Here Comes the A'fringers
Things are happening in Canada; so many have now chosen to take a stand up for our Charter Rights and democracy. It is beautiful and like our amazing country, it is a movement populated by all shades and beliefs.
I was there in Vancouver yesterday; the protestors were loving; the hate I witnessed, outside of that directed at Trudeau, came from passing cars giving us the finger.
You get that ... the hate came from those not protesting. But let's be clear we received mostly apathy, unfortunately, but whole lot of support too, and that support grows every day.
The government is bending over itself to find the outliers in the larger groups. There was one confederate flag that likely got more press that day than a Kardashian.
I am not sure who is responsible for this cartoon but it remains rather apt.
The crowd was huge and loving; there was a sea of the maple leaves; and the MSM was playing "Where is Waldo' with one confederate flag.
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Then came out the "People for the Protection of Statues" who despite worldwide violations on bodily autonomy, of actual living people, feels what needs attention is the attack on bronze.
I pulled this meme off the internet.
To be clear I am not in support in the destruction or permanent defacement of public or private property.
But to my mind it goes like this ...
From the (only really a handful) of protestors: give us back our freedom or you won't like what we do to these statues.
Tribalism, fear, and hatred blinds us. The powers that be don't stay there by playing fair and a 'good' person really doesn't know what to believe.
It has been suggested that the organizers of the Trucker are racists and/or separatists. I don't know if that is true; I don't trust the source of those accusations. But I know from being on the ground and waving my sign that I was surrounded by beautiful, multi-colored, and loving people. So if the organizers (or a few bad apples) are indeed racists or hold politically hateful views, the joke is them because their work is supporting unity and universal human rights.
Our so-called Prime Minister has labelled us a fringe minority group with unacceptable views, and we have embraced that term. If we are a minority group, then we are the best minority group; we do not discriminate or segregate.
The sham leaders are out there, smearing the people; beware. They are generally well-spoken and even handsome.
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Look for those who stand up for what is right even when it is not popular. Bet you didn't know this about this guy.
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The protests across Canada are wonderful to see. We support you!
It's amazing
What on Earth is a Confederate flag doing in Canada at all lol?!? You are supposed to be Britain-lite no? Stealing the Confederate flag is cultural misappropriation LOL...Me just being silly. Hi Pryde :)
The most likely scenario is it was planted by those who want to disparage the truckers. It was fresh out of the box and Trudeau's personal photography was photographed take its picture. The truckers are serious about unity and inclusiveness as just about everyone on the ground,
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