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demmiblue

(36,823 posts)
Mon Feb 14, 2022, 08:12 PM Feb 2022

Anti-mandate protesters are holding a twitter space "emergency meeting" in response to the SoE:




Anti-mandate protesters are holding a twitter space “emergency meeting” in response to the state of emergency.

One who was at the Windsor/Detroit border blockade tells a story of how their communications were infiltrated, leading to organizational collapse...
Protesters were using Zello, a live communications app. The problem was counter-protesters were spamming their channels with the gay cowboy anthem Ram Ranch.
So they moved to a new channel. The problem was the moderator of the channel turned out to be a double agent. “This person gained our trust. We trusted them as a moderator,” the guy says.

“Traitor! Traitor!” another person yells.
That moderator who turned out to be “part of the resistence” apparently shut things down and ruined their ability to communicate, allowing the police to roll up the blockade. “It’s a morale blow,” he said.

Another guy adds: “What a clusterfuck."
Aaaand someone started playing Ram Ranch on this feed.

“Christ on a cross!” one protester yells.
Things have kind of fallen apart as the resistance infiltrates the space. “Yeah I’ve got a plan. Why don’t we go full court press tonight. I mean full court press. Fuck these cops,” says one guy though honestly I’ve lost track of who is legit and who is mocking them.
There’s lots of talk of needing money. “None of us know how to use that goddamn bitcoin,” says one guy.

“I’ve got kids… I need some money here. I can’t do this,” says another.
“What happened to the money we donated? I gave $600” says one woman.

“It’s gone. Byyyeeee” says another.
This has gone way off the rails. Actual quote just now: “What is this Ram Ranch people are talking about? Is it somewhere we can go and get our money?”
Oh my god… I don’t know how to explain this...
They’re trying to figure out options to insure their vehicles.

One guy says he’s got a live feed of an insurance company feed, then the Curb Your Enthusiasm theme plays. The ranchers, as they’re being called are just incessantly punking them.
Then some guy claiming to be a trucker supporter says he knows of an American company willing to insure Canadian truckers. It’s called [coded name of an extremely gross thing to google]

“Hold on, let me write that down…. Oh my god!"
After another guy goes on a monologue about sucking off truckers, the protesters are trying to figure out how to kick out all the Ram Ranchers.

“I don’t understand what’s happening,” says one woman. “People are just disgusting."
Quotes that are either from truckers or ranchers pretending to be truckers, I can no longer tell:

“Whose ramming?”

“I’ve been rammed too many times over these last couple weeks.”

[A solid 20 seconds of someone blowing their nose]
There will be stretches of earnest conversation about how to protect their trucks and livelihood. Then there'll be an exchange like:

“I feel like some bukkake is needed, I don’t know about you guys.”

“Oh for fuck’s sake. You’re outta here. You’re another one of them ranchers.”
“At this point, I think it’s a lot of ranchers,” says the stressed out woman who keeps pleading with people to stop it.
One woman tells a heartfelt story about her protester boyfriend facing verbal abuse, and fearing that the protest is going to implode if they don’t figure out a plan. Then there’s the sound of someone flushing a toilet.

Soooo I am going to end this thread here. The Ram Ranchers are running this meeting. I have no idea how many actual protesters are getting suckered in compared to rancher plants, but the latter is in control. It’s been an interesting hour.

