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Originally Posted by Just a guy
Which called for defunding the police? Again, not taking sides because that only serves to divide. Just pointing out hypocrisy.
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"The non-picking side", I would just own it. Not meant as bad comment toward you, just my 2 cents. You will deflect, but it reads like you are pro-convoy. So fine, just own it. This "not picking side", "just pointing out the hypocrisy", etc comes across as a bit of a charade...
That said, I'll bite a bit. Putting aside the big picture issues already raised, consider some of the practical considerations:
-Meet with who, exactly? There's already been commentary from some of the more notable convoy individuals that they weren't in charge, or they couldn't organize things, or only certain segments could be met with, etc. I.e. there was, effectively, no one to meet with.
-You are making a major assumption that, even if you could figure out "who" to meet with, that they even wanted to meet. Portions were talking about changing the government via some weird scheme with the Governor-General and Queen for example or through violent means.
-Violence and threat of violence. You think they should be met with when they are calling for people to be hung for treason, etc? Constant vandalism, threats, disrespecting war memorials, etc.
-Public opinion, polls after polls showed that the majority of canadians opposed the the convoy and that people should go home and stop it.
-even though they are dancing around it, it looks like recently even the official opposition had some potential "doubts/quams" of meeting with the convoy.
-disrespect for the residents and businesses in the City of Ottawa. This wasn't a protest for a day or two, or a couple of hours here and there over a week. This was long-term, sustained, etc. You can quibble and say "it was just a few trucks honking their horn the odd time" but you need to look at the reaction most people and businesses in the City of Ottawa were giving at the time of the convoy and after. I mean really, come on?
-hypocrisy. I bet a large portion of convoy were against the measures taken by BLM protestors, etcc, "throw them in jail", "get off my streets", "that's wrong"...yet now instead we don't do that with the convoy? Heck there was even a law passed in Alberta about the supposed protection of critical infrastructure etc.
-conspiracy theories, I mean look at this last bit about the convoy lawyer picking out the wrong guy at the hearing or whatever about some big weird theory. I just.
The list is endless. I just mean, really?