Freedom Trucker Convoy: From Canada to USA to all across the world

I have a 'part II" to this story, from today, with the same person as I went to get some Raw rolling papers.

As we were just chatting about normal stuff, a short convoy of maybe 10-12 trucks and one big rig at the end appeared rolling slowly down the downtown street honking their horns. I could feel 'a pull' to go out and watch them and give a wave but I didn't want to be rude and just walk out. She kept talking but I don't remember what she said. My attention was elsewhere. Once they had passed I said that the convoy was good to see, thinking that that wouldn't happen here. I knew it was a 'hot button' topic and that I probably shouldn't have said anything but I did anyway. Well, yep, off she went and used the same energy I mentioned (only I'm going to call it 'dominance energy' now). I don't want to bother with the majority of a conversation I can't recall, and it wasn't important anyway. But, the one point she made was. She asked me if I thought it was a right or a privilege to be able to go into a store. The way she worded the question was a bit confusing so I said it was a 'right'. With a resounding 'no' she made it clear that it was a privilege. I then asked her to re-ask the question, just to make sure I understood it. She repeated it and again I said 'right', although I did not know why I said that since I would have agreed with 'privilege'. Her view was that people are required to prove that they can enter a store and that it is a privilege to do so, or something like that. I didn't quite follow her dialogue and my memory is a bit messy. She did most of the talking after that and I was saved by another customer walking in. I left to deal with a spiky, vibrating solar plexus. As I was heading back to the car, I thought about the conversation and really started to focus on 'right vs. privilege'.

After rolling this around for awhile, I came to the conclusion that entering a store as being my 'right' to do so, gives me the choice to enter it or not. The 'privilege' of entering a store is decided by someone else. I just checked the definition:

Privilege:
1: a right or benefit that is given to some people and not to others
2: a special opportunity to do something that makes you proud
3: somewhat formal: the advantage that wealthy and powerful people have over other people in a society

I had never really thought about this difference and I realized that the PTB sees 'privileges' and not 'rights'. The authoritarian mindset adheres to 'privilege'. 'The Convoy' mindset does not.

As 'robotic' and radicalized as she is, she's, oddly, teaching me some pretty basic stuff that I only knew about in theory. NOW it's real to me because I can see it being illustrated on a 'bigger scale'.
Legally, it is more of a privilege than a right to enter a private establishment, but there's nuance. It's generally not legal to prohibit a class of people from entering due to their membership in a class. You can't say, no blacks, no gays, etc. You can say, this particular individual is a known jerk, and is banned from the premises. Or, similarly, one can say: this attire is necessary (no shirt, no shoes, no service).

Vaxx passes essentially assume the second theory applies, ie not being vaxxed is equivalent to not wearing a shirt, rather than equivalent to being a member of a class.

Of course one can easily turn this around on the demented by asking them how they'd like it if businesses started banning the vaccinated. But that would require that they're capable of reason. Which in their current state, they aren't.
 
I have a 'part II" to this story, from today, with the same person as I went to get some Raw rolling papers.

As we were just chatting about normal stuff, a short convoy of maybe 10-12 trucks and one big rig at the end appeared rolling slowly down the downtown street honking their horns. I could feel 'a pull' to go out and watch them and give a wave but I didn't want to be rude and just walk out. She kept talking but I don't remember what she said. My attention was elsewhere. Once they had passed I said that the convoy was good to see, thinking that that wouldn't happen here. I knew it was a 'hot button' topic and that I probably shouldn't have said anything but I did anyway. Well, yep, off she went and used the same energy I mentioned (only I'm going to call it 'dominance energy' now). I don't want to bother with the majority of a conversation I can't recall, and it wasn't important anyway. But, the one point she made was. She asked me if I thought it was a right or a privilege to be able to go into a store. The way she worded the question was a bit confusing so I said it was a 'right'. With a resounding 'no' she made it clear that it was a privilege. I then asked her to re-ask the question, just to make sure I understood it. She repeated it and again I said 'right', although I did not know why I said that since I would have agreed with 'privilege'. Her view was that people are required to prove that they can enter a store and that it is a privilege to do so, or something like that. I didn't quite follow her dialogue and my memory is a bit messy. She did most of the talking after that and I was saved by another customer walking in. I left to deal with a spiky, vibrating solar plexus. As I was heading back to the car, I thought about the conversation and really started to focus on 'right vs. privilege'.

After rolling this around for awhile, I came to the conclusion that entering a store as being my 'right' to do so, gives me the choice to enter it or not. The 'privilege' of entering a store is decided by someone else. I just checked the definition:

Privilege:
1: a right or benefit that is given to some people and not to others
2: a special opportunity to do something that makes you proud
3: somewhat formal: the advantage that wealthy and powerful people have over other people in a society

I had never really thought about this difference and I realized that the PTB sees 'privileges' and not 'rights'. The authoritarian mindset adheres to 'privilege'. 'The Convoy' mindset does not.

