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> It has terrorized women, queer people and people of color on the streets. Seriously? This smells like an attempt to paint the truckers as extreme right. Any

by harryf 5y ago

> It has terrorized women, queer people and people of color on the streets. Seriously? This smells like an attempt to paint the truckers as extreme right. Any quality sources for that claim?

ed25519FUUU 5y ago
_whiteCaps_ 5y ago
https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/who-is-who-a-guide-to-the-major-players-in-the-trucker-convoy-protest-1.5776441 https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/who-is-who-a-guide-to-the-majo... > PAT KING: Pat King is a far-right protester who has said in videos posted to social media that there may be future plans to target politicians' homes and that "the only way that this is going to be solved is with bullets." He has called for the arrest of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Ottawa Police Chief Peter Sloly. > King has gained attention online for a video posted to Twitter in which he decries the "depopulation" of white people, as well as another video posted in 2019 in which he makes racist remarks about Jewish, Muslim, and Chinese people.
itsamoreh 5y ago
Just google "Ottawa protests harassment". There are tons of articles. "Health care workers in Ottawa are being harassed protesters against COVID-19 mandates" - https://www.npr.org/2022/02/12/1080354245/health-care-workers-in-ottawa-are-being-harassed-protesters-against-covid-19-man https://www.npr.org/2022/02/12/1080354245/health-care-worker... "Unruly protesters prompt early closure of two downtown grocery stores" - https://ottawacitizen.com/news/unruly-protesters-prompt-early-closure-of-two-downtown-grocery-stores https://ottawacitizen.com/news/unruly-protesters-prompt-earl... "Ottawa police issue 825 more tickets, respond to reports of protesters ‘harassing children’" - https://ottawa.citynews.ca/police-beat/ottawa-police-issue-825-more-tickets-respond-to-reports-of-protesters-harassing-children-5057726 https://ottawa.citynews.ca/police-beat/ottawa-police-issue-8... > Police have said they are concerned about how the convoy has attracted far-right and extremist elements, and on Sunday confirmed they were dealing with more than 60 criminal investigations, with alleged offences including "mischief, thefts, hate crimes and property damage". - https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-60281088 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-60281088 "Canada: Ottawa protests full of 'hate propaganda'" - https://www.amnesty.org.uk/press-releases/canada-ottawa-protests-full-hate-propaganda https://www.amnesty.org.uk/press-releases/canada-ottawa-prot...
jsjsbdkj 5y ago
The Nazi flags, the Gadsden flags, the Trump flags, the fact that they're saying racist, sexist, homopobic stuff in the Zello? The fact that their contributions are from right-wing US sources and the extreme right press is giving them publicity? How about the fact that they love Pat King? I've been living in downtown Ottawa for weeks, I've been harassed.
- koolba 5y ago
  - pm90 5y ago
    The harassment of ordinary citizens has been pretty well documented by the press and cursory search would give you all the evidence you need to see the OPs anecdote aligns well with what has been reported. “define harassment” is neither a good argument nor a discussion in good faith.
    - koolba 5y ago
- harryf 5y ago
  > The Nazi flags, the Gadsden flags, the Trump flags, the fact that they're saying racist, sexist, homopobic stuff in the Zello? The fact that their contributions are from right-wing US sources and the extreme right press is giving them publicity? How about the fact that they love Pat King? From a distance it's very hard to judge what's true and what isn't. My level of trust in the media these days is extremely low so reading stories about Nazi Flags I'm thinking "click bait". Meanwhile forums like reddit - and slowly HN as well - are clearly filled with "paid shill" accounts. So what to trust? > I've been living in downtown Ottawa for weeks, I've been harassed. I'm sorry to hear that. I did check your HN profile briefly and you "seem legit"
_3u10 5y ago
bregma 5y ago
The list of protest organizers reads like a who-who of the far right in Canada.

by harryf 5y ago

> It has terrorized women, queer people and people of color on the streets. Seriously? This smells like an attempt to paint the truckers as extreme right. Any quality sources for that claim?

ed25519FUUU 5y ago

_whiteCaps_ 5y ago

https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/who-is-who-a-guide-to-the-major-players-in-the-trucker-convoy-protest-1.5776441 https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/who-is-who-a-guide-to-the-majo... > PAT KING: Pat King is a far-right protester who has said in videos posted to social media that there may be future plans to target politicians' homes and that "the only way that this is going to be solved is with bullets." He has called for the arrest of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Ottawa Police Chief Peter Sloly. > King has gained attention online for a video posted to Twitter in which he decries the "depopulation" of white people, as well as another video posted in 2019 in which he makes racist remarks about Jewish, Muslim, and Chinese people.

itsamoreh 5y ago

Just google "Ottawa protests harassment". There are tons of articles. "Health care workers in Ottawa are being harassed protesters against COVID-19 mandates" - https://www.npr.org/2022/02/12/1080354245/health-care-workers-in-ottawa-are-being-harassed-protesters-against-covid-19-man https://www.npr.org/2022/02/12/1080354245/health-care-worker... "Unruly protesters prompt early closure of two downtown grocery stores" - https://ottawacitizen.com/news/unruly-protesters-prompt-early-closure-of-two-downtown-grocery-stores https://ottawacitizen.com/news/unruly-protesters-prompt-earl... "Ottawa police issue 825 more tickets, respond to reports of protesters ‘harassing children’" - https://ottawa.citynews.ca/police-beat/ottawa-police-issue-825-more-tickets-respond-to-reports-of-protesters-harassing-children-5057726 https://ottawa.citynews.ca/police-beat/ottawa-police-issue-8... > Police have said they are concerned about how the convoy has attracted far-right and extremist elements, and on Sunday confirmed they were dealing with more than 60 criminal investigations, with alleged offences including "mischief, thefts, hate crimes and property damage". - https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-60281088 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-60281088 "Canada: Ottawa protests full of 'hate propaganda'" - https://www.amnesty.org.uk/press-releases/canada-ottawa-protests-full-hate-propaganda https://www.amnesty.org.uk/press-releases/canada-ottawa-prot...

jsjsbdkj 5y ago

The Nazi flags, the Gadsden flags, the Trump flags, the fact that they're saying racist, sexist, homopobic stuff in the Zello? The fact that their contributions are from right-wing US sources and the extreme right press is giving them publicity? How about the fact that they love Pat King? I've been living in downtown Ottawa for weeks, I've been harassed.

koolba 5y ago
- pm90 5y ago
  The harassment of ordinary citizens has been pretty well documented by the press and cursory search would give you all the evidence you need to see the OPs anecdote aligns well with what has been reported. “define harassment” is neither a good argument nor a discussion in good faith.
  - koolba 5y ago
harryf 5y ago
> The Nazi flags, the Gadsden flags, the Trump flags, the fact that they're saying racist, sexist, homopobic stuff in the Zello? The fact that their contributions are from right-wing US sources and the extreme right press is giving them publicity? How about the fact that they love Pat King? From a distance it's very hard to judge what's true and what isn't. My level of trust in the media these days is extremely low so reading stories about Nazi Flags I'm thinking "click bait". Meanwhile forums like reddit - and slowly HN as well - are clearly filled with "paid shill" accounts. So what to trust? > I've been living in downtown Ottawa for weeks, I've been harassed. I'm sorry to hear that. I did check your HN profile briefly and you "seem legit"

_3u10 5y ago

bregma 5y ago

The list of protest organizers reads like a who-who of the far right in Canada.