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What I Saw At The Freedom Convoy In Downtown Victoria
Uncommon Descent ^ | 5 Feb 2022 | Oleary

Posted on 02/06/2022 4:42:52 AM PST by Politically Correct

What I Saw At The Freedom Convoy In Downtown Victoria

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Yesterday, I (O’Leary for News) wrote about the way, when elites go progressive, anarchy starts to come from the top more than the bottom.

True, rioters are not usually elite unless they are college students or teachers. But it takes an elite to tell the police to just stand down. The elite can much more easily protect themselves from the risks of violence than the middle class or working class can. So Wokism is good strategy for arbitrary rule. So are useless anti-COVID measures that break down the society that is forced to obey them.

Such elites view with horror what has suddenly started happening across Canada: Thousands of peaceful working class people (mostly not truckers, actually), waving flags and honking their horns (or just standing on the sidewalk waving flags), are demanding an end to the crackpot science and authoritarianism behind the COVID mandates and lockdowns. It is abundantly evident to everyone that they do nothing but rip the fabric of society. Elites, of course, often ignore the restrictions themselves while inflicting them on those below. Or else they make a nauseating religion out of visibly following them…

Either way, they are advertising their uselessness to the world and, specifically, to Canada.

The almost entirely violence-free protest continues in Ottawa and it has spread to a number of major cities like Toronto and Vancouver.

And to smaller centres like the Okanagan Valley (south central B.C.):

Counterprotests are comparatively few. Elon Musk pointed out, tellingly, that if the government’s policies were popular, there would be large counterprotests. There aren’t. Most are small, mean, and spiteful by comparison, as is the FluTruckstan Twitter thread, accusing the truckers of racism, etc.

Now about Victoria this afternoon. Victoria is the capital city of the Canadian province of British Columbia. It is much smaller than Vancouver and situated on Vancouver Island, off the west coast of North America.

On a hunch I decided to go downtown to the Legislature to see if there was any action there.

Well, I never got anywhere near the Legislature.

As soon as I got off the bus about a kilometre away from the legislature, I heard the honking. Hundred and hundreds of cars and trucks, draped in Canadian flags and sometimes the British Columbia flag, were rolling down Douglas Street. There were signs in plenty, demanding an end to the mandates and lockdowns.

I walked a long way, surveying the seemingly endless parade of vehicles and realized that I was already seeing what I came for. Yes, the protest had indeed hit Victoria.

There was very little counter protest.

It was all friendly; people were having a good time. There was no violence; I heard no racial epithets and saw no racial insignia.

So if media tell you that it is really about white nationalism, etc., remember that the legacy Canadian media are in fact supported to stay in business by the federal government. Because few depend on them for news any more.

You will get from them the story governments want to hear. Governments are frightened and want to hear about violence and racism to justify suppression of the popular “quiet revolution.”

Independent media are essential for getting a handle on this story. Able commenter Fasteddious put it rather well here:

Watching this unfold, I have been aghast at the mainstream media twisted coverage of this convoy. They misrepresent reality, blow up minor events, ignore the truckers themselves, and parrot each others’ talking points, totally missing the larger story about widespread discontent across the nation. Their hypocrisy is so obvious when comparing their handling of this convoy, to their responses to BLM, Antifa, or Native blockades, protests and mobs, that I have to wonder how they can look at themselves in the mirror without shame.

The Prime Minister’s responses have been even worse: repeating media lies, insulting a broad swath of citizens (not the first time), ignoring evidence of the changing COVID situation, refusing even to talk with anyone from the convoy, and spouting his over-worn arrogance and ignorance. He needs a good dose of humility and repentance! I know people who voted for him and his party; they have drunk the Kool-Aid of the progressive woke narrative, and are quite happy in their own insulated silos.

Fasteddious, these people are so insulated from reality and common sense that even the fact that Mr. Max Vaxxed himself, PM Justin Trudeau, is currently battling COVID-19 does not prompt any questions from them. If the vaccines are that hit and miss, a policy demanding that everyone get them is untenable, especially as severe side-effects are not as rare as some would have us believe.

But many lesser mortals seem to be reassessing their loyalties:

There was a touching moment when two older women, waving a support sign on the sidewalk, saw the little Canadian flag tucked into my jacket clasp and asked, “Are you afraid of hugs?” I said no. So we hugged and I said “It’s over. It is really just so over. Only the government does not seem to realize that.”

The lies are not working. At least four provinces are announcing that they are going to start lifting the more useless restrictions.

By the way, San Francisco-based GoFundMe, which seized $10 million raised for the support of the Convoys on a flimsy pretext, is not going to be allowed to give it to charities it approves of, as it was going to do:

The GoFundMe fundraising platform said Feb. 5 it will automatically refund donations made to a trucker convoy in Canada protesting COVID-19 vaccine mandates after backlash.

GoFundMe said Friday it was preventing the funds from going to organizers of the Freedom Convoy and would instead send the money to “established charities verified by GoFundMe.”

The justification for the unusual move? “We now have evidence from law enforcement that the previously peaceful demonstration has become an occupation, with police reports of violence and other unlawful activity,” GoFundMe said.

The website didn’t provide any evidence of the alleged violence or unlawful activity.

Jon Carpay, president of Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedom, a legal group representing the convoy organizers, told The Epoch Times that the fundraising company “has no credibility” without making the evidence public.

Zachary Stieber, “GoFundMe Says All Donations to Trucker Convoy Will Be Automatically Refunded; Florida to Investigate” at Epoch Times (February 5, 2022) The Convoy is now raising funds at GiveSendGo.

Somebody may have also pointed out to the GoFundMe honchoes that it would be, as commenter Polistra noted, grand larceny.

