Trudeau is getting dangerous, but the truckers still have options
By Andrea Widburg

Tucker Carlson (see video clip posted above) had a somewhat ebullient segment about the fact that the Canadian truckers represent the rise of the ordinary people, while the response from Canada's leadership class bespeaks fear and helplessness. I'm sorry to say I believe that Tucker is wrong and that things are getting very dangerous for the truckers. They still have options, but, whenever you have to depend on the goodwill of a tyrant, his police state, and his military, things aren't going well. That's especially true of Canada because, on May 1, 2020, Canadians gave up their guns.

In some ways, the Canadian truckers have had a huge success. They've galvanized freedom-seekers across the Western world with their peaceful convoy and eventual descent on Ottawa, all with the single aim of ending Canada's exceptionally onerous COVID restrictions. As we now know, because all the conventional wisdom about COVID and vaccines was wrong, every restriction is pointless. They currently serve no other purpose than to maintain the world governments' unlimited power over the people.

Within Canada, people have supported the truckers in huge numbers, and Justin Trudeau, who may well have a genetic legacy of despotism, ran away. For two weeks, the truckers controlled the news, even as the Canadian and American media squawked about the horrors of allegedly "racist" truckers peacefully protesting mandates that were destroying their livelihoods. Everything the media said was a lie.

Through it all, Trudeau refused even to meet with the truckers or to discuss terms — say, a definite end date to all the mandates. Instead, he simply defamed them.

Now, aided by Ontario premier Doug Ford, Trudeau is escalating the war against the truckers, especially because they've blocked an essential bridge between Canada and America. (Michigan's governor, Gretchen Whitmer, who cheerfully set about destroying the state's economy by shutting down everything in 2020, is seen, without irony, telling a CNN host that the truckers on the bridge must be stopped, with force if necessary, because they dared to shut things down.)

In Ontario (home to Ottawa), Premier Doug Ford has announced that truckers face $100,000 in fines, a year in prison, the seizure of their trucks, and the loss of their licenses if they don't go away. Meanwhile, Trudeau says that if the protesters don't leave the bridge, in addition to being subject to all those fines, calling out the army is a possibility. In this, he has support from Biden (another wannabe COVID tyrant, restrained only by our constitutional system):

'President Biden and I both agreed that for the security of people and the economy, these blockades cannot continue,' Trudeau said at a press briefing on Friday.

'Make no mistake, the border cannot and will not remain closed.

'Everything is on the table because this unlawful activity has to end, and it will end.'

"Everything is on the table" means the possibility of military force of arms to compel the truckers to move their trucks.

At this point, the truckers can stay and face the risks, which would be courageous and possibly inspiring. What they really are depending on is that the troops won't turn on them. However, as we've seen in Australia, Austria, Canada, and various jurisdictions across America, police do not side with the people; they side with the ones who write (as opposed to funding) their paychecks and manage their pensions. The same may be true for the military. Hoping for a better outcome than what happened at Tiananmen may be unduly optimistic.

The best option for the truckers may be to go home and simply park their trucks. They've gotten their government's and the world's attention. Provided that American and Mexican truckers don't turn into scabs (and they'd have to be vaccinated scabs), now may be the time to show the elites that, without the truckers, the country is helpless.

The one thing that's certain is that the government isn't really scared of its citizens. On May 1, 2020, just when Trudeau was busy acquiring the tyrannical powers he's now exercising, the government banned all semi-automatic guns. While I am not advocating for, and do not ever intend to advocate for, armed resistance or a hot civil war, there is a virtue to a government that knows that its citizens are not sitting (and disarmed) ducks. There's a reason that every 20th-century dictator, as his first act, disarmed all but proven loyalists. As John Basil Barnhill said in 1914, "Where the people fear the government, you have tyranny. Where the government fears the people, you have liberty."

https://www.americanthinker.co...ll_have_options.html

If I were advising Trudeau, I'd lean in and ask, wouldn't this all be easier to just cancel the mandates and let the people be free?

Hey Andrea Witburt, Canadians didn't give up their guns in 2020. They merely passed a law restricting sales of (as it granted amnesty to existing owners) of the following weapons:

M16, AR-10, AR-15 rifles and M4 carbine
Ruger Mini-14 rifle
M14 rifle
Vz58 rifle
Robinson Armament XCR rifle
CZ Scorpion EVO 3 carbine and pistol
Beretta CX4 Storm carbine
SIG Sauer SIG MCX and SIG Sauer SIG MPX carbine and pistol
Swiss Arms Classic Green and Four Seasons series (as specified in former Bill C-71)

https://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/en/...irearms-and-devices/

Before writing, that idiot should get her facts straight. And yes, the libtard government personnel ARE VERY SCARED of THE PEOPLE. Typical journalist who exhibits little IQ.

