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I don’t think it is okay. I think protests and elections are great ways to register discontent with a state of affairs. But should the powers of protests go so

by tyleo 5y ago

I don’t think it is okay. I think protests and elections are great ways to register discontent with a state of affairs. But should the powers of protests go so far that small groups can shut down large parts of an economy? It is my understanding that the convoy is hundreds of trucks. This is already disproportionate power for few people but what if dozens could shut down an economy peacefully? It seems to me that a line has to be drawn somewhere for a society to function.

verisimi 5y ago
So, you are fine with the government shutting down the economy for years, mandating of experimental health treatments to gain access to work, etc, but you are not ok with people protesting against those decisions even when their livelihoods are at stake? Do you realise too that Trudeau got ~30% of the vote, and that his party didn't even receive the most votes but win on account of the electoral system? IE voting every 4 years can only get you so far..
- tyleo 5y ago
  Please reread what I said. I don’t think it’s okay. It’s the very first sentence in my reply to you. I’m open to discussion but only if you are replying to what I'm saying.
  - verisimi 5y ago
    What I understood is that you were saying a line needed to be drawn, and presumably that the truck protests had crossed that line. They shouldn't be able to stop the economy. That would be a fine argument to me, except that all the concern about the economy does not ring true, coming from a government that has shut down the economy (allowing for large corporations to continue, of course) for 2 years! This is pretty much the first protest against those actions against the economy, but now the concern is that these protesters are acting harmfully. Honestly, it sounds so upside-down to me! The government structure has caused huge economic harm to everyone, and then when people finally complain the government accuses them of causing economic harm! It really is perverse.

by tyleo 5y ago

verisimi 5y ago

So, you are fine with the government shutting down the economy for years, mandating of experimental health treatments to gain access to work, etc, but you are not ok with people protesting against those decisions even when their livelihoods are at stake? Do you realise too that Trudeau got ~30% of the vote, and that his party didn't even receive the most votes but win on account of the electoral system? IE voting every 4 years can only get you so far..

tyleo 5y ago
Please reread what I said. I don’t think it’s okay. It’s the very first sentence in my reply to you. I’m open to discussion but only if you are replying to what I'm saying.
- verisimi 5y ago
  What I understood is that you were saying a line needed to be drawn, and presumably that the truck protests had crossed that line. They shouldn't be able to stop the economy. That would be a fine argument to me, except that all the concern about the economy does not ring true, coming from a government that has shut down the economy (allowing for large corporations to continue, of course) for 2 years! This is pretty much the first protest against those actions against the economy, but now the concern is that these protesters are acting harmfully. Honestly, it sounds so upside-down to me! The government structure has caused huge economic harm to everyone, and then when people finally complain the government accuses them of causing economic harm! It really is perverse.