Let’s say Jane gives John a warm winter coat to give to Aunt Marge but John decides to give it to the Women’s Shelter instead. The fact that John did not benefit directly from his decision does not make it any less wrong. It was not his coat to dispose of. If he feels that the Women’s Shelter should have winter coats, let him buy them with his own money.

On the way back up Douglas Street, I was handed a pamphlet by a group of Communists, advising me that the convoy is “useful for the ruling class.”

Well, if it is, the ruling class doesn’t seem to know that. Trudeau is reportedly freaked out by what is happening, as well he should be. But Lord knows, he and his brought it on themselves.

The worry now is that they will invent some pretext for sending in the troops — and the troops are reportedly not happy about that idea.

While nearing the bus stop on my way home, I encountered two other older ladies, heavily masked out on the street, peeking out at the Convoy as if it had never occurred to them in years that there is a world outside government-ordered lockdowns. Yes there is, old girls. Keep watching this space.

How does all this relate to ID? One thing that is going to take a beating in years to come is “Trust the science.” Science has been misused and abused very badly in handling COVID and trust, once lost, takes time to regain. It will be much less useful a weapon to brandish, as in “I represent science!”

Update: The driver who mowed down demonstrators in a jeep in Winnipeg and fled has been arrested by the Mounties. The police say that his motive was not pro-lockdown but we’ll let the courts decide that.

Stay tuned. Better yet, go home and do — peacefully — what the Canadians are doing. Most of us are not truckers and large numbers of demonstrators are vaxxed. But we are all sick, as noted earlier, of crackpot authoritarianism parading as science.

And when Canadians start to rebel (politely), you know that the contemptuous elite have sure tripped one big switch.

You may also wish to read: A characteristic of our times: Anarchy from above: Canadian truckers edition


TOPICS: Canada; Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bloggers; canada; revolution; truckers
Videos and links are at the original site link. Well worth a click.
1 posted on 02/06/2022 4:42:52 AM PST by Politically Correct
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To: Politically Correct
Let’s say Jane gives John a warm winter coat to give to Aunt Marge but John decides to give it to the Women’s Shelter instead. The fact that John did not benefit directly from his decision does not make it any less wrong.

Except that John keeps his carrying charges whichever way he delivers it.

Return the funds and GFM diddles itself out of its fees, and sometimes incurs banking charges as well.

2 posted on 02/06/2022 4:55:43 AM PST by AndyJackson
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To: Politically Correct
"What I Saw At The Freedom Convoy In Downtown Victoria"

Stores being looted, police cars on fire, White Supremacist beating the poor bLACK man, signs calling for "Defund the police" as officers stood by, lot'sa pink pussy hats?

3 posted on 02/06/2022 5:00:21 AM PST by moovova
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To: Politically Correct

This just hit me reading this piece....and may have already been revealed on FR....

GoFundMe...San Francisco....they have robbed their local businesses because it’s not a cost personally due to stupid lasws. So a business in SF now robs it’s customers (or tries to) and GIVE to THEIR charities...!!! THEY get to write this off their taxes (I think)...but anyway, stealing is stealing and God cannot convince them of their errors.


4 posted on 02/06/2022 5:31:19 AM PST by YouGoTexasGirl ( )
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So the main stream media is exaggerating the the few and minor incidents of Convoy violence in contrast to it’s coverage of Antifa and BLM? I guess we in the USA are lucky that our burning and looting is, “Mostly peaceful..”


5 posted on 02/06/2022 6:01:44 AM PST by Don@VB (Power Corruptsva. )
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To: moovova
Stores being looted, police cars on fire, White Supremacist beating the poor bLACK man, signs calling for "Defund the police" as officers stood by, lot'sa pink pussy hats? 3 posted on 2/6/2022, 7:00:21 AM by moovova

Truckers Loot and Burn Nike stores so GoFundMe will reinstate them

6 posted on 02/06/2022 6:09:56 AM PST by Politically Correct (A member of the rabble in good standing)
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To: Politically Correct
"What I Saw At The Freedom Convoy In Downtown Victoria"

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7 posted on 02/06/2022 6:10:59 AM PST by Bon of Babble (Rigged Elections have Consequences)
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To: Politically Correct

“Jon Carpay, president of Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedom, a legal group representing the convoy organizers, told The Epoch Times that the fundraising company “has no credibility” without making the evidence public.”

I wouldn’t put it that way, they’ll just fabricate “evidence”. Just say GFM backed BLM. Laws and violence wasn’t a problem.


8 posted on 02/06/2022 6:45:19 AM PST by CottonBall (#NOTMYGROUNDHOG)
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To: Politically Correct

Most comprehensive site on the web for this stuff:

https://www.faithfacts.org/christ-and-the-culture/covid-vaccines


9 posted on 02/06/2022 7:02:55 AM PST by grumpa
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To: Politically Correct

That’s a hoot.


10 posted on 02/06/2022 7:09:22 AM PST by moovova
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To: Politically Correct

Whatever you have-—

A TRUCK BROUGHT IT


11 posted on 02/06/2022 8:34:06 AM PST by ridesthemiles
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To: Politically Correct

“Science” was always used by totalitarian regimes.

“Trust the science” was always a really really stupid idea.


12 posted on 02/06/2022 8:36:22 AM PST by cgbg (A kleptocracy--if they can keep it. Think of it as the Cantillon Effect in action.)
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To: Don@VB

Yes....haa! Going to be interesting when they make GFM present the ‘news’ that caused such a great stir with liberals!!!!


13 posted on 02/06/2022 11:07:40 AM PST by YouGoTexasGirl ( )
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To: Politically Correct

Proud of my old university town (UVic).


14 posted on 02/06/2022 11:21:10 AM PST by steve86 (Prophecies of Maelmhaedhoc O'Morgair (Latin form: Malachy))
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