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> Their ideas and memes unconsciously get preferential treatment. I think as this repo shows it's conciously, rather than unconsciously, getting preferential t

> Their ideas and memes unconsciously get preferential treatment. I think as this repo shows it's conciously, rather than unconsciously, getting preferential treatment.

blululu 4y ago
It’s omission. They built for Americans because they were Americans. No one building this said “let’s ignore Canadian politics” or any other country, they just didn’t think about them at all, because like most Americans they don’t really care about the insidious Québécois plots to annex Prince Edward Island or whatever actual issues are happening in Canada.
- 908B64B197 4y ago
  The freedom convoy and it's repression with suspension of constitutional rights (because that's a thing over there?) and bank accounts arbitrarily frozen did get a little bit of attention in the American medias. > the insidious Québécois plots to annex Prince Edward Island I know it's a joke, but the people of Prince Edward Island would most likely welcome it. Economically that would be a huge boost. Not sure Québec would enjoy it however. Perhaps they should look at annexing Labrador?
  - mthoms 4y ago
    Bank accounts were not "arbitrarily frozen". This is total nonsense. https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/banks-were-only-asked-to-freeze-accounts-of-freedom-convoy-protestors-in-ottawa-and-after-most-were-warned-rcmp https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/banks-were-only-asked-t...
    - canjobear 4y ago
      Not arbitrarily: the freezing was targeted against political protestors.
      - HyperSane 4y ago
        They were going pretty damn far beyond "protesting" they were trespassing/loitering/squatting.
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        nicky0 4y ago
        Loitering, dear god!
        HyperSane 4y ago
        When done in giant trucks blocking traffic and making tons of noise and exhaust fumes for weeks it is a crime.
      - 908B64B197 4y ago
        That sounds straight out of Russia or China.
    - LudwigNagasena 4y ago
      Your article seems to support the idea that bank accounts were arbitrarily frozen.
  - HyperSane 4y ago
    > The freedom convoy and it's repression with suspension of constitutional rights This was needed because the convoy of morons was seriously damaging people's quality of life and the local police did not do their job. The police in other towns DID do their job and blocked the trucks. You should be mad at the cops who just sat by and watched the convoy of morons roll in with their thumbs up their butt.
    - concordDance 4y ago
      What exactly is allowed in a protest is quite a thorny issue. Here in the UK there are environmental protestors gluing themselves to the streets and I have quite mixed feelings about them. A protest that does not inconvenience anyone is very easy to ignore.
      - 908B64B197 4y ago
        You can see here how wild and inconvenient these protests were. The bouncy castle and hot tub were a big public nuisance! [0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P74pbbhCZng https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P74pbbhCZng [1] https://www.youtube.com/shorts/hzfwaSVIvoA https://www.youtube.com/shorts/hzfwaSVIvoA
        HyperSane 4y ago
        The constantly idling giant trucks very much were a public nuisance. YOU wouldn't want to live near them.
  - the_why_of_y 4y ago
    Indeed their acts of terrorism were not reported by international media. For example, during the occupation of residential areas of the capital they created deafening noise around the clock that was measured indoors (windows closed) at levels causing permanent hearing damage after minutes of exposure, with police doing nothing to stop them. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30434168 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30434168

> Their ideas and memes unconsciously get preferential treatment. I think as this repo shows it's conciously, rather than unconsciously, getting preferential treatment.

blululu 4y ago

It’s omission. They built for Americans because they were Americans. No one building this said “let’s ignore Canadian politics” or any other country, they just didn’t think about them at all, because like most Americans they don’t really care about the insidious Québécois plots to annex Prince Edward Island or whatever actual issues are happening in Canada.

908B64B197 4y ago
The freedom convoy and it's repression with suspension of constitutional rights (because that's a thing over there?) and bank accounts arbitrarily frozen did get a little bit of attention in the American medias. > the insidious Québécois plots to annex Prince Edward Island I know it's a joke, but the people of Prince Edward Island would most likely welcome it. Economically that would be a huge boost. Not sure Québec would enjoy it however. Perhaps they should look at annexing Labrador?
- mthoms 4y ago
  Bank accounts were not "arbitrarily frozen". This is total nonsense. https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/banks-were-only-asked-to-freeze-accounts-of-freedom-convoy-protestors-in-ottawa-and-after-most-were-warned-rcmp https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/banks-were-only-asked-t...
  - canjobear 4y ago
    Not arbitrarily: the freezing was targeted against political protestors.
    - HyperSane 4y ago
      They were going pretty damn far beyond "protesting" they were trespassing/loitering/squatting.
      - deleted 4y ago
        [deleted]
      - nicky0 4y ago
        Loitering, dear god!
        HyperSane 4y ago
        When done in giant trucks blocking traffic and making tons of noise and exhaust fumes for weeks it is a crime.
    - 908B64B197 4y ago
      That sounds straight out of Russia or China.
  - LudwigNagasena 4y ago
    Your article seems to support the idea that bank accounts were arbitrarily frozen.
- HyperSane 4y ago
  > The freedom convoy and it's repression with suspension of constitutional rights This was needed because the convoy of morons was seriously damaging people's quality of life and the local police did not do their job. The police in other towns DID do their job and blocked the trucks. You should be mad at the cops who just sat by and watched the convoy of morons roll in with their thumbs up their butt.
  - concordDance 4y ago
    What exactly is allowed in a protest is quite a thorny issue. Here in the UK there are environmental protestors gluing themselves to the streets and I have quite mixed feelings about them. A protest that does not inconvenience anyone is very easy to ignore.
    - 908B64B197 4y ago
      You can see here how wild and inconvenient these protests were. The bouncy castle and hot tub were a big public nuisance! [0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P74pbbhCZng https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P74pbbhCZng [1] https://www.youtube.com/shorts/hzfwaSVIvoA https://www.youtube.com/shorts/hzfwaSVIvoA
      - HyperSane 4y ago
        The constantly idling giant trucks very much were a public nuisance. YOU wouldn't want to live near them.
- the_why_of_y 4y ago
  Indeed their acts of terrorism were not reported by international media. For example, during the occupation of residential areas of the capital they created deafening noise around the clock that was measured indoors (windows closed) at levels causing permanent hearing damage after minutes of exposure, with police doing nothing to stop them. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30434168 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30434168