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Hey Andrea Witburt, Canadians didn't give up their guns in 2020. They merely passed a law restricting sales of...

I get your point. Factually, she's wrong.
But it's not a news story and it doesn't really change the point of her argument.

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things are getting very dangerous for the truckers. They still have options, but, whenever you have to depend on the goodwill of a tyrant, his police state, and his military, things aren't going well.
The one thing that's certain is that the government isn't really scared of its citizens.

It could get ugly if they use force to clear that bridge. I'd hate to see anyone get hurt.

You could bring Canada to its knees in two weeks if all truckers simply refused to deliver good to and in Canada.

Makes our supply chain look trivial.

Screw with the people and you can always starve them out. What is that pussy going to do when he runs out of toilet paper?

^^^ Yep.

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The best option for the truckers may be to go home and simply park their trucks.

They don't really need to occupy that bridge. What they need to do is stop making deliveries.

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Originally posted by chellim1:
[QUOTE]Hey Andrea Witburt, Canadians didn't give up their guns in 2020. They merely passed a law restricting sales of...

chellim1: I get your point. Factually, she's wrong.
But it's not a news story and it doesn't really change the point of her argument.

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things are getting very dangerous for the truckers. They still have options, but, whenever you have to depend on the goodwill of a tyrant, his police state, and his military, things aren't going well.
The one thing that's certain is that the government isn't really scared of its citizens.

Her article is what accounts for journalism these days and she's wrong. The Gov't is scared.

Yes, things could get ugly but what counter-revolution isn't? In the long term the ugliness will get worse for the people unless they stand for what's right. And if they do so, the ugliness of the gov't becomes clear to all that change needs to happen. That should be her message, not some non-factual, lay down your beliefs and walk/drive away non-sense.

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Originally posted by chellim1:
^^^ Yep.

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The best option for the truckers may be to go home and simply park their trucks.

They don't really need to occupy that bridge. What they need to do is stop making deliveries.

Yeah but parking on the bridge keeps scabs from delivering.

^^^ Good point.
Maybe just flatten the tires and walk away?

I won’t express my opinions about vaccines or mandates, but if people want to make an impression even on regimes much more intolerant of civil liberties than Canada’s, general strikes—i.e., everyone just staying at home and refusing to work—have a long history of being very effective. The question, though, is how “general” would one be in this case?

Ok, Witburt isn't a journalist. She's an actress, a profession that has an equivalent IQ level.

How in the world would the gov't. be able to move all those trucks if the truckers got arrested, their tires got slashed or they just walked away? I don't think just anyone can drive one of those trucks, and those who can would probably not assist the gov't. Though I agree that just stopping all deliveries would probably as effective as and less incendiary than blockading the border crossing.

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Originally posted by sdy:
https://www.foxnews.com/live-n...er-protesters-bridge

Dozens of police moved in on an ongoing trucker protest at the Ambassador Bridge connecting Detroit, Michigan to Windsor, Ontario, Saturday morning, appearing to follow through on threats made by Ontario Premier Doug Ford to clear the demonstration.

Police, wearing yellow safety vests, moved into place around 8:45 a.m. local time, according to CBC News, directing protesters to clear the bridge. CBC reporters also noted that police brought several armored vehicles and that law enforcement had formed a blockade.

Windsor police announced on Twitter that they have "commenced enforcement" of a court order demanding that the convoy leave the Ambassador Bridge.

"The Windsor Police & its policing partners have commenced enforcement at and near the Ambassador Bridge," the department noted on social media. 'We urge all demonstrators to act lawfully & peacefully. Commuters are still being asked to avoid the areas affected by the demonstrations at this time."

I wonder if the Police are intending to adhere to the same standard...

What's amazing, and obviously apparent for even the most casual observer, is that this is a textbook example of 'Civil Disobedience' vs. Tyranny! Such practices used to be lauded by the Left, published in textbooks, and taught with enthusiasm in the Public Schools. It seems those in the Public Schools 'Leftist Indoctrination Centers', the Elitist .gov Ruling Class and their mouthpieces in the 'Legacy State Media' are not so enthusiastic about such things anymore...

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Originally posted by Dakor:
Ok, Witburt isn't a journalist. She's an actress, a profession that has an equivalent IQ level.

Sure... whatever.

