Heather Cox Richardson's take:
Article"On Tuesday, a spokesperson for the Canadian Trucking Alliance told Rose White of MLive that many of the Freedom Convoy protesters “have no connection to the trucking industry and have a separate agenda beyond a disagreement over cross border vaccine requirements.” Ling noted that the convoy participants flew neo-Nazi and Confederate flags and had QAnon logos on their trucks, but Bauder urged his supporters stick to the message of “freedom.”"
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“Former president Donald Trump, Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX), Senator Rand Paul (R-KY), and others have endorsed the convoy, and the Fox News Channel has talked about the convoy two and a half times as often as CNN and five times as often as MSNBC in the last month, according to Philip Bump of the Washington Post. Matthew Gertz of Media Matters for America tweeted that the network has spent more than ten hours on the story since January 18, with the network personalities—especially Tucker Carlson and Sean Hannity—explicitly calling for an American version of the protest.”
Thanks for the post & supporting material @Mark. Every man has his price. But Cruz is “bargain basement” stuff. LOL
PS - I wasn’t aware of Fox’s involvement in this and what looks like attempts to foment civil strife - if not civil war - when I briefly made reference to it in replying to an investment related comment. I should have abstained. However, the economic impacts are real with auto companies having to halt production at some U.S. factories because parts can’t get in from Canada. And Toyota (which I have exposure to indirectly through FLJP) has had to halt some U.S. operations.
They provide few constructive ideas/policies but attempt to sow division among the population.
@Observant1 +1 All the media networks do is go after eyeballs via outrage. They are the enemy. Sorry. The way they're stirring this up, is probably going to lead to violence and bloodshed, although I sincerely hope not. Trudeau is going to have to do something RFN.
too damn bad,
rono
EXCUSE ME ???
“In a highly unusual move, the Canadian government on Monday invoked a series of emergency powers that include limits on public gatherings in a bid to end disruptive demonstrations in the capital city and along the Canada-U.S. border. The measures, announced by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, represent one of the most striking responses by a Western government against protests by those opposing Covid-19 vaccine mandates and social restrictions in response to the pandemic, and immediately drew fire from some Canadian leaders and civil-liberties groups. The government also said Monday the country was extending laws targeting money laundering to capture transactions, including cryptocurrencies, on crowdfunding platforms like GoFundMe.”
ADDED - Hasn’t solved the problem. The uckers simply moved to other places in Ottawa and still block other border crossings. Something of an enemy occupation. I’m getting the distinct impression some right wing wackos on the U..S. are funding these folks. How else could they afford to park the rigs costing $100,000 or more and not haul? Explains why Canada is attempting to shut off flow of $$ to them.
Good grief.