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Destroying them out of spite sounds like a very effective way of turning a civil protest into an insurgency.
by Ancapistani 5y ago
Destroying them out of spite sounds like a very effective way of turning a civil protest into an insurgency.
- throwaway6734 5y ago
- Ancapistani 5y agoMy statement wasn’t in support or opposition to these actions. I’m very carefully not taking a position on this site, on this issue or many others. What I am saying is that it seems like a large proportion of the Canadian public already support this. Probably not a majority, but still a lot of people. The government can’t just start applying extreme measures without at least considering the reaction of its citizens. Punitive actions like unnecessarily destroying these people’s livelihoods will not only further radicalize those involved but also sway public opinion toward them.
- willcipriano 5y agoNobody likes the other sides domestic terrorists.
- chucksta 5y agoLet alone destroying the engine would have no effect on the air brakes
- floatingatoll 5y agoNot out of spite, but to protect the workers as they remove the trucks, which the article cited as a specific concern. It will have obvious ramifications in decreased value of the truck, but that’s an expected side effect of deploying it as a paramilitary blockade in a large city anyways.
- Ancapistani 5y agoMaybe I missed something, but the way I read it is that the danger is from the drivers and other protestors, not the trucks themselves. Disabling the engines would make it more difficult to move the trucks, not less.