Quote:
Originally Posted by 2Stonedbirds
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.
|
One of the Symptons of the pandemic is that everyone wants someone to blame for a chaotic act of nature. Pro restriction types want to blame anti maskers, Anti maskers want to blame the Government. There is a lot of moral righteousness coming from most people in the expression of this.
At this point everyone is frustrated, and grappling for control ( in the abstract sense).
Everyone wants their means to be justified, even if their motivations aren't.