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Fiendish Thingy

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27. The government runs the insurance for cars- simply declare all of these drivers as uninsurable

Reply to LoisB (Reply #24)

Tue Feb 8, 2022, 04:44 PM

Feb 2022

Then, after the protest, seize their vehicles one by one.

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The whole world should be worried by the 'siege of Ottawa'. This is about much more... [View all] Nevilledog Feb 2022 OP

To put it simply, dress rehearsal. dameatball Feb 2022 #1

Yep. nt doc03 Feb 2022 #4

Relax, Washington DC ain't Ottawa AllTooEasy Feb 2022 #66

I am coming more from the organizational aspect. People who have an interest in gauging how long dameatball Feb 2022 #69

Unless they issue they chose to protest resonated with many of the (Constitutional) cops... NullTuples Feb 2022 #81

Yeah, but Canada may come to a point where their military may have to intervene . .. Lovie777 Feb 2022 #2

Toxic selfishness. moondust Feb 2022 #3

They do it OR ELSE. Volaris Feb 2022 #19

Yup to both of you! 2naSalit Feb 2022 #36

It's how they roll. moondust Feb 2022 #57

Agreed, and it's the bedrock argument AGAINST running the govt like a business. Volaris Feb 2022 #62

canadian truckers listening to rw radio for millions of miles - media could do us a lot of good by certainot Feb 2022 #67

Also: Facebook brainwashing. Initech Feb 2022 #77

Kick dalton99a Feb 2022 #5

Facebook again. crickets Feb 2022 #18

Who benefits from democracies looking weak and foolish? Irish_Dem Feb 2022 #6

I'll bite. Who'll benefit? Any country/person who thinks that autocracy is the best way. erronis Feb 2022 #12

Bingo. Irish_Dem Feb 2022 #21

It's only a matter of time before they do it here. n/t PXR-5 Feb 2022 #7

+1 TheRealNorth Feb 2022 #9

It's about fascism and Russian propaganda Mysterian Feb 2022 #8

Putin's oligarchs are not all Russians. lagomorph777 Feb 2022 #10

There's a simple solution to this. GaYellowDawg Feb 2022 #11

In Ottawa, city police refuses to intervene saying some protesters are armed. nt Justice matters. Feb 2022 #34

Aren't the Canadian police armed? AllTooEasy Feb 2022 #44

Weak readyness. Quebec City saw the "copy cats" coming days in advance in medias, and... Justice matters. Feb 2022 #52

A good strategic lesson worth learning! calimary Feb 2022 #64

Yesterday, a convoy crawled along here in Calgary ironflange Feb 2022 #13

Good for them! This should be posted everywhere and done everywhere: Scrivener7 Feb 2022 #78

In my county, if you drive drunk you forfeit your vehicle. Take their trucks away. L. Coyote Feb 2022 #14

They crowd-funded millions online: They don't care. nt Justice matters. Feb 2022 #37

GoFundMe for my $200,000.00 new Kenworth. Yeah, good luck with that! L. Coyote Feb 2022 #45

Yes but most of the money was not released, they are now trying a different Bev54 Feb 2022 #47

They are trumpers. Canadian trump admirers from western Canada. Justice matters. Feb 2022 #56

There were only 112 trucks originally from the west so I am not so sure Bev54 Feb 2022 #59

I wonder how much of that is going to get to the individuals and how much will be Scrivener7 Feb 2022 #79

Do these drivers own their own vehicles? no_hypocrisy Feb 2022 #15

I always presumed the long-haul truckers were paid by delivery.... TheRealNorth Feb 2022 #22

Most likely... 2naSalit Feb 2022 #39

It is only the ones that refused to get vaccinated, therefore they no longer have a job Bev54 Feb 2022 #49

Yellow Vests redux. Tommy Carcetti Feb 2022 #16

This message was self-deleted by its author tenderfoot Feb 2022 #17

Plus side, there will be counterreaction to this behavior. How much? Hortensis Feb 2022 #20

The citizens of Ottawa G_j Feb 2022 #30

:) I'm American and I'm unhappy for them. In spite of being Hortensis Feb 2022 #33

As has been stated many times before, Mr. Evil Feb 2022 #23

That's what I think. Haggard Celine Feb 2022 #70

Send in the military and arrest them all. My humble opinion. Revoke their driving licenses, LoisB Feb 2022 #24

The government runs the insurance for cars- simply declare all of these drivers as uninsurable Fiendish Thingy Feb 2022 #27

Good idea. LoisB Feb 2022 #29

Also licenses and permits for their rigs. 2naSalit Feb 2022 #41

Yes! I don't live in Ottawa (or Canada) and I'm tired of their shenanigans. LoisB Feb 2022 #72

Then you make martyrs out of them. Caliman73 Feb 2022 #65

Same dynamic as the Tea Party. Not at all 'grass roots'. Same fight that is going on all over the wiggs Feb 2022 #25

This fight is both far right and negativism-driven. BAD news! Hortensis Feb 2022 #38

Agree. One of the most eye-opening things about the 2016 election and aftermath wiggs Feb 2022 #50

Agree 100% that populist leaders do have a plan for what comes after. Hortensis Feb 2022 #60

I am far more concerned about the lack of concern and action by the authorities than the occupation Fiendish Thingy Feb 2022 #26

FreeDumb Convoy are using their children as a 'shield wall'? BlueWavePsych Feb 2022 #32

Child abuse. 2naSalit Feb 2022 #42

If these were leftwingers they would be screaming for "2nd amendment solutions" Augiedog Feb 2022 #28

No second amendment in Canada. Bev54 Feb 2022 #51

I live blocks from parlaiment yobrault1 Feb 2022 #31

From what I have seen and heard from the chief of police for Ottawa Bev54 Feb 2022 #54

Block food and fuel. Dismantle the trucks for parts and sell it or use it for scrap. Lucky Luciano Feb 2022 #35

The Police chief said they were blocking fuel from being delivered to them Bev54 Feb 2022 #55

Start ID'ing people for food, fuel, water and other necessities. roamer65 Feb 2022 #40

Thuggery, pure and simple Alice Kramden Feb 2022 #43

Here's another take on it from Beau of the 5th column PortTack Feb 2022 #46

Bravo! Dirty Socialist Feb 2022 #58

A deliberate distraction IbogaProject Feb 2022 #48

Of course it's a dress rehearsal! Docreed2003 Feb 2022 #53

THIS malaise Feb 2022 #61

Lock. Them. Up. SheltieLover Feb 2022 #63

The people who are suffering by living above this maddness randr Feb 2022 #68

Exact same thing happening in Wellington, NZ at the exact same time. Coincidence? meadowlander Feb 2022 #71

Interesting investigations coming up empedocles Feb 2022 #73

The un vaccinated should not be allowed in the hospital. The Jungle 1 Feb 2022 #74

We need to cut off the head of the beast... Joinfortmill Feb 2022 #75

They use message boards just like this Sugarcoated Feb 2022 #76

Bingo. This is merely a dress rehearsal. Ferrets are Cool Feb 2022 #80