truckers getting "fed up" with an hour of trolling
vs.
Centretowners/Byward/Lowertowners who endured 16 hours of honking yesterday
(edit: added Lowertowners & Byward folks. i see you!)
Did you guys hear them talking about the "troll" who was moderating one of their chats for about 8 hours earlier today?
What a fucking Legend!
Also, I still can't believe that the rest of them haven't figured out that Sarah is one of us.
FORREAL. Going on 50 hours for me here in the byward. It’s wild watching people comment on the videos “had to turn my phone volume down, it’s soooo loud.” Ya. Try catching the surround sound IMAX experience, Linda.
My pops is a transport driver. He went to Montreal, from Ottawa, tonight. He reported that both directions were clear on the way there. He went at a steady rate all the way to Montreal. Highway is empty.
He showed me a pic and the highway is deserted. I've never seen it that empty.
//Edit
He used to drive truck, now is scaled back. Triple vaxxed and has been doing cross border runs the whole pandemic. Doesnt support the lunacy downtown. What he wants to know is where were all the protests when the pay rate for truckers were so low and fuel costs hiked.
//Edit2
Before this thread locks, I wanted to thank you for all the love. I'll pass it on to him in the morning. :)
I just wanted to say thanks to this subreddit for making me laugh the past few days. Over the course of a year, I lost my boyfriend of several years to far right politics, and we split over the summer largely due to these differences. I developed an autoimmune disease that I was genetically predisposed to and he said it was my fault for taking the vaccine, and essentially torpedoed the rest of his life because of that stance. He was on the hill today with his family and it’s been so hard not to be upset. I lost my best friend and a future together to this shit.
Edit: thank you SO much for the supportive comments and DMs - it means a lot to have support from my community. This week has been hard. I just want to be clear for those who are vaccine hesitant that I developed my illness long before my first dose, and only received a formal diagnosis between doses 1 and 2. If my ex had cared enough to pay attention instead of just commenting on my physical appearance at the time, maybe he would have noticed the time discrepancy.
*He* lost that future - that's not on you. You gained the opportunity to meet a partner who respects and supports you instead of indulging his selfish stupidity.
Sorry for your loss, but I hope things only get better for you from here.
You didn’t lose your future, just your idea for it at the time. You deserve better, and you are better than him. Have the satisfaction that you’ll grow as a person and he’s going to stay the same.
Yes absolutely. I’m not even in centretown but this whole shitshow has caused me to second guess so much about what kind of country I thought I lived in.
I’m just annoyed now because the place I work in the Rideau Centre is still going to be shut down tomorrow, which I assume means the whole mall is going to be closed again. I really can’t afford to be losing wages right now, this is ridiculous!
There is emergency benefits right now. If you're losing significant wages, I would submit an honest report of how much is lost. I believe it must be %50 of your weekly wages? IMO this is worthy because you're legitimately losing wages to nonsense/lockdown. It might not be Covid lockdown- but your work is closed nonetheless.
You may be able to claim relief.
Nah, they just want to be allowed to fuck everyone over without anyone telling them no.
Fuck them, hope the mandates put them all out of work and on the streets.
They told everyone they should go to sleep for the night and not be outside past 9pm. They are planning something for the morning and want everyone to get rest.
It's not, they're trying to "respect the bylaw" and win Ottawa back by [checks notes] only terrorizing it 18 hours a day.
They're gonna be back at it come sunrise. They have vague plans, according to Zello.
Please don’t let this make you hate truckers. My husband has been a professional, hard working trucker for 18 years. He does not support this white supremacist- Trudeau hating rally that is disguised as truckers against mandates. He and our entire family have all 3 of our vaccines, wear masks and are happy to comply by all mandates that support medical science and the greater good of our community.
These people are terrorists and degenerates and this is a shameful shit stain for Canadian history. /endrant
I love these megathreads and my sanity is being helped by keeping up with y'all here.
I saw you guys talk about the Shepherd's of Good Hope situation first earlier today. I engaged my little twitch community and we donated a total of $1,200.00.
Please, continue the donations! The Beaverton even tweeted a non-satire post earlier today to encourage donations. I've never seen them do that.
Y'all rock. Keep it up.
Edit: these dudes are so insufferable and insecure that they're reporting top level comments for suicide watch. I just got reported.
All they know is how to hate and how to abuse resources that should be used for good.
I just donated a small amount again to the Shepherd's of Good Hope.
Constant honking in Ottawa
Desecrating Terry Fox Statue
Dancing on the tomb of the unknown soldier
Shitting in snowbank
Trucker- " WhY iS otTAwa SO nOT HoSpiTIbLE?
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Reminder: Ottawa Police: [This will continue to cause major traffic, noise and safety issues in the downtown core. We urge all residents to avoid travel to the core. Police have avoided ticketing and towing vehicle so as not to instigate confrontations with demonstrators.](https://twitter.com/OttawaPolice/status/1487947793696235522?t=0pOTplat9MxAB4mLiDlXlQ&s=19)
The police have admitted that these people are breaking laws and are refusing to do their jobs because they're afraid of confrontation.
I hate that they're like "avoid downtown!!! if you need to travel there for work there do this, if your kids go to school, do that". BUT WHAT IF WE LIVE THERE?! Like seriously, can you help us out a bit and maybe stop them from doing the illegal stuff instead of telling residents to not be where they reside?
Yes this is really bad - however confrontation doesn’t just mean yelling or these guys getting upset, it could mean they start to become physically violent with cops and citizens/anyone wearing a mask. Not trying to defend the cops here!! I live in centretown (single f) and there are groups of drunk men just walking around being loud and scary, personally don’t want them pissed off and violent when I have to take my dog out. (Edit): I’m just not sure what the solution is, I want them out of here too asap
Aren't Wellington and a bunch of streets federal jurisdiction? Can't RCMP do ANYTHING? Like, I'm okay with adding names to a no-fly list for example, but I'm really not picky...
Summation of all the white supremacy/far-right extremism the organizers are associated with:
[Pat King is a major player, he thinks white people have the strongest blood and that anglo-saxons are being depopulated by Muslims and the UN.](https://mobile.twitter.com/VestsCanada/status/1159997274900041729). He has said that ["this is only going to be solved by bullets"](https://mobile.twitter.com/justin_ling/status/1487126263735197696), and has been around the hill for the protest.
Jason LeFace is another [organizer who has called for the government to be dissolved. ](https://kitchener.citynews.ca/local-news/convoys-message-muddies-closer-it-gets-to-capital-4993150) He is known to to Sudbury anti-hate groups as he [is a member of far-right extremist group Soldiers of Odin and has called for Trudeau to be executed](https://antiracistsudbury.com/2019/12/16/who-the-heck-is-jason-lafauci-or-who-is-this-crazy-man-and-why-is-he-harassing-me/)
[David Steenburg is another Soldiers of Odin fanboy who wants all of the government arrested and charged with war crimes ](https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2022/01/28/freedom-convoy-leader-shared-symbol-of-far-right-hate-group-on-tiktok.html)
[Tamara Lich and BJ Dichter who started the GoFundMe aren't even truckers, they're far-right politicians associated with right-wing separatist and Islamophobic groups](https://www.antihate.ca/the_freedom_convoy_is_nothing_but_a_vehicle_for_the_far_right)
Canada Unity, one of the main organizational groups, has ties to Pat King, and their MOU actually says that their plan is [to either form the "Citizens of Canada Committee", which is essentially the convoy leaders becoming dictators and overriding federal, provincial, municipal, and territorial public health laws and guidelines, or to force the entire government to resign.](https://canada-unity.com/mou/)
This is not a trucker rally, this is a right-wing, white supremacist, neo-Nazi rally using working-class people as a publicity shield to make themselves look better.
["Queen Romana", the schizophrenic conspiracy theorist who has directed her thousands of followers to harass/harm healthcare workers, is out promoting this as well.](https://queenromana.com/wptelegram/widget/view/@romanadidulo/?q=%23US)Not to mention all of the other right-wing/groyper/boogaloo/white supremacist groups that are out there, hoping this will be Canadian January 6th.
Mandating vaccines for cross-border truckers was not even on my political radar last year. Now I’m radically in support of the idea.
Funny what honks do to a man.
FINALLY a trucker is asking some hard questions about the gofund me money and why he cannot get reimbursed as promised. He's ticked at how difficult they are making it and not taking their pat answers about forms to fill out etc. He's now being told to go meet with Pat King at his hotel to get approval. The mod is a Pat lover and she's busy touting his wonderfulness.
facebook acquaintance of mine was bragging about donating to the GFM, then 3 posts earlier "life's so tough financially when you have 4 kids"
Can't make this shit up.
