Posted on 02/23/2022 7:58:27 AM PST by Kaslin
"Always stand on principle ... even if you stand alone." - John Adams
"Always stand on principle ... even if you stand alone." - John Adams
Last week, a former world leader spoke out vociferously to condemn Justin Trudeau's crackdown on the Canadian trucker 'Freedom Convoy.'
He questioned just how quashing a peaceful protest against government overreach squares with freedom of speech.
That same leader railed against the "violent" actions being taken to break up the peaceful convoy in Ottawa.
"The Violent crackdown on [the Freedom Convoy] has nothing to do with freedom of speech and human rights," he tweeted. "How coercion could be related to liberty [and] freedom of choice?"
The post included the hashtag #TruckersForFreedom.
Who was that world leader? Former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Twitter:
"The Violent crackdown on #FreedomConvoy2022 has nothing to do with freedom of speech and human rights. How coercion could be related to liberty & freedom of choice?#TruckersForFreedom."
Our neighbors to the north watched later that week as law enforcement descended on the trucker convoy – which generated as a massive and peaceful demonstration against the US-Canada cross-border vaccine mandate – and chaos ensued.
Another video shows a police officer using the butt of their gun to corral a protester. Still others show officers using repeated knees to an already downed protester.
It is without a doubt some of the most disturbing footage to come out of a peaceful protest in a Western country in a generation.
And, if you’re seeking to find out what is going on in Canada by checking in with your Republican Senator or Representative, you’d hardly know what took place.
Truckers involved in the 'Freedom Convoy' protest against government overreach have had their bank accounts frozen. Protest leaders have been arrested and will be charged criminally.
Tamara Lich, one of the main organizers of the ‘Freedom Convoy’ was denied bail.
Protesters have been threatened with seizure of their vehicles, fines, revocation of their licenses. Children have been used as pawns. Authorities have even threatened to seize truckers' pets.
All prompted by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s use of emergency powers designed for use against terrorist groups.
If you thought sanity simply had to regain it’s footing, Canadian lawmakers voted to extend those powers even after seeing the out of control displays of force they are being used for.
And yet you’ll hear nothing but crickets from so-called leaders in the GOP.
The most confounding question here is how did Ahmadinejad of all people get out in front of the entire Republican party in condemning Trudeau. How did he beat them by saying something they should be conveying all day, every day?
This seems like a cause aligned with conservative beliefs - adherence to the Constitution, protection of free speech, protesting against government overreach - that Republican lawmakers could really latch on to.
So, where the hell are they? If this isn't a hill to die on, what is?
Republicans seemed a little more vociferous in the early stages of the protest. On February 4th, former President Donald Trump slammed "far-left lunatic" Justin Trudeau.
"The Freedom Convoy is peacefully protesting the harsh policies of far-left lunatic Justin Trudeau who has destroyed Canada with insane Covid mandates," he said in a statement.
Trump isn't in power, however. Those who are in power really need to step up their game.
What? It was safe to support the "Freedom Convoy" when it first started but now, we give Trudeau a little wink and a nod, giving him a pass to end it by any means necessary?
Fox News host Tucker Carlson has been one of the few voices with the moral conviction to speak out against Trudeau's actions.
"This is a peaceful, political protest. No one has shown any evidence to the contrary. It's not a drug trafficking or human trafficking operation. It's not Al Qaeda," Carlson told his audience.
"These are Canadian citizens who drive trucks for a living, but they're being treated like a terror group."
Beyond that - Where are the Republican voices? Why have they struggled so mightily to find a backbone on this cause?
Lawmakers should be on the steps of the Capitol at this very moment, holding a press conference. They should be voting on resolutions to condemn Trudeau for his heinous actions. They should be giving speeches on the virtues of freedom that we have here in the United States - from morning to night.
"Always stand on principle ... even if you stand alone," John Adams, one of this nation's founding fathers once said.
It's time to stand up. It's time to fight for your principle beliefs.
And when you do, you surely will not be standing alone. American truckers, at least, are poised to do what Republicans are too weak to bother with – stand on principle.
If the GOP cowers at the sight of a peaceful protest being put down in Ottawa, what are the odds they’ll stand up for those in America?
Canadian protesters have been forced to lay down their sword in the fight. It’s time America picked it up off the battlefield.
That is a laughable question with an obvious answer: never.
The question assumes the republican party shares our principles.
The Freedom Truck Convoy is like the Tea Party.
Republicans do stand on principal: the principal that getting along with Democrats will THIS time make them popular and beloved.
It’s called Me Too Republicanism … and it comes with daggers to stab voters in the backs with.
20 years after Hell freezes over.
Being as I am currently stuck in what is now a dictatorship, and have neither the means nor the resources to leave at the moment, I think I can answer the question posted in the headline.
I think US Republicans (as a whole) will stand up on principles right around the same time the Canadian Conservative Party actually lives up to its name.
Really. Theyre politicians.
I would not recommend holding your breath in anticipation!
They can stand on principle and also be law-abiding. Hope they leave their visited places cleaner than they found them and block no traffic — because the Democrats are itching to pull a Trudeau or another Jan. 6 imprisonment.
The Freedom Truck Convoy is like the Tea Party.
Forget the Republicans. It’s time for patriots to let their voices be heard. The Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington DC will start in several weeks. With all of this global warming going on we should expect the blossoms much earlier.
A good time for patriots to drive around DC to see the cherry blossoms would be next week, around March 2.
Let’s Go!
“The most confounding question here is how did Ahmadinejad of all people get out in front of the entire Republican party in condemning Trudeau.”
Wow. That’s a really good question. Someone should ask it to Kevin and Mitch.
Or ever shared them to begin with.
An uncompromised republican is as rare as an honest democrat.
sadly, the Republican party is spineless, cowardly and useless. the best we can hope for is they suck less than democrats.
“When Will Republicans?”
When they can put principles in their bank accounts.
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