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Per Miriam Webster: 1: of, relating to, or favoring blind submission to authority 2: of, relating to, or favoring a concentration of power in a leader or an e

Per Miriam Webster: 1: of, relating to, or favoring blind submission to authority 2: of, relating to, or favoring a concentration of power in a leader or an elite not constitutionally responsible to the people It was quite pointedly, exactly neither of these. Words have meanings.

cmrdporcupine 2y ago
What glib nonsense. We had authoritarian right wing protesters -- who don't believe in democracy -- trying to topple our elected government. Imposing their will on the people in Ottawa for weeks, threatening violence and disturbing the peace. i.e. Not constitutionally responsible to the people. Words have meaning, as do actions, sir, and you're choose to ignore both because of your partisan blind spots.
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    - marcusverus 2y ago
      > There was no "peaceful" presentation of grievance. There was weeks of civil disobedience and actual acts of violence. Partisans love to play this game, where they judge a large group of people by the worst possible interpretation of the actions of a tiny subset of them. For a protest which some estimates say peaked at ~18,000, this was the resulting set of "violent" charges: "12 charges of assaulting a peace officer; six charges of assault; three charges of assault or intimidation with a weapon; five charges of possessing a weapon dangerous to public peace; two charges of carrying a concealed weapon; one charge of possessing a restricted firearm; and four charges of uttering threats of death or bodily harm." [0] Obviously this is not acceptable, but the idea that the protesters as a group were "authoritarians" because 0.01% of them got violent is hysterical nonsense. [0] https://archive.is/8VYvr#selection-4877.151-4877.502 https://archive.is/8VYvr#selection-4877.151-4877.502
      - cmrdporcupine 2y ago
        Charges were low because the police refused to do their job. This is stated on record. (Also... Partisan hardly describes me. I've never voted Liberal in my life and have been opposed to this PM since day one. Ask any of my annoyed coworkers and friends.)

cmrdporcupine 2y ago

What glib nonsense. We had authoritarian right wing protesters -- who don't believe in democracy -- trying to topple our elected government. Imposing their will on the people in Ottawa for weeks, threatening violence and disturbing the peace. i.e. Not constitutionally responsible to the people. Words have meaning, as do actions, sir, and you're choose to ignore both because of your partisan blind spots.

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    > There was no "peaceful" presentation of grievance. There was weeks of civil disobedience and actual acts of violence. Partisans love to play this game, where they judge a large group of people by the worst possible interpretation of the actions of a tiny subset of them. For a protest which some estimates say peaked at ~18,000, this was the resulting set of "violent" charges: "12 charges of assaulting a peace officer; six charges of assault; three charges of assault or intimidation with a weapon; five charges of possessing a weapon dangerous to public peace; two charges of carrying a concealed weapon; one charge of possessing a restricted firearm; and four charges of uttering threats of death or bodily harm." [0] Obviously this is not acceptable, but the idea that the protesters as a group were "authoritarians" because 0.01% of them got violent is hysterical nonsense. [0] https://archive.is/8VYvr#selection-4877.151-4877.502 https://archive.is/8VYvr#selection-4877.151-4877.502
    - cmrdporcupine 2y ago
      Charges were low because the police refused to do their job. This is stated on record. (Also... Partisan hardly describes me. I've never voted Liberal in my life and have been opposed to this PM since day one. Ask any of my annoyed coworkers and friends.)