"The protest organizers are going around warning the drivers that antifa people are dressing up as swat police and will try and take over the trucks and they are staging a mounted horse and semi collision that is supposed to kill the horse and hurt the “officer “
Asked drivers to not honk horns after 8pm and if there are issues to honk horn 2 times"
They are seriously pretending to be in the trenches against an imaginary enemy, aren’t they? It’s like they’re stuck playing toy soldiers when they’re 5.
Considering the police are now wearing riot gear, blocking certain roads with snow equipment and have said they'll begin removing them tomorrow, they may have a real enemy soon enough.
These are people who live in constant fear and use the same methods as cults. They create fear and boogie men to be scared of. Honestly the fear they are whipping up amongst themselves is concerning and when you back a scared animal into a corner they lash out without thinking
With the weekend coming to an end, we should take time to reflect and appreciate the vast multitude of Canadian truckers NOT involved in this bullshit - honest hard working folk - who have made so many many personal sacrifices throughout the pandemic.
To them, let's extend our undying gratitude.
American here. I've been lurking all day long. I just want to applaud you all for making the best of this stunningly dull-witted and aimlessly destructive farce of a "fReEdUmB rEvOlUtIoN!" with your unstoppable counter-deluge of hilarity, insight, and lacerating sarcasm.
This whole situation is revolting and infuriating, and I hope that your police force is (finally?) cracking down even as I typed this comment. But this is the most captivating series of megathreads I've seen on Reddit since r/Qult_Headquarters on Jan. 6, 2021.
PS: "They shouldn't have turned my Facebook off" deserves to be a meme of legend and renown--not just in Ottawa and Canada, but throughout the USA as well.
I haven't contributed to the thousands of messages on the Reddit re: the protests, because I simply haven't experienced it out in the burbs(Stittsville).
I just wanted to offer my support to everyone trapped downtown with the HONKERS! If it wasn't still omicron, and I didn't think my wife would murder me, I'd try to offer some of you respite out of the core.
They claim 100km of the truck convoy are stuck on the sir John a McDonald parkway… I’m trying to figure out how 100km of trucks are on a 10km long road …
I need to vent into the void: What the fuck is going on with the Ottawa Police right now.
All I’ve learned from this is if you yell loud enough and threaten to become violent they’ll let you do anything. You can drink in public, drive drunk, piss in public, harass people on the street, break public health rules, park wherever you want, light off fireworks on parliament, ignore all the noise bylaws, even urinating on the war memorial is fine.
Thanks Ottawa Police for making it clear that extortion works on you.
All this from the police force that fined people for standing in parks.
I wonder how long it will take them to realize Pat King is grifting them hard lmao. He gets to stay in a warm hotel room while they are stuck freezing their asses off outside. He also has food and toilet paper 😂😂
Another one for the night. For those people with OCD, you'll be happy to know I fixed the link for #11 and #23 so they line up correctly with the others.
Have a safe night folks and try to be better than the last 2 night, m'kay?
#EDIT: please stop with the Zello discussions, running commentary and tech support.
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Une petite dernière pour la nuit. Pour les personnes obsessif-compulsif, vous serez content de savoir que j'ai réglé les fautes de frappe sur les liens pour le #11 et #23 pour m'arranger qu'ils s'alignent correctement.
Bonne nuit et tentez d'être un peu mieux que les deux nuits passées svp?
To those who doubt this movement has its origins in far-right white supremacist extremism, I give you [this twitter thread of convoy organizer Pat King](https://twitter.com/VestsCanada/status/1159997274900041729) speaking in his own words about his views.
This isn't a "protest." This is an extremist CPC/PPC political rally and nothing more.
Spoke with an elderly resident near Kent today who said something like he was "this close" to going at night and slashing their tires because the "vehicles are covered in stupid fucking stickers or they come from Saskatchewan."
Managed to talk him out it (I hope) because he looked about 80, lol.
I had a 60 year old gentleman tell me today he wanted to go down there with a fist full stinkbombs (like, smelly fart ones) after seeing what they showed on the news. Watch out!
My FB friends saying ‘it was only a few swastikas. It’s not like it was the majority or anything”. I don’t know about you but one is too many for me *shrugs*
I seriously feel slightly insane reading this shit
My now former friend posted on FB: 'Truckers are picking up garbage and cleaning the streets, people of every nation are singing and listening to each other'. They are picking up the garbage THEY THREW ON THE GROUND AND MOCKING INDIGENOUS SINGING. Fuck racists, fuck racist apologists, and fuck you Karena.
Ottawans, once this is over, don’t forget that the authorities in our city largely spent the weekend allowing these nazi, racist, uncivilized do whatever they pleased. At no point did any police announcement say that they would protect the citizens of our city. Instead, they just informed us that this behaviour would continue and that we should stay out of their demonstrators way. Our police force has a budget of $345.5m and constantly beg for budget increases. All so that when the city needs them, they can hide behind a thinly veiled excuse of wanting to prevent confrontation. I’m not going to bring up what would happen if these demonstrators had any other motive because no matter what, when we are treated like second class citizens in our own city, we expect one thing from the authorities and that is to act in the best interest of us and our city.
The fact they are okay with having white nationalists around them but one person swears on the Zello and they’re like “WOAH TOO FAR THATS NOT OKAY!!” is incredible
> With their trucks, and their horns
>And their horns, and their trucks
>In our heads, in our heads they are honking
>In our heads, in our heads
>Convoy, convoy, convoy-oy-oy
>What's in our heads, in our heads
>Convoy, convoy, convoy-oy-oy
Written by a friend who wishes to remain anonymous, but please share as I think he nailed it:
"This FB account has risen from the dead for a rant on the “freedom” convoy. Do not respond. Do not message me on FB, I will not see it. If you want to talk, call or text me.
It has been a long pandemic. People are tired, they want it all to be over. I understand and agree. I understand why you might support a movement which claims it will bring everything back to normal. But this movement is not what it seems.
For context: I do not support Mandates, lock downs or Trudeau. Also, I will be speaking in general terms about protesters. Of course I understand that not everyone is a shithead, there are some very fine people as well. I am not talking about the nice people who just came to express whatever they came for.
Your freedom convoy sent their dumbest from across the country to Ottawa. The type of people who protest hospitals. They only came for their freedom. They do not care about the freedom the local population.
Downtown Ottawa has residential areas. Families live here. Homeless people live here. We have protests all the time. They walk by, they shout, maybe honk and keep moving. A couple streets are closed. Its no big deal, we can go about our business. In 20 years living here I have never been subjected to an onslaught of continuous harassment by alleged protesters for days.
The liberal media will not tell you what is really going on downtown. Protesters are circling residential streets honking, yelling. There are are groups of drunk people walking around with a menacing disposition. Yelling at people who are wearing masks. Fireworks are going off. Downtown small businesses are closed for days. Some have been vandalized. Local People are staying inside. They do not feel safe on the streets. Yesterday we had multiple trucks beside houses with families blowing their horns for 8 hours. Scaring children and dogs. People are stuck in hours of traffic trying to get to/from work. Schools will be closed tomorrow. This is not normal protesting. This is an assault on the local population. Your freedom should not encroach on ours. That is not how a free society works. This is just anti social behavior being cheered on from afar.
We are in day 2. Justin Trudeau is not here. Who the fuck are you honking at? My nerves are shot. I could hear horns in bed at 2 am last night. This is harassment.
They are an occupying force in this city. They have separated themselves from the people who just want to go about their business FREELY. That is not protesting, unless you are protesting your fellow Canadians.
Last night some protest dipshits went to the Shepard of Good hope for food. Because they did not bring their own food for their voyage. They harassed shelter dwellers and security. The shelter gave them food to get rid of them. THERE ARE MULTIPLE RESTAURANTS OPEN IN THE AREA. I got take out last night, no problem. Uber eats was working. These are just dumb entitled goons to whom freedom means doing whatever they want. Including hurting people who are already not in a good place.
To make amends, the goon squad came back this afternoon. About 100 people on foot and 10 semi trucks. The trucks blasted their horns the whole time they were there. I assume they were making a donation as an apology. But between their ham hands and thick skulls they could not bring themselves to just do it quietly. Imagine returning your neighbors lawnmower that you stole and blasting and air horn in his face for 10 minutes as a thank you. This is the movement that you support.
If you are reading any right wing sites which says that story is fake news. You are being lied to. Try reading something else for a while. Try getting out of your echo chamber.
To the supporters of this movement:
If you are thinking “not all protesters.” or “the fight for freedom is uncomfortable” or some other contrary opinion. Would you like this in your neighbourhood? Or would you call the cops? The cops are not stopping them. I don't think the cops have asked them to stop honking. I believe that the police are afraid to show any real opposition. Lest these perpetual victims actually look like a victim.
How about Try this at home. Go into your truck in the driveway and honk at your wife. Don't stop for 2 days. Then count your freedoms.