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Anti-mandate protesters are holding a twitter space "emergency meeting" in response to the SoE: (Original Post) demmiblue Feb 2022 OP
I love counterrevolutionaries with a sense of humour. Nt Fiendish Thingy Feb 2022 #1
It's very effective too! . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Feb 2022 #2
Yep. Caliman73 Feb 2022 #7
minor point - that was a bird sanctuary DBoon Feb 2022 #12
Abby Hoffman and the Yippies sanatanadharma Feb 2022 #14
Lol. Thanks a million for posting that demmi ... KPN Feb 2022 #3
Oh deary deary me Hekate Feb 2022 #4
Confirms we do not STRESS TEST low life rebellions enough bucolic_frolic Feb 2022 #5
So consequences is absent from their vocabs? Brainfodder Feb 2022 #6
OMG, I'm in tears from laughing so hard comradebillyboy Feb 2022 #8
Is Amazon delivering bags of dicks like during the Wildlife refuge protest? NutmegYankee Feb 2022 #9
listening to the nimrods here- Snarkoleptic Feb 2022 #10
Note to self BlueIdaho Feb 2022 #11
So they were paid to protest, gab13by13 Feb 2022 #13
I love when this happens. calimary Feb 2022 #15
I got on live briefly and played the Dead Kennedys "Nazi Punks Fuck Off" at full blast Tarc Feb 2022 #16
PLEASE do this to the Q forums!! oldsoftie Feb 2022 #17
I've subsequently read that the truckers did come to a resolution. BobTheSubgenius Feb 2022 #18
OMG you had me laughing so hard I can't read for the tears Pluvious Feb 2022 #19
Hilarious !! :))))))))))))))))))))) HUAJIAO Feb 2022 #20
Maybe it's .... antifa! FakeNoose Feb 2022 #21
My understanding is that most of those listening in were Americans, not even affected by the.... George II Feb 2022 #22
kick for visibility. THIS IS HILARIOUS. lamp_shade Feb 2022 #23

Caliman73

(11,725 posts)
7. Yep.
Mon Feb 14, 2022, 08:28 PM
Feb 2022

Like when they sent all the sex toys to that National Park where those protestors were holed up in Washington I believe.

Hilarious.

I am actually glad that the Canadian Government showed restraint. It allows the situation to fizzle out rather than go out in a blaze of glory and show the right wingers as "martyrs for the cause". Instead they show themselves for the ignorant assholes they really are. I am at work right now so I can't look up what that song says, but I am curious.

DBoon

(22,340 posts)
12. minor point - that was a bird sanctuary
Mon Feb 14, 2022, 08:57 PM
Feb 2022

fighting fascism can be fun, especially since fascists have no sense of humor

sanatanadharma

(3,689 posts)
14. Abby Hoffman and the Yippies
Mon Feb 14, 2022, 09:06 PM
Feb 2022

The power of not taking self and things seriously as one acts to better society for all.

bucolic_frolic

(43,047 posts)
5. Confirms we do not STRESS TEST low life rebellions enough
Mon Feb 14, 2022, 08:24 PM
Feb 2022

They simply do not have and cannot find, manufacture, assemble, or conceive of the brainpower to handle anything that doesn't instantly yield to their iron will.

We need to think this one through. There's a kernel of strategy there.

Brainfodder

(6,423 posts)
6. So consequences is absent from their vocabs?
Mon Feb 14, 2022, 08:28 PM
Feb 2022

Maybe paid to be there, so it's kind of sad pathetic hilarious the pickle they are now in?

gab13by13

(21,264 posts)
13. So they were paid to protest,
Mon Feb 14, 2022, 08:59 PM
Feb 2022

in Bitcoin no less and they don't know how to collect it. Bwahahaha, They should have gone for the rubles instead.

Tarc

(10,472 posts)
16. I got on live briefly and played the Dead Kennedys "Nazi Punks Fuck Off" at full blast
Mon Feb 14, 2022, 10:04 PM
Feb 2022

But I think they kicked me pretty quick,

It was worth it.

BobTheSubgenius

(11,559 posts)
18. I've subsequently read that the truckers did come to a resolution.
Mon Feb 14, 2022, 10:44 PM
Feb 2022

They are threatening to continue mobbing downtown Ottawa (and elsewhere), but will start stamping their widdle feets and hold their collective breath if there demands aren't met.

George II

(67,782 posts)
22. My understanding is that most of those listening in were Americans, not even affected by the....
Mon Feb 14, 2022, 11:04 PM
Feb 2022

...State of Emergency.

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