As 'robotic' and radicalized as she is, she's, oddly, teaching me some pretty basic stuff that I only knew about in theory. NOW it's real to me because I can see it being illustrated on a 'bigger scale'.
Arguing that going into a store is a privilege and not a right is a good example of paralogic. Sure, if I own a private exclusive club I can choose the members and for them it is a privilege to join. But if a store owner wants my business then we have a right to do business with each other. Why does the government have the power to prohibit me from going into the store of a private citizen who wants my business?

Another example of the paralogic of the zombies is the argument that the government is not taking away our rights and freedom because it was our choice not to get vaccinated and we have to accept the consequences of that choice. Of course, this is a false choice: do you want to lose the right not to be injected with a mystery juice or do you want to lose the right to work and travel and go to public places? So, if somebody puts a gun to your head and says: give me your money or I"ll shoot you. And you give him your money, then it was your choice and there was no wrong doing, right? Pure stupidity.
 
That would make sense really, It would be easier for supporters, from Edmonton for example, to support the Truckers by driving 6 hours from Edmonton to Milk River, then driving 5 days to Ottawa! More people available to make the trip, so more people doing it!

After thinking about it, I should have wrote that there were more people gathering at Achesen this weekend compared to last weekend to go to Edmonton. Although, it seems from this report, that about the same number of people (~2000) attended this rally, according to police estimates.


But then you get this from the mayor of Edmonton:

"One thing is becoming clear," said Mayor Amarjeet Sohi. "This convoy is not about truckers or about freedom. I have family members and friends who work in the trucking industry. They are all vaccinated. They have done their part.

"Everyone has the right to peacefully protest. I firmly believe this," he added. "But what we can't tolerate is protesters coming into our city to create fear or display symbols of hate. This type of behaviour should not be tolerated by law enforcement."

Even though:

As of 5 p.m., EPS told CTV News it had not received any reports of vandalism, assault, or harassment related to the protest downtown.
 
Back from the front. What a party it is, was amaze by the organisation, hockey game, game for the kid, free coffee or hot chocolate and food, you donate if you can. Everybody smiling, dancing, stage with band, speech and joy all around. I think that you got a pretty good picture already from all the posted video.

As for counter protests, I saw one when we arrived close to parliament hill maybe 10 peoples and they were leaving.

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Didn’t see any other except for 2 guys one of them was in the protest earlier. Creepy looking clown and the Freddy masked guy. (last guy on the right)

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As my wife was taking this photo, the clown saw me looking at him and my wife photographing them and they just turned and walked away. Looked like undercover cops.

We stayed for 3 hours before my wife feet started to freeze. The temperature was milder than last week but everything is close even the Rideau mall by order of the mayor so, no place warm yourself. There are some fire going around in bins and peoples can warm their hands. Toilettes have been broth to the front to the satisfaction of many, the drivers first I am sure.

They came prepared as you can see. With these, the can ram any barrier. (red lift in front of flat bed)

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They won’t move, Take the tire off or chain tire or axles.
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Holding the line.

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Thank you Laurentien for the pictures and your comments. You are, by the way, a beautiful couple in front of the Parlement. Thank you, thank you!
 
Telegram link with a passage of 24s of a zoom conference where the Ottawa police Chief admits 2 facts :

Here's a copy/past of the english part of the telegram post :
⚡⚡️Ottawa Police Chief Peter Sloly admits on City Council livestream that the Mayor and his staff were responsible for getting the GoFundMe program shut down 👀

⚡⚡️They are now going after supplies and fuel coming into the area.

There's also a link to the whole zoom conference on youtube (which last a bit less than 2h)

Seems that this "idea" that pop'ed into @candasiri 's mind + mine at almost the same time yesterday (and maybe other here) looks like valid. What i did not detailed in my previous post is that, when i wrote the sentence :
the idea pop'ed in my mind that if i was the PTB i would try to "strangle all these (bastard) truckers by depriving them of fuel"
.. the "bastard" put in parenthesis is not from me, i only transcribed what came to my mind, like ... hearing/stealing another's thought ... difficult to explain better.
 
There's also a link to the whole zoom conference on youtube (which last a bit less than 2h)

Just listening to a bit of the original video and a few other things said were interesting.

- (13:09 - 13:42) Counsellor Diane Deans: "They are terrorizing our residents... This group is a threat to our democracy... This is a nation wide insurrection. This is madness." (She is the one who called the meeting. Listening to this lady's opening, you get the sense that she's the type to rule with an iron fist.)

Police Chief Peter Sloly:

- Another 60 cops to be sworn in after the meeting to be sent straight to the protest area.

- Officers are tired, some "on their knees". Haven't had a day off in ~14 days.

- Calls for considerably more resources.

- (33:14) Admits that: "There's something that's changed in the democratic fabric of the nation. We have to anticipate that there will be similar type of, my words 'demonstrations', your word [from a counsellor named Sharron (Deans?)] 'insurrection', that could afflict the nations capital year in and year out. We do not have the legislation under the current Police Services Act, we do not have the resources under what is now currently described as adequate/effective policing resources, and we do not have the Justice system framework or the multilateral agreements between three levels of government in order for us to predictably and effectively manage such situations going forward."

I stopped watching after this cause I have some other things to do.
 

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