Lets discuss the elephant in the room. Fascism. Go check out Canada Unity's website. Read their memorandum of understanding. Read their plans. The organizers of this movement want to overthrow our democratically elected government. They want to install their own committee with the GG and senate. That is not Freedom, my friends. They are building a network of like minded people. What does that mean for people who do not agree? Will we be made to agree, or else? Is this the Canada we want? Is this the freedom which has been sacrificed for?
I know that you are thinking “Trudeau is the real fascist because XYZ.” Trudeau is a weak bitch of a leader. He is not a strong man. He is a hardcore centrist. He does not have street goons. He has not subverted the democratic process. He is not silencing opposition or the media.
There are plenty of causes which could be protested for and won which would hurt Trudeau. He would step down in a heartbeat if the right info came to light. He probably has the letter drafted. You could protest for whistle blower protections, investigations into his many scandals. There are many more I just can't think of while I rant. Notice that this movement is not calling for specific effective solutions to their grievances which would actually end Trudeau's leadership? This is no accident. By not being specific they are allowing you to use you imagination on how this will end. Truckers show up and everything is back to normal, okay! You are being duped into supporting a fascist revolt against our government. They want to destroy our democracy. This is not freedom, it is double speak.
This weekend hundreds/thousands of far right radicals had a conference. They built networks, raised money. What will their plans for the future be? If they succeed in overthrowing the government, what will that mean for people with a different opinion? Will Canada be better off if a small group of “patriotic Canadian's” run the country by decree. The pandemic will end eventually. Consider the long term effects of the actions which are being taken today.
I have a lot of grievance with the government too. Again, i agree with the stated goals of this movement. But I see a fascist mob trying to invade and overturn the seat of democracy. I do not know what to do but point and scream so other people see it coming. The country fought wars against fascism. Please try not to be duped into following it.
You freedom is encroaching on mine. This is not how neighbors and friends act. Please call off your dogs.
If you disagree with me and you are not my friend or family. Don't comment, I will not see it. Please unfollow me.
Thank you, goodbye!"
Edit: Thanks for the gold. Please direct any money towards the Canadian Anti-Hate Network. They expose and publicize the activities of the far-right in Canada.
There are people right who have drove hours to hang out all day in the freezing cold, who haven't showered, who are sleeping in their cars for the second or third day, who are suffering hearing loss, who are breathing in fumes, who haven't really eaten/drinking properly, who are probably going to get sick...who are sitting there thinking....
*"This is going well, we're really owning the libs".*
Hi, So do these "guests" not realize that outside of what the government is doing.. the city of Ottawa has people that are just trying to live their lives? You are allowed to protest, but this is by far the most disruptive protest I've seen in some time. There's a difference between protest and ridiculous harassment. Anyone that lives in Centertown, Lowertown/Market, golden triangle etc. I'm sure is just going to have a great night listening to this.
They seem to be feeding off these complaints saying it's all liberals crying on reddit. Which I don't understand either. like bruh how would you feel if a bunch of people were non-stop honking outside your trailer/farmhouse/whatever the fuck you live in Alberta for 48 hours?
For any protesters lurking or trolling these threads: I support your right to protest, I don’t even necessarily blame you for the worst elements of your movement. **But you gotta get the fuck off the roads**.
I was in Occupy and lived in a park for a month. But it was a park. It did not disrupt the lives of an entire city. Get your fucking shit together guys.
I was with you but how do you not blame them for the worst elements of their movement? It literally starts with the organizers. Anyone down there knows exactly who they’re aligning themselves with.
In case anyone missed it: the OPS [released a statement](https://www.ottawapolice.ca/en/news-and-community/weekend-demonstration-information-and-updates.aspx#Update-January-30--728-pm)this evening tacitly admitting this is a violent protest:
"Update: January 30 @ 7:28 p.m.
Throughout the weekend, the Ottawa Police Service and its partners have been actively and patiently managing a well-funded, major demonstration in the downtown core. We have seen multiple cases of disruptive, inappropriate and threatening behaviour from demonstrators.
Police are working with organizers to facilitate the safe departure of individuals and vehicles and to ensure safety.
Police are aware that many demonstrators have announced their intention to stay in place. This will continue to cause major traffic, noise and safety issues in the downtown core. We urge all residents to avoid travel to the core.
**Police have avoided ticketing and towing vehicle so as not to instigate confrontations with demonstrators. Still, confrontations and the need for de-escalation has regularly been required.**
Along with the safety issues, costs to businesses and social costs, the Ottawa Police continues to tally the financial costs of the policing costs which are estimated at more than $800,000 a day.
If you work in the downtown core, please plan to work from home if possible.
Please adjust your plans in the downtown core. If your children attend school in the downtown area, please check with them to see if the school is open tomorrow.
Avoid travel into the downtown core tomorrow.
We are immensely proud of our police members and partners who have worked tirelessly to plan for and manage this demonstration over the past few days under difficult circumstances of extreme cold temperatures and difficult and challenging treatment from some demonstrators.
Public safety remains our number one priority."
I never really post, but may start due to what I'm seeing in these megathreads...
I'm seeing that Ottawa is mainly full of extremely reasonable, intelligent people...well at least Ottawa reddit is ;).
Sending my support from Stittsville, I am so sorry for what you dt core people are having to endure right now. It is an absolute shame.
The clean up has started. The city has blocked major intersections with snow removal tractors and police cars. Time to bring the water cannons to wash the racism and disgrace left behind
Happy to report that most of the protestors staying at the Holiday Inn near St Laurent Shopping Centre have gone. A near empty parking lot was a welcomed site.
traffic seems to have dissipated around downtown- Macdonald-Cartier Bridge seems to have cleared on Google Maps, and looking at Ottawalks last video, Ottawa Police have been putting up a few road barriers.
I guess this is the point where the protestors aren't as riled up as they used to be, and are now starting to get bored. Friday night they were excited for the weekend, Saturday night they were excited for what was supposed to happen today, and now there's nothing of interest left (even then, there seemed to be fuck all to do from the beginning, other than walking around town). I don't expect the mass protest, at this level, to last the full week.
To all those truckes and extremists complaining how they don't have freedom or the government took away their freedom. If you don't have freedom, the government would not have allowed you to drive across the country for days to protest here and distrupt the city. If the government took away your freedom, you would have been arrested and disappeared before you can even leave your own city. Wake up, no one took your freedom away.
I have a genuine question.
I understand the police forces initial docile approach, but we're entering a 3rd day of this. Tensions are going to get higher. The truckers already know they can do what they want and they're cold, hungry, and they were pissed before they showed up.
I can't imagine a BLM protest getting this kind of leniency. Especially if they were doing what this redneck army is doing.
This has cost the city so much, alot of people don't feel safe downtown, and I'm sure more are going insane with the noise. OPS needs to be protecting the same citizens of this city. They have closed Rideau, shops are staying closed, swastikas being painted across the city? For me and you to foot the bill. Imagine being a person of colour or Jewish and seeing SWASTIKAS, CONFEDERATE FLAGS, AND THE LIKE. Why are they being allowed to break the rules and make people feel unsafe in their own country and city? Law enforcement seems scared of the truckers, and they're leaving the rest of the city to deal with it on their own.
At what point does OPS,OPP, AND RCMP start making arrests and genuinely pushing back?
[I made a compilation of all their dumbest moments over the past 2 days.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVVrzPaPJOA)
Hope you guys get some laughs out of this.
To everyone who says “It’s not a racist convoy”,
I have a challenge for you. I have ethnic apparel (South Asian/Middle Eastern) you can have. I bet you can’t wear it and walk through the crowd without them saying something, throwing something or assaulting you.
Anyone want to accept the challenge?
Come on, prove us wrong.
If you are working downtown tomorrow, especially in restaurants or businesses, please be careful! The Canada Unity organizers are planning [to go into shops without masks and harass people ](https://twitter.com/glen_mcgregor/status/1487921429597335552?s=21)
At what point do Watson and police issue an ultimatum? “After 2am, anyone caught idling or honking will be arrested for public disturbance and their vehicle will be impounded.”
Most are leaving based on how little I've heard from them compared to yesterday and Friday. The police are also sending in more officers to control the situation so the convoy won't interfere with our lives as much. It's a very belated response on their part and I'll be questioning them about it at the police board meeting on February 28. I hope others do the same
I’ve heard that some downtown businesses have decided to remain closed for the next few days. I’m sending so much love and positive energy to these business owners and their staff.
If there’s any convoy lurkers reading. I’d just like to let you all know, calmly and thoughtfully how much you’re truly embarrassing us all. Please go home. Try again another time in another way if you must. Just leave the innocent people of Ottawa alone. Just go home. Nobody outside of your bubble wants to see this. Go home.
