thatrapsfan
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a lot of things have been unprecedented in the last 2 years. the long term implication is that threatening democracy under the guise of fighting for freedom won't hack it.
once the dust settles we will see more background info on the organizing players and true interests behind this thing. the forensic account tracing of the money has already shown this is more about maga than any covid shyt. their demands have shown that as well.
it's no coincidence that these protest which are heavily white leaning come after the most prominent years of Black protests in our lifetime. shyt is call and response for their side. A lot of narratives and interests are always at play and many of them even align. People skim the surface and take shyt for face value. The truth is beneath
We just had a rather disappointing divisive federal election, tensions were already simmering in society. crakkkas have spent a couple years watching their old racist heroes statues get trampled over and tossed in rivers. they mounted a push back behind a FAKE cause. Social consciousness has waves. The current wave isn't OURS
Does this mean that nobody was outside protesting the actual mandates? absolutely not but movements get co-opted. Covid protests were just the perfect vehicle for the delivery at this time and the maga of the north knew this well. Underhanded people the greatest opportunists
I agree far right types did co-op this, that is obvious. But its not the whole story.
I think you overstate how united white people in Canada are on this cause. The vast majority are opposed and even virulently so. Just look at any surveys. The biggest divides are between regions, age (younger people are far more likely to be supportive), and income.
Counterprotesters Ottawa were 100% white and came from most old money parts of the city. Theyre the same people extremely in favour of every COVID policy. Most immigrants here either found it stupid or were supportive, but not enough to go in the streets. No one felt like they were in the Gaza Strip like coverage is showing. My barbershop is a block away from protest and no one even paid any mind.
On the other side the convoy supporters are rural/Western Canadian whites who are more likely to be Conservative. There are also a lot of people who arent politically aligned at all and were attracted to this cause based on the actual message. It is a white on white civil war at the core of it, but the tools being used will set bad precedents.
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