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I don't know if that was meant to be a counter. That is precisely making my exact point.

throw0101b 4y ago
The truckers involved were portrayed by the media as anti-vaxxers, with underlying associations of racism. If they are not unscientific anti-vaxxers, they failed to communicate that. If they don't have associations with racists, they failed to communicate that. If they felt that illegally occupying a major urban centre—making the life of residents hell—was a good thing, they have failed to communicate that. Basically the truckers involved failed to usefully communicate to the broader society why anyone should support them (assuming they're not just racist anti-vaxxers). And when the Emergencies Act was invoked, who would object to it being used against anti-vaxxer racists that were illegally occupying the city of Ottawa?
- 13years 4y ago
  If they don't have associations with racists, they failed to communicate that Since when does any protest, movement, etc, need to begin by proving a negative. This is an expectation only setup through propaganda. Any movement can be destroyed under this context whether legitimate or not as we would never know. And when the Emergencies Act was invoked, who would object to it being used against anti-vaxxer racists that were illegally occupying the city of Ottawa? Again, perfectly making my point. The framing of the narrative.
  - throw0101b 4y ago
    > Since when does any protest, movement, etc, need to begin by proving a negative. To start, when they fly Confederate flags. If you do that you have to show that you're not a racist (see previous link to CTV news story). > Any movement can be destroyed under this context whether legitimate or not as we would never know. Yes, as discussed in Chenoweth. Which is why community/societal outreach is important with any movement that wants to effect change. > The framing of the narrative. Which the Convoy Truckers failed to do in their communications. The onus is on the movement itself to properly communicate their desires and the goodness of their causes to the larger community. This communication is done not only via words and communiqués, but also by actions.

The truckers involved were portrayed by the media as anti-vaxxers, with underlying associations of racism. If they are not unscientific anti-vaxxers, they failed to communicate that. If they don't have associations with racists, they failed to communicate that. If they felt that illegally occupying a major urban centre—making the life of residents hell—was a good thing, they have failed to communicate that. Basically the truckers involved failed to usefully communicate to the broader society why anyone should support them (assuming they're not just racist anti-vaxxers). And when the Emergencies Act was invoked, who would object to it being used against anti-vaxxer racists that were illegally occupying the city of Ottawa?

13years 4y ago
If they don't have associations with racists, they failed to communicate that Since when does any protest, movement, etc, need to begin by proving a negative. This is an expectation only setup through propaganda. Any movement can be destroyed under this context whether legitimate or not as we would never know. And when the Emergencies Act was invoked, who would object to it being used against anti-vaxxer racists that were illegally occupying the city of Ottawa? Again, perfectly making my point. The framing of the narrative.
- throw0101b 4y ago
  > Since when does any protest, movement, etc, need to begin by proving a negative. To start, when they fly Confederate flags. If you do that you have to show that you're not a racist (see previous link to CTV news story). > Any movement can be destroyed under this context whether legitimate or not as we would never know. Yes, as discussed in Chenoweth. Which is why community/societal outreach is important with any movement that wants to effect change. > The framing of the narrative. Which the Convoy Truckers failed to do in their communications. The onus is on the movement itself to properly communicate their desires and the goodness of their causes to the larger community. This communication is done not only via words and communiqués, but also by actions.