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Originally Posted by TheIronMaiden
I have no desire to vilify truckers. It is as noble and important profession. That said, everyone is replaceable in an industrial capitalist system. No single person is going to be crucial to the operation of our economy.
Obviously union or other cooperative movements try to combat this such as the protest convoy. Never the less, self driving trucks are not a distant technology, they are being tested on roads right now, and the largest manufacturers of these vehicles have advanced orders in the 10s of thousands.
These folks are important now, but they will be important like the quarter horse. This is a ramble post already so what the hell. It will be interesting to see if we get a trucker esq ludite movement in 4 years.
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This illustrates why a 100 percent trucker protest will never happen. Which is why I would never advocate for such, just pointing out the obvious.
It won't work for the same reason the old emails that circulated regarding "don't buy fuel on X date, let's stick to Shell, BP et al" didn't work. People still need fuel. People still need goods and services delivered, and in a country the size of Canada this is crucial. Which is why a blockade is so detrimental.
Even if all the unvaccinated truckers, at 10% of the industry decide to park their rig, that 10% loss of capacity would he a major blow to our economy. A 100% loss in capacity (again, this is not an advocation) would he absolutely crippling and inside of two or three days every Canadian who cant dress a deer let alone get a new curling iron from Amazon would be in BIG trouble.
Obvious yes. Avocation, no.
Having said that, it's entirely possible to respect and support everyone's right to protest while being opposed to blockades. Much like I do not support setting rail yards on fire, or shooting pipeline headers with rifles, I do not support blocking a border crossing or port. However, even though I may or may not agree with your position, I 100% support your right to protest.
Just don't do it like a complete POS.