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Yes, things could get ugly but what counter-revolution isn't? In the long term the ugliness will get worse for the people unless they stand for what's right. And if they do so, the ugliness of the gov't becomes clear to all that change needs to happen. That should be her message, not some non-factual, lay down your beliefs and walk/drive away non-sense.

I never got the "lay down your beliefs and walk/drive away non-sense" out of what she wrote...

So what are you advocating that the Canadian truckers actually do on that bridge? What exactly do you mean by "stand for what's right"?
Do you mean fight, and die, to defend a position on a bridge?

Biden and Whitmer are coordinating with and assisting the Canadian Police:

Canadian Police Clearing Ambassador Bridge Truck Blockade and Freedom Protest, Tow Trucks from Michigan Sent to Assist

Tow trucks from Michigan have been sent to assist Ontario police and Canadian federal law enforcement to remove the Freedom Protestors and truckers from the Ambassador bridge at the border crossing between Canada and the U.S.A.

Yesterday, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and U.S. President Joe Biden held a phone call to discuss the collaboration of U.S. and Canadian federal law enforcement as well as joint intelligence agencies to remove any blockades at the border crossing points. Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer also told media she would assist the Canadian government effort.



As local, regional and federal law enforcement on both sides of the border begin to confront the blockades, it appears they are sharing resources. Previously, Canadian tow trucks refused to cooperate against their own citizens in protest. It appears that Michigan tow trucks are willing to do the dirty work. However, the initial tow companies pictured can only move regular passenger vehicles and pick-up trucks, like those driven by supporters of the truckers.

Police arrived shortly after dawn this morning to clear the protest group who spent the night at the busiest crossing between the United States and Canada and enforce a court order issued yesterday. “The Windsor Police & its policing partners have commenced enforcement at and near the Ambassador Bridge. We urge all demonstrators to act lawfully & peacefully. Commuters are still being asked to avoid the areas affected by the demonstrations at this time,” police tweeted.

Global News journalists reported, “police in black uniforms with yellow vests were seen moving behind the protesters’ cars on the bridge. Tactical teams and snipers were also present.” CTV News Windsor’s Michelle Maluske reported from the scene that some protesters had begun to pack up and leave ahead of police moving in to enforce a court injunction, while others remain defiant in the face of fines and jail time.

CANADA – Police have moved in to break up a days-long protest at the Ambassador Bridge in Windsor, Ont., where vehicles have been blocking traffic on the crucial border crossing into the U.S.

“We urge all demonstrators to act lawfully and peacefully,” Windsor police said in a tweet as officers started to move in with other law enforcement at about 8:30 a.m. on Saturday.

They also advised people to stay away from the area.

While some protesters left immediately, a handful remained as of 10 a.m. Police formed a line and were steadily pushing back the demonstrators, some of whom were shouting “shame,” “freedom” and “you’re on the wrong side.” (read more)

https://theconservativetreehou...-assist/#more-227437

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So what are you advocating that the Canadian truckers actually do on that bridge? What exactly do you mean by "stand for what's right"?
Do you mean fight, and die, to defend a position on a bridge?

Don't draw a line in the sand, or on a bridge, if you aren't willing to defend it.

Nice picture of some tow trucks, but they aren’t the kind used to tow the big rigs.

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Originally posted by trapper189:
Nice picture of some tow trucks, but they aren’t the kind used to tow the big rigs.

As stated in the article:

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It appears that Michigan tow trucks are willing to do the dirty work. However, the initial tow companies pictured can only move regular passenger vehicles and pick-up trucks, like those driven by supporters of the truckers.

If they leave the trucks with air brakes on and engines off, the "authorities" will have no ability to remove the trucks without cooperation of towing companies with wreckers big enough to pull a diesel tractor rig. And the towing companies are under no obligation to work with the government in this respect. They may lose contracts to tow parking violators and other offenders, but the government cannot compel a business to do business with the government.

The picture of passenger car flat bed tow trucks is laughable and only effective on a completely ignorant public (which is probably true of 50% of the public).

All the "tactical teams" and police lines and black BDU's with yellow vests cannot do anything to move the trucks, and the politicians know, or should know this. All they can do is promote fear and intimidation. Even if they arrest all the drivers, those trucks are not moving. So go ahead, arrest them all, charge them with whatever, it will accomplish nothing.

And you can't deploy the military because all they would do is demo the trucks and clean up the wreckage afterwards. And you can't really demo a semi on a bridge safely.

The only thing they can do is point a gun at a trucker and tell him to move his truck or be shot. When it comes to that, that will be the shot heard round the world...

The military owns and operates wreckers that are capable of towing large trucks with air brakes.

I hope that MI. tow company goes broke in the second qtr of this year from lack of business.