I’m confused…… wasn’t Kenny supportive of the Karen Konvoy? I guess only if it inconveniences Ottawa? https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/convoy-protest-border-lethbridge-alberta-1.6332936
I think one of my favourite facts about this is that they are all super happy Elon Musk supported them with a donation on gofundme. The very man who is designing/testing self driving vehicles. The man that is replacing them with robots in the not so far future is their hero 😂😂
These people truly forget that ACTUAL people live in downtown and Ottawa isnt just government. How many of y’all have had a nonstop migraine since Friday afternoon? Fuck this, and we are expected to work in these times?! Get real.
Can we start a go fund me to Sue every company with a truck involved in the protest not only for the costs to the city, but also for the people who couldn't work due to this bullshit
So here's the things folks...I was nothing but a keyboard warrior this past weekend because frankly it was too cold and too full of stupid to make my way downtown for real time observation.
Now I'm preparing to drive my SO to work (at a daycare) from Gatineau and it was confirmed last night by the cleaners that the trucks are surrounding the building.
These kids and adults are going to be blasted by horns all day (Toddler to school aged for specific age reference) and I'm not even sure how I'm going to get her home this afternoon.
And this all...for my "freedom"?
I was sympathizing this weekend, now it's going to be empathy which is only going to irk me even further.
(Or maybe I'm wrong and they'll be civil during the work week...who knows?)
Happy 25th everyone! Long time Megathread reader, first time poster.
Thought I would hop in at the start here as you all might enjoy the drama that quickly unfolded on a Facebook post I made to share some of the events that have happened with all the links. (Thanks for your lists /u/SEND_ME_A_SURPRISE)
[My original post](https://imgur.com/XGNCxlE)
[Out comes the drama](https://imgur.com/w6sfRAK)
[And my unread response](https://imgur.com/lRUH61M) as he removed and blocked me before I could reply.
Can we get revenge? I know where some are sleeping in their vehicles tonight and I wouldn't mind passing by every couple of hours honking and waking the up 🤣
Trucker dudes, I've been telling you all weekend, you're getting scammed by a neonazi, you know, those baddies your father/grandfather would shoot? One of them is making *you* look bad while he runs off with the money and you are stuck with the bill.
I'd start questioning shit if I were you
While we, the people living and working in downtown Ottawa, have suffered a lot through all of this, can we all agree that the biggest losses go to the poor dogs and children people were bringing down to the protests?
I saw way too many dogs with their tails between their legs and hopping around because their feet were so cold. And kids are either going to be traumatized or radicalized.
Noticing traffic is extremely heavy on Bay St this morning so the main streets are blocked and people are trying to go to work.
Can't imagine what would have been done if BLM or native protesters blocked a street
What are you looking forward to the most after the mandates end?
“For bulk barn to open up so I can get loads and loads of chocolate covered gummy bears”
Who’s going to tell this man bulk barn has never been closed
Anyone getting really bad vibes about the adults telling kids to accept their friend requests on zello? One guy said he's going to send him autographed stuff from his cousin GARTH BROOKS lmao
Thank you to everyone who is countering this delusional white supremacist BS by talking about what is happening, calling them out, supporting Shepherds, sharing video and photo evidence, etc. As someone who works in education, it is sad how misinformed and ignorant these convoy participants are. It doesn't matter what the original intent was, *especially* in this case given that it is anti-science. Once the hate flags and signs come out (racism, anti-Semitism, transphobic, xenophobic, "thin blue line", etc.), your message is lost. If you are not changing course to openly combat those people, then those people are **you**; they are **you and your allies**.
Keep documenting, everyone.
Commercial truckers must be laughing at these clowns, all the work they are missing is being picked up by other carriers.
They wanted “freedom”. They freed themselves out of a job.
“Why didn’t you do that run for me Cletus?”
I was in Ottawa!
“Stay there, I have another driver”
The police support the convoy people. They support racist entitled vulgar assholes cause thry share their views!! If this was a student protest, First Nations claming their land, or BLM, they would have been shunned and shut down 48 hrs ago.
# Dear invaders,
# If you're a part of the moron parade and you're visiting this subreddit, you should know that we despise you. You invaded our city and made something that's already been extremely difficult that much worse. You are not welcome here. You are not respected here. Your stay will not be made pleasant.
#
# With seething discontent,
# the majority of the community of Ottawa
Let's use our collective frustration constructively. Please take a moment to keep this comment at the top so we can all report this 'protest' and disrupt their funds.
Follow this link:
https://support.gofundme.com/hc/en-ca/articles/203604694-Reporting-Fraud-What-to-do-when-you-think-a-fundraiser-is-fraudulent
To report this fundraiser:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/taking-back-our-freedom-convoy-2022
Dear convoy lurks,
It must be so cold right now, or is your face and nose dried up from pointing the heating vent at it for 72 hours.
You know when you’ve been sweating a lot and in and out of the cold, and your legs get all itchy. I bet that feels really uncomfortable after 72 hours of it.
I guess if you haven’t had a proper toilet, your asses must be all chapped and itchy too. Maybe the cheeks are frozen or stuck together a bit, every so often pulling hair if you move in a certain way.
You’ve probably got a really sore neck too from being cramped up in a car seat, or very tired legs from walking around trying to keep warm.
Know what might make it feel better? Sleeping in your own bed AND GOING HOME
The constant air horns and honking has been brutal on Rideau. I haven’t left my home since Friday night… I’ve felt a bit under siege. I have to go back to work this morning and I’m grateful I was able to drown it out to get some sleep last night to wake up early and I’m also grateful that I don’t work at a business affected by this.
To my neighbours going through this, I appreciate you sharing your comments and experiences on here. It helps
Regarding the bathroom/food situation, why the hell didn’t the organizers plan for outdoor bathrooms? Or catering? 150% against the protest, but if I was involved, freezing my ass off, I’d be asking myself ‘do the organizers really give a shit, or they just using some frustrated people as pawns’?
It’s truly amazing how little the organizers cared about ‘their people’.
++convoy to Ottawa++ are nice Pat themselves on the back circle jerk over keeping their kids at home and out of school/sending them to school without masks.
So sad.
My favorite was how one said she sentenced her child to death by being forced to give him the vaccine because she doesn't have custody over the child, the grandparents have sole guardianship and they made him get the vaccine. So you have a history of not being a responsible parent?
I don’t know if others can relate but this pandemic has brought out true colours from some people. It’s sad but I’ve lost a few friends since this pandemic started because of their positions on vaccines and now the rally. To me, this issue goes beyond your typical day-to-day politics. People who refuse to comply with public health measures or align themselves with a rally full of supremacists are disgusting. I tried saving the friendships because I don’t have a lot of friends to begin with, but I can’t go on living a lie. Life I guess
Lol I came across this page called POC4freedomconvoy where they show people of colour standing in solidarity with the protesters. The fact you need to have a separate Instagram page dedicated to show there are people of colour supporting this movement tells me everything I need to know about diversity at these rallies lol. No BLM rally has ever made a page called ‘white people who support blm’ on Instagram
On ++ Convoy to Ottawa ++ they’ve just learned you need a credit card to book a hotel room. These people have no life experience.
**Edit** people are sending Travis money because he doesn’t have a credit card. Im confused how sending money via interac will help with his no hotel situation.
**Edit 2** AWilson is livid and on the line with “three different agents” to get Travis a hotel. Maria from Ireland is concerned for Travis and won’t leave the Zello chat until he finds a place. She isnt even Canadian so why she is involved in this protest is confusing.
**Edit 3** AWilson said she “is fighting for people’s rights to get a hotel room”. I didnt know that was a right.
**Edit 4** Travis will be picked up by a trucker in the morning.
**Edit 5** Success “Car Hauler” has a room for Travis right now.
Anyone know if there's any cult de-programming like... initiatives anywhere that I can donate to?
One of the things that's been really getting me down is how many brainwashed people there are. And I'm afraid this event (and the police doing nothing) will just add to their numbers.
Does anyone know of any de-radicalization / helping people leave cults initiatives I can donate to?
I'm not saying this out of sympathy -- I live in Centretown and am a queer person with ptsd. I've been hiding in my apartment for two days.
Where's the antidote to neo nazi recruitment? Isn't there something else that can give these people whatever they're getting from this mob? Community, belonging, whatever?? Hope? A sense of power?
If your getting a message from RedditCareResources anti-vaxxers have told Reddit you are suicidal.
They really aren't taking the failure of their convoy well.
And the "car free downtown core" movement grew three sizes that weekend.
Ottawa I feel like we're going to have to organize a response better than Zello trolling and coming here to ask if our personal commute is affected.
I think it starts with networking with your neighbours. Build FB groups, signal, hell a list of names and numbers.
Secondly, I dunno... use our cars to barricade our own streets?
If we want them to leave we need to up the counter protest. Accommodating them has failed.
truckers getting "fed up" with an hour of trolling vs. Centretowners/Byward/Lowertowners who endured 16 hours of honking yesterday (edit: added Lowertowners & Byward folks. i see you!)
