and listen to his constituents. Instead he freezes their funds, and demonizes them with his media.
Tru-**** KNOWS full well his mandates and just about everything else surround this SCAMdemic are and illegal and unconstitutional power-grab.
There IS no way for him (legally) in this country to force anybody to get vaxxed (or much of anything else) so he is trying every unconstitutional high-pressure tactic he can to get his own way, so he/they can later sit back and say "well, you chose to get it"
The last living author of Canada's constitution is suing over the violations...https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/last-living-author-of-canadian-rights-charter-sues-trudeau-govt-over-travel-restrictions/
I really dont know WHAT the entire global push is for this clot-shot. It is NOT a virus with a 99+% survival rate. There is some ulterior motive the globalists are so desperate to make sure 100% of human are in on the "experiment".
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Psst....contrary to the Liberal Parties narrative, the proper name for it is "Charter of Rights and Freedoms" and NOT "Charter of Rights and Responsibilities"
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And just to be clear... my discussions with you should not be taken as me being aggressive or attacking. Left or right, pro-blockade or anti-blockade... I'm still your Fiero buddy.
on another topic...
Patrick! What did you do buddy?!!! That toad looks so sad, as if it's looking into a window from the outside.
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(We all know he's nuts.) 
today...