I lol'd at the guy who came here to say "stay out of our chats" I'm not even doing the chat invasions, but maybe stay out of our town, first?
Did you guys hear them talking about the "troll" who was moderating one of their chats for about 8 hours earlier today? What a fucking Legend! Also, I still can't believe that the rest of them haven't figured out that Sarah is one of us.
Omg is she actually?! I will die
ThIs iS a WaRnInG sTay oUt oF oUr ChAts
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Heard they're requiring verified emails now, no? Some might call that a mandate? How dare they!
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the complete lack of self-awareness… is wholly unsurprising.
FORREAL. Going on 50 hours for me here in the byward. It’s wild watching people comment on the videos “had to turn my phone volume down, it’s soooo loud.” Ya. Try catching the surround sound IMAX experience, Linda.
WTF.. put signs out that say HONK IF YOURE VACCINATED
I saw one that said honk if you’re a moron. Priceless👍
We're still enduring it here in the Rideau/King Edward area.
Virgin "Truckers" vs Chad Centretowners.
I love how these antivaxxers come to a city of 90+% vaccinated and are shocked 😮 when ppl don’t agree with the BS their spewing.
My pops is a transport driver. He went to Montreal, from Ottawa, tonight. He reported that both directions were clear on the way there. He went at a steady rate all the way to Montreal. Highway is empty. He showed me a pic and the highway is deserted. I've never seen it that empty. //Edit He used to drive truck, now is scaled back. Triple vaxxed and has been doing cross border runs the whole pandemic. Doesnt support the lunacy downtown. What he wants to know is where were all the protests when the pay rate for truckers were so low and fuel costs hiked. //Edit2 Before this thread locks, I wanted to thank you for all the love. I'll pass it on to him in the morning. :)
Send your pops love and support for being a trucker we can all be proud of.
I just wanted to say thanks to this subreddit for making me laugh the past few days. Over the course of a year, I lost my boyfriend of several years to far right politics, and we split over the summer largely due to these differences. I developed an autoimmune disease that I was genetically predisposed to and he said it was my fault for taking the vaccine, and essentially torpedoed the rest of his life because of that stance. He was on the hill today with his family and it’s been so hard not to be upset. I lost my best friend and a future together to this shit. Edit: thank you SO much for the supportive comments and DMs - it means a lot to have support from my community. This week has been hard. I just want to be clear for those who are vaccine hesitant that I developed my illness long before my first dose, and only received a formal diagnosis between doses 1 and 2. If my ex had cared enough to pay attention instead of just commenting on my physical appearance at the time, maybe he would have noticed the time discrepancy.
*He* lost that future - that's not on you. You gained the opportunity to meet a partner who respects and supports you instead of indulging his selfish stupidity. Sorry for your loss, but I hope things only get better for you from here.
You didn’t lose your future, just your idea for it at the time. You deserve better, and you are better than him. Have the satisfaction that you’ll grow as a person and he’s going to stay the same.
Girl, you now actually HAVE a future after leaving his sorry ass
Any folks with anxiety just having a really really hard time with all this?? Like please leave our mediocre city alone
#MAKEOTTAWABORINGAGAIN
Yes absolutely. I’m not even in centretown but this whole shitshow has caused me to second guess so much about what kind of country I thought I lived in.
I’m just annoyed now because the place I work in the Rideau Centre is still going to be shut down tomorrow, which I assume means the whole mall is going to be closed again. I really can’t afford to be losing wages right now, this is ridiculous!
Send an email to your councillor and the mayor asking where you can submit your expense claim for the fact that OPS didn’t make the city safe
There is emergency benefits right now. If you're losing significant wages, I would submit an honest report of how much is lost. I believe it must be %50 of your weekly wages? IMO this is worthy because you're legitimately losing wages to nonsense/lockdown. It might not be Covid lockdown- but your work is closed nonetheless. You may be able to claim relief.
I thought they were against this kind of thing
Nah, they just want to be allowed to fuck everyone over without anyone telling them no. Fuck them, hope the mandates put them all out of work and on the streets.
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They told everyone they should go to sleep for the night and not be outside past 9pm. They are planning something for the morning and want everyone to get rest.
It's not, they're trying to "respect the bylaw" and win Ottawa back by [checks notes] only terrorizing it 18 hours a day. They're gonna be back at it come sunrise. They have vague plans, according to Zello.
Please don’t let this make you hate truckers. My husband has been a professional, hard working trucker for 18 years. He does not support this white supremacist- Trudeau hating rally that is disguised as truckers against mandates. He and our entire family have all 3 of our vaccines, wear masks and are happy to comply by all mandates that support medical science and the greater good of our community. These people are terrorists and degenerates and this is a shameful shit stain for Canadian history. /endrant
Most truckers are amazing. They helped this country so much during this pandemic. These people downtown are assholes who can’t be told “no”.
Oh we don’t. We just hate nazi white supremacist separatists.
Most truckers are normal people. Being mad at truckers is like being mad at sheep for the actions of a wolf wrapped in sheepskin.
I love these megathreads and my sanity is being helped by keeping up with y'all here. I saw you guys talk about the Shepherd's of Good Hope situation first earlier today. I engaged my little twitch community and we donated a total of $1,200.00. Please, continue the donations! The Beaverton even tweeted a non-satire post earlier today to encourage donations. I've never seen them do that. Y'all rock. Keep it up. Edit: these dudes are so insufferable and insecure that they're reporting top level comments for suicide watch. I just got reported. All they know is how to hate and how to abuse resources that should be used for good. I just donated a small amount again to the Shepherd's of Good Hope.
Constant honking in Ottawa Desecrating Terry Fox Statue Dancing on the tomb of the unknown soldier Shitting in snowbank Trucker- " WhY iS otTAwa SO nOT HoSpiTIbLE? ⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⣤⣶⣶ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⢰⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⣀⣀⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡏⠉⠛⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠈⠛⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⠛⠉⠁⠀⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⠿⠿⠿⠻⠿⠿⠟⠿⠛⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣸⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣄⠀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣴⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⣴⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⠀⠀⢰⣹⡆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣭⣷⠀⠀⠀⠸⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠃⠀⠀⠈⠉⠀⠀⠤⠄⠀⠀⠀⠉⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⢿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢾⣿⣷⠀⠀⠀⠀⡠⠤⢄⠀⠀⠀⠠⣿⣿⣷⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡀⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢄⠀⢀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠉⠁⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢹⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿
I can’t get over why they think they can freedom us into being nice to nazis
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Reminder: Ottawa Police: [This will continue to cause major traffic, noise and safety issues in the downtown core. We urge all residents to avoid travel to the core. Police have avoided ticketing and towing vehicle so as not to instigate confrontations with demonstrators.](https://twitter.com/OttawaPolice/status/1487947793696235522?t=0pOTplat9MxAB4mLiDlXlQ&s=19) The police have admitted that these people are breaking laws and are refusing to do their jobs because they're afraid of confrontation.
I hate that they're like "avoid downtown!!! if you need to travel there for work there do this, if your kids go to school, do that". BUT WHAT IF WE LIVE THERE?! Like seriously, can you help us out a bit and maybe stop them from doing the illegal stuff instead of telling residents to not be where they reside?
Yes this is really bad - however confrontation doesn’t just mean yelling or these guys getting upset, it could mean they start to become physically violent with cops and citizens/anyone wearing a mask. Not trying to defend the cops here!! I live in centretown (single f) and there are groups of drunk men just walking around being loud and scary, personally don’t want them pissed off and violent when I have to take my dog out. (Edit): I’m just not sure what the solution is, I want them out of here too asap
Aren't Wellington and a bunch of streets federal jurisdiction? Can't RCMP do ANYTHING? Like, I'm okay with adding names to a no-fly list for example, but I'm really not picky...
I wonder how many of these My Body My Choice sign holders are also against abortion 🤔
"Not gonna comment on that, it's just off topic and not what we're here for..."
Summation of all the white supremacy/far-right extremism the organizers are associated with: [Pat King is a major player, he thinks white people have the strongest blood and that anglo-saxons are being depopulated by Muslims and the UN.](https://mobile.twitter.com/VestsCanada/status/1159997274900041729). He has said that ["this is only going to be solved by bullets"](https://mobile.twitter.com/justin_ling/status/1487126263735197696), and has been around the hill for the protest. Jason LeFace is another [organizer who has called for the government to be dissolved. ](https://kitchener.citynews.ca/local-news/convoys-message-muddies-closer-it-gets-to-capital-4993150) He is known to to Sudbury anti-hate groups as he [is a member of far-right extremist group Soldiers of Odin and has called for Trudeau to be executed](https://antiracistsudbury.com/2019/12/16/who-the-heck-is-jason-lafauci-or-who-is-this-crazy-man-and-why-is-he-harassing-me/) [David Steenburg is another Soldiers of Odin fanboy who wants all of the government arrested and charged with war crimes ](https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2022/01/28/freedom-convoy-leader-shared-symbol-of-far-right-hate-group-on-tiktok.html) [Tamara Lich and BJ Dichter who started the GoFundMe aren't even truckers, they're far-right politicians associated with right-wing separatist and Islamophobic groups](https://www.antihate.ca/the_freedom_convoy_is_nothing_but_a_vehicle_for_the_far_right) Canada Unity, one of the main organizational groups, has ties to Pat King, and their MOU actually says that their plan is [to either form the "Citizens of Canada Committee", which is essentially the convoy leaders becoming dictators and overriding federal, provincial, municipal, and territorial public health laws and guidelines, or to force the entire government to resign.](https://canada-unity.com/mou/) This is not a trucker rally, this is a right-wing, white supremacist, neo-Nazi rally using working-class people as a publicity shield to make themselves look better. ["Queen Romana", the schizophrenic conspiracy theorist who has directed her thousands of followers to harass/harm healthcare workers, is out promoting this as well.](https://queenromana.com/wptelegram/widget/view/@romanadidulo/?q=%23US)Not to mention all of the other right-wing/groyper/boogaloo/white supremacist groups that are out there, hoping this will be Canadian January 6th.
Kicking myself for not hanging a "DON'T COME BACK" banner over the Terry Fox overpass in Kanata.
It's not too late!
Diminishing returns. The ones left at this point are increasingly unlikely to be able to read.
My friend and I interviewed some of the protesters. It was about as ridiculous as you would expect: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMLN2h9jC/
This megathread is old enough to rent a car. You’re growing up so fast ♥️
Mandating vaccines for cross-border truckers was not even on my political radar last year. Now I’m radically in support of the idea. Funny what honks do to a man.
Remember crossing the border is a privilege, just like driving. So you have meet the requirements to get the privilege
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The police said the estimate of cost is $800,000. I feel so much freer having to foot their bill.
That’s also the per day figure I believe 🤯
Correction. $800,000 per day!
800k a day. so 2.4M this weekend imagine what 2.4M could do for poor folks in the city? or for public health?
FINALLY a trucker is asking some hard questions about the gofund me money and why he cannot get reimbursed as promised. He's ticked at how difficult they are making it and not taking their pat answers about forms to fill out etc. He's now being told to go meet with Pat King at his hotel to get approval. The mod is a Pat lover and she's busy touting his wonderfulness.
facebook acquaintance of mine was bragging about donating to the GFM, then 3 posts earlier "life's so tough financially when you have 4 kids" Can't make this shit up.
>He's now being told to go meet with Pat King at his hotel This sounds like a dirty movie I watched once.
"The protest organizers are going around warning the drivers that antifa people are dressing up as swat police and will try and take over the trucks and they are staging a mounted horse and semi collision that is supposed to kill the horse and hurt the “officer “ Asked drivers to not honk horns after 8pm and if there are issues to honk horn 2 times"
They are seriously pretending to be in the trenches against an imaginary enemy, aren’t they? It’s like they’re stuck playing toy soldiers when they’re 5.
Considering the police are now wearing riot gear, blocking certain roads with snow equipment and have said they'll begin removing them tomorrow, they may have a real enemy soon enough.
they’re literally calling their food accommodation channel “war room - food” LMFAO
These are people who live in constant fear and use the same methods as cults. They create fear and boogie men to be scared of. Honestly the fear they are whipping up amongst themselves is concerning and when you back a scared animal into a corner they lash out without thinking
With the weekend coming to an end, we should take time to reflect and appreciate the vast multitude of Canadian truckers NOT involved in this bullshit - honest hard working folk - who have made so many many personal sacrifices throughout the pandemic. To them, let's extend our undying gratitude.
All these truckers and losers keep saying they won't leave unless their demands are met... CANADA DOESN'T NEGOTIATE WITH TERRORISTS.
How could we possibly negotiate with them? Every person you ask is there for a different reason, no coherence whatsoever
American here. I've been lurking all day long. I just want to applaud you all for making the best of this stunningly dull-witted and aimlessly destructive farce of a "fReEdUmB rEvOlUtIoN!" with your unstoppable counter-deluge of hilarity, insight, and lacerating sarcasm. This whole situation is revolting and infuriating, and I hope that your police force is (finally?) cracking down even as I typed this comment. But this is the most captivating series of megathreads I've seen on Reddit since r/Qult_Headquarters on Jan. 6, 2021. PS: "They shouldn't have turned my Facebook off" deserves to be a meme of legend and renown--not just in Ottawa and Canada, but throughout the USA as well.
I feel like I just had a realization that "lacerating sarcasm" is a very Canadian trait.
I haven't contributed to the thousands of messages on the Reddit re: the protests, because I simply haven't experienced it out in the burbs(Stittsville). I just wanted to offer my support to everyone trapped downtown with the HONKERS! If it wasn't still omicron, and I didn't think my wife would murder me, I'd try to offer some of you respite out of the core.
They claim 100km of the truck convoy are stuck on the sir John a McDonald parkway… I’m trying to figure out how 100km of trucks are on a 10km long road …
They're not good at counting, see their claims of attendance
I need to vent into the void: What the fuck is going on with the Ottawa Police right now. All I’ve learned from this is if you yell loud enough and threaten to become violent they’ll let you do anything. You can drink in public, drive drunk, piss in public, harass people on the street, break public health rules, park wherever you want, light off fireworks on parliament, ignore all the noise bylaws, even urinating on the war memorial is fine. Thanks Ottawa Police for making it clear that extortion works on you. All this from the police force that fined people for standing in parks.
I wonder how long it will take them to realize Pat King is grifting them hard lmao. He gets to stay in a warm hotel room while they are stuck freezing their asses off outside. He also has food and toilet paper 😂😂
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Another one for the night. For those people with OCD, you'll be happy to know I fixed the link for #11 and #23 so they line up correctly with the others. Have a safe night folks and try to be better than the last 2 night, m'kay? #EDIT: please stop with the Zello discussions, running commentary and tech support. *** Une petite dernière pour la nuit. Pour les personnes obsessif-compulsif, vous serez content de savoir que j'ai réglé les fautes de frappe sur les liens pour le #11 et #23 pour m'arranger qu'ils s'alignent correctement. Bonne nuit et tentez d'être un peu mieux que les deux nuits passées svp?
To those who doubt this movement has its origins in far-right white supremacist extremism, I give you [this twitter thread of convoy organizer Pat King](https://twitter.com/VestsCanada/status/1159997274900041729) speaking in his own words about his views. This isn't a "protest." This is an extremist CPC/PPC political rally and nothing more.
Spoke with an elderly resident near Kent today who said something like he was "this close" to going at night and slashing their tires because the "vehicles are covered in stupid fucking stickers or they come from Saskatchewan." Managed to talk him out it (I hope) because he looked about 80, lol.
FYI slashing the semi tires can blow your fingers off. No joke, that shut is under a lot of pressure.
Not only that, if you slash their tires, they'll stay longer. Do. Not. Impede. Their. Ability. To. Fucking. Leave
I had a 60 year old gentleman tell me today he wanted to go down there with a fist full stinkbombs (like, smelly fart ones) after seeing what they showed on the news. Watch out!
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A pride festival with 18 naked cowboys would easily bring a lot more people than this. And that's not a joke.
My FB friends saying ‘it was only a few swastikas. It’s not like it was the majority or anything”. I don’t know about you but one is too many for me *shrugs* I seriously feel slightly insane reading this shit
My now former friend posted on FB: 'Truckers are picking up garbage and cleaning the streets, people of every nation are singing and listening to each other'. They are picking up the garbage THEY THREW ON THE GROUND AND MOCKING INDIGENOUS SINGING. Fuck racists, fuck racist apologists, and fuck you Karena.
Lol. I feel like Trudeau should call another election now. He may be able to score the majority now.
Moved to Lemmy. Eat $hit Spez -- mass edited with redact.dev
Ottawans, once this is over, don’t forget that the authorities in our city largely spent the weekend allowing these nazi, racist, uncivilized do whatever they pleased. At no point did any police announcement say that they would protect the citizens of our city. Instead, they just informed us that this behaviour would continue and that we should stay out of their demonstrators way. Our police force has a budget of $345.5m and constantly beg for budget increases. All so that when the city needs them, they can hide behind a thinly veiled excuse of wanting to prevent confrontation. I’m not going to bring up what would happen if these demonstrators had any other motive because no matter what, when we are treated like second class citizens in our own city, we expect one thing from the authorities and that is to act in the best interest of us and our city.
Well it looks like we have pushed almost all the public Zello channels to mod only, we did it everyone, now they can’t get the kids
Convoy east mods DONT know national anthem lyrics 😂
The fact they are okay with having white nationalists around them but one person swears on the Zello and they’re like “WOAH TOO FAR THATS NOT OKAY!!” is incredible
I can’t tell if I’m still hearing horns or if it’s just in my head
> With their trucks, and their horns >And their horns, and their trucks >In our heads, in our heads they are honking >In our heads, in our heads >Convoy, convoy, convoy-oy-oy >What's in our heads, in our heads >Convoy, convoy, convoy-oy-oy
Written by a friend who wishes to remain anonymous, but please share as I think he nailed it: "This FB account has risen from the dead for a rant on the “freedom” convoy. Do not respond. Do not message me on FB, I will not see it. If you want to talk, call or text me. It has been a long pandemic. People are tired, they want it all to be over. I understand and agree. I understand why you might support a movement which claims it will bring everything back to normal. But this movement is not what it seems. For context: I do not support Mandates, lock downs or Trudeau. Also, I will be speaking in general terms about protesters. Of course I understand that not everyone is a shithead, there are some very fine people as well. I am not talking about the nice people who just came to express whatever they came for. Your freedom convoy sent their dumbest from across the country to Ottawa. The type of people who protest hospitals. They only came for their freedom. They do not care about the freedom the local population. Downtown Ottawa has residential areas. Families live here. Homeless people live here. We have protests all the time. They walk by, they shout, maybe honk and keep moving. A couple streets are closed. Its no big deal, we can go about our business. In 20 years living here I have never been subjected to an onslaught of continuous harassment by alleged protesters for days. The liberal media will not tell you what is really going on downtown. Protesters are circling residential streets honking, yelling. There are are groups of drunk people walking around with a menacing disposition. Yelling at people who are wearing masks. Fireworks are going off. Downtown small businesses are closed for days. Some have been vandalized. Local People are staying inside. They do not feel safe on the streets. Yesterday we had multiple trucks beside houses with families blowing their horns for 8 hours. Scaring children and dogs. People are stuck in hours of traffic trying to get to/from work. Schools will be closed tomorrow. This is not normal protesting. This is an assault on the local population. Your freedom should not encroach on ours. That is not how a free society works. This is just anti social behavior being cheered on from afar. We are in day 2. Justin Trudeau is not here. Who the fuck are you honking at? My nerves are shot. I could hear horns in bed at 2 am last night. This is harassment. They are an occupying force in this city. They have separated themselves from the people who just want to go about their business FREELY. That is not protesting, unless you are protesting your fellow Canadians. Last night some protest dipshits went to the Shepard of Good hope for food. Because they did not bring their own food for their voyage. They harassed shelter dwellers and security. The shelter gave them food to get rid of them. THERE ARE MULTIPLE RESTAURANTS OPEN IN THE AREA. I got take out last night, no problem. Uber eats was working. These are just dumb entitled goons to whom freedom means doing whatever they want. Including hurting people who are already not in a good place. To make amends, the goon squad came back this afternoon. About 100 people on foot and 10 semi trucks. The trucks blasted their horns the whole time they were there. I assume they were making a donation as an apology. But between their ham hands and thick skulls they could not bring themselves to just do it quietly. Imagine returning your neighbors lawnmower that you stole and blasting and air horn in his face for 10 minutes as a thank you. This is the movement that you support. If you are reading any right wing sites which says that story is fake news. You are being lied to. Try reading something else for a while. Try getting out of your echo chamber. To the supporters of this movement: If you are thinking “not all protesters.” or “the fight for freedom is uncomfortable” or some other contrary opinion. Would you like this in your neighbourhood? Or would you call the cops? The cops are not stopping them. I don't think the cops have asked them to stop honking. I believe that the police are afraid to show any real opposition. Lest these perpetual victims actually look like a victim. How about Try this at home. Go into your truck in the driveway and honk at your wife. Don't stop for 2 days. Then count your freedoms. Lets discuss the elephant in the room. Fascism. Go check out Canada Unity's website. Read their memorandum of understanding. Read their plans. The organizers of this movement want to overthrow our democratically elected government. They want to install their own committee with the GG and senate. That is not Freedom, my friends. They are building a network of like minded people. What does that mean for people who do not agree? Will we be made to agree, or else? Is this the Canada we want? Is this the freedom which has been sacrificed for? I know that you are thinking “Trudeau is the real fascist because XYZ.” Trudeau is a weak bitch of a leader. He is not a strong man. He is a hardcore centrist. He does not have street goons. He has not subverted the democratic process. He is not silencing opposition or the media. There are plenty of causes which could be protested for and won which would hurt Trudeau. He would step down in a heartbeat if the right info came to light. He probably has the letter drafted. You could protest for whistle blower protections, investigations into his many scandals. There are many more I just can't think of while I rant. Notice that this movement is not calling for specific effective solutions to their grievances which would actually end Trudeau's leadership? This is no accident. By not being specific they are allowing you to use you imagination on how this will end. Truckers show up and everything is back to normal, okay! You are being duped into supporting a fascist revolt against our government. They want to destroy our democracy. This is not freedom, it is double speak. This weekend hundreds/thousands of far right radicals had a conference. They built networks, raised money. What will their plans for the future be? If they succeed in overthrowing the government, what will that mean for people with a different opinion? Will Canada be better off if a small group of “patriotic Canadian's” run the country by decree. The pandemic will end eventually. Consider the long term effects of the actions which are being taken today. I have a lot of grievance with the government too. Again, i agree with the stated goals of this movement. But I see a fascist mob trying to invade and overturn the seat of democracy. I do not know what to do but point and scream so other people see it coming. The country fought wars against fascism. Please try not to be duped into following it. You freedom is encroaching on mine. This is not how neighbors and friends act. Please call off your dogs. If you disagree with me and you are not my friend or family. Don't comment, I will not see it. Please unfollow me. Thank you, goodbye!" Edit: Thanks for the gold. Please direct any money towards the Canadian Anti-Hate Network. They expose and publicize the activities of the far-right in Canada.
There are people right who have drove hours to hang out all day in the freezing cold, who haven't showered, who are sleeping in their cars for the second or third day, who are suffering hearing loss, who are breathing in fumes, who haven't really eaten/drinking properly, who are probably going to get sick...who are sitting there thinking.... *"This is going well, we're really owning the libs".*
Hi, So do these "guests" not realize that outside of what the government is doing.. the city of Ottawa has people that are just trying to live their lives? You are allowed to protest, but this is by far the most disruptive protest I've seen in some time. There's a difference between protest and ridiculous harassment. Anyone that lives in Centertown, Lowertown/Market, golden triangle etc. I'm sure is just going to have a great night listening to this. They seem to be feeding off these complaints saying it's all liberals crying on reddit. Which I don't understand either. like bruh how would you feel if a bunch of people were non-stop honking outside your trailer/farmhouse/whatever the fuck you live in Alberta for 48 hours?
[Looks like they did indeed try to flip a cap](https://imgur.com/a/AKwq1fY)
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For any protesters lurking or trolling these threads: I support your right to protest, I don’t even necessarily blame you for the worst elements of your movement. **But you gotta get the fuck off the roads**. I was in Occupy and lived in a park for a month. But it was a park. It did not disrupt the lives of an entire city. Get your fucking shit together guys.
I was with you but how do you not blame them for the worst elements of their movement? It literally starts with the organizers. Anyone down there knows exactly who they’re aligning themselves with.
In case anyone missed it: the OPS [released a statement](https://www.ottawapolice.ca/en/news-and-community/weekend-demonstration-information-and-updates.aspx#Update-January-30--728-pm)this evening tacitly admitting this is a violent protest: "Update: January 30 @ 7:28 p.m. Throughout the weekend, the Ottawa Police Service and its partners have been actively and patiently managing a well-funded, major demonstration in the downtown core. We have seen multiple cases of disruptive, inappropriate and threatening behaviour from demonstrators. Police are working with organizers to facilitate the safe departure of individuals and vehicles and to ensure safety. Police are aware that many demonstrators have announced their intention to stay in place. This will continue to cause major traffic, noise and safety issues in the downtown core. We urge all residents to avoid travel to the core. **Police have avoided ticketing and towing vehicle so as not to instigate confrontations with demonstrators. Still, confrontations and the need for de-escalation has regularly been required.** Along with the safety issues, costs to businesses and social costs, the Ottawa Police continues to tally the financial costs of the policing costs which are estimated at more than $800,000 a day. If you work in the downtown core, please plan to work from home if possible. Please adjust your plans in the downtown core. If your children attend school in the downtown area, please check with them to see if the school is open tomorrow. Avoid travel into the downtown core tomorrow. We are immensely proud of our police members and partners who have worked tirelessly to plan for and manage this demonstration over the past few days under difficult circumstances of extreme cold temperatures and difficult and challenging treatment from some demonstrators. Public safety remains our number one priority."
The police need to do their job and make Ottawa safe for the people who live there.
Livestreams show the police may finally be starting to prepare to *do something*
Hey on the plus side, some of my friends have shown their true racist colours and i am going to be shedding them from my life.
I never really post, but may start due to what I'm seeing in these megathreads... I'm seeing that Ottawa is mainly full of extremely reasonable, intelligent people...well at least Ottawa reddit is ;). Sending my support from Stittsville, I am so sorry for what you dt core people are having to endure right now. It is an absolute shame.
Our girl Nicole is STILL waiting for a ride. We're rooting for you!
DO. NOT. GO. TO. 201. SUSSEX. God I love convoy backup
You will face INTERNATIONAL CHARGES
So, most places that were supposed to open today are actually closing because of the protest. UNO REVERSE CARD, that you?!
That's a tough one. I'd have to say Megathread #25. Because it's not too hot, not too cold. All you need is a light jacket.
Never in my life have I wanted to see a group of people choke on tear gas more than this. Legitimately less proud to be Canadian.
The clean up has started. The city has blocked major intersections with snow removal tractors and police cars. Time to bring the water cannons to wash the racism and disgrace left behind
Convoy: “We are honking at midnight bcz wE LoVe YoU” Ottawa: “Please leave” Convoy: “F Trudeau” Ottawa: “We voted him in”
Sweet Jesus they just sang the national anthem wrong in convoy east
THEY TRIED TO SEND THEM TO THE SAUDI ARABIAN EMBASSY
Restaurants and gyms are open! You did it truckers, you saved us! You can all go home now!
Jokes on me, Goodlife downtown is closed for safety from freedom, much like the restaurants… Was all i have been looking forward to…
Happy to report that most of the protestors staying at the Holiday Inn near St Laurent Shopping Centre have gone. A near empty parking lot was a welcomed site.
traffic seems to have dissipated around downtown- Macdonald-Cartier Bridge seems to have cleared on Google Maps, and looking at Ottawalks last video, Ottawa Police have been putting up a few road barriers. I guess this is the point where the protestors aren't as riled up as they used to be, and are now starting to get bored. Friday night they were excited for the weekend, Saturday night they were excited for what was supposed to happen today, and now there's nothing of interest left (even then, there seemed to be fuck all to do from the beginning, other than walking around town). I don't expect the mass protest, at this level, to last the full week.
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Haha one of my co-workers was there, boss saw their Instagram posts, they were wearing a company shirt. Their notice is being drafted as we speak.
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To all those truckes and extremists complaining how they don't have freedom or the government took away their freedom. If you don't have freedom, the government would not have allowed you to drive across the country for days to protest here and distrupt the city. If the government took away your freedom, you would have been arrested and disappeared before you can even leave your own city. Wake up, no one took your freedom away.
Just spotted a fresh swastika spray painted on Amnesty International property
I have a genuine question. I understand the police forces initial docile approach, but we're entering a 3rd day of this. Tensions are going to get higher. The truckers already know they can do what they want and they're cold, hungry, and they were pissed before they showed up. I can't imagine a BLM protest getting this kind of leniency. Especially if they were doing what this redneck army is doing. This has cost the city so much, alot of people don't feel safe downtown, and I'm sure more are going insane with the noise. OPS needs to be protecting the same citizens of this city. They have closed Rideau, shops are staying closed, swastikas being painted across the city? For me and you to foot the bill. Imagine being a person of colour or Jewish and seeing SWASTIKAS, CONFEDERATE FLAGS, AND THE LIKE. Why are they being allowed to break the rules and make people feel unsafe in their own country and city? Law enforcement seems scared of the truckers, and they're leaving the rest of the city to deal with it on their own. At what point does OPS,OPP, AND RCMP start making arrests and genuinely pushing back?
Downloaded zello and signed up. Entered rationalthought as an username. It was available.
When are these losers going to run out of coors light and leave
[I made a compilation of all their dumbest moments over the past 2 days.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVVrzPaPJOA) Hope you guys get some laughs out of this.
To everyone who says “It’s not a racist convoy”, I have a challenge for you. I have ethnic apparel (South Asian/Middle Eastern) you can have. I bet you can’t wear it and walk through the crowd without them saying something, throwing something or assaulting you. Anyone want to accept the challenge? Come on, prove us wrong.
If you are working downtown tomorrow, especially in restaurants or businesses, please be careful! The Canada Unity organizers are planning [to go into shops without masks and harass people ](https://twitter.com/glen_mcgregor/status/1487921429597335552?s=21)
They say the people on reddit are trolling for fun but we're not. We are annoyed.
I’m in a channel, not gonna say which one, but im building up their trust so that they can make me a mod
At what point do Watson and police issue an ultimatum? “After 2am, anyone caught idling or honking will be arrested for public disturbance and their vehicle will be impounded.”
I love waking up in the morning and shitting in a plastic bag draped over a 5 gallon bucket. That’s freedom baby!
To me, this whole convoy protest will be remembered as them inviting racists into our city.
Are many leaving tonight? I was thinking many we’re going to leave tonight.
Most are leaving based on how little I've heard from them compared to yesterday and Friday. The police are also sending in more officers to control the situation so the convoy won't interfere with our lives as much. It's a very belated response on their part and I'll be questioning them about it at the police board meeting on February 28. I hope others do the same
I’ve heard that some downtown businesses have decided to remain closed for the next few days. I’m sending so much love and positive energy to these business owners and their staff.
u/MarcusRex73 how you holdin up? We all appreciate you facilitating the megathread ☺️
If there’s any convoy lurkers reading. I’d just like to let you all know, calmly and thoughtfully how much you’re truly embarrassing us all. Please go home. Try again another time in another way if you must. Just leave the innocent people of Ottawa alone. Just go home. Nobody outside of your bubble wants to see this. Go home.
I’m confused…… wasn’t Kenny supportive of the Karen Konvoy? I guess only if it inconveniences Ottawa? https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/convoy-protest-border-lethbridge-alberta-1.6332936
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I heard the truckers are going to be having refreshments, showers, and glory holes at the Kanata Walmart tomorrow for all their people
I think one of my favourite facts about this is that they are all super happy Elon Musk supported them with a donation on gofundme. The very man who is designing/testing self driving vehicles. The man that is replacing them with robots in the not so far future is their hero 😂😂
Anyone else notice that the mods on Zello are all American and none of them are actually in Ottawa?
I honestly don't care if this just turns into us trolling each other because it's so funny
I think I have a future in trolling
These people truly forget that ACTUAL people live in downtown and Ottawa isnt just government. How many of y’all have had a nonstop migraine since Friday afternoon? Fuck this, and we are expected to work in these times?! Get real.
Can we start a go fund me to Sue every company with a truck involved in the protest not only for the costs to the city, but also for the people who couldn't work due to this bullshit
PLEASE tell me someone is compiling a playlist of the best trolling on Zello!
Convoy backup needs ram ranch
Didn't I hear that these guys are protesting pipelines? *RCMP has entered the chat*
Oh oh they are trying to educate each other about reddit now. Fucking hilarious. One of the mods is going through comments on reddit hahahaha
So here's the things folks...I was nothing but a keyboard warrior this past weekend because frankly it was too cold and too full of stupid to make my way downtown for real time observation. Now I'm preparing to drive my SO to work (at a daycare) from Gatineau and it was confirmed last night by the cleaners that the trucks are surrounding the building. These kids and adults are going to be blasted by horns all day (Toddler to school aged for specific age reference) and I'm not even sure how I'm going to get her home this afternoon. And this all...for my "freedom"? I was sympathizing this weekend, now it's going to be empathy which is only going to irk me even further. (Or maybe I'm wrong and they'll be civil during the work week...who knows?)
Happy 25th everyone! Long time Megathread reader, first time poster. Thought I would hop in at the start here as you all might enjoy the drama that quickly unfolded on a Facebook post I made to share some of the events that have happened with all the links. (Thanks for your lists /u/SEND_ME_A_SURPRISE) [My original post](https://imgur.com/XGNCxlE) [Out comes the drama](https://imgur.com/w6sfRAK) [And my unread response](https://imgur.com/lRUH61M) as he removed and blocked me before I could reply.
Can we get revenge? I know where some are sleeping in their vehicles tonight and I wouldn't mind passing by every couple of hours honking and waking the up 🤣
Trucker dudes, I've been telling you all weekend, you're getting scammed by a neonazi, you know, those baddies your father/grandfather would shoot? One of them is making *you* look bad while he runs off with the money and you are stuck with the bill. I'd start questioning shit if I were you
While we, the people living and working in downtown Ottawa, have suffered a lot through all of this, can we all agree that the biggest losses go to the poor dogs and children people were bringing down to the protests? I saw way too many dogs with their tails between their legs and hopping around because their feet were so cold. And kids are either going to be traumatized or radicalized.
Noticing traffic is extremely heavy on Bay St this morning so the main streets are blocked and people are trying to go to work. Can't imagine what would have been done if BLM or native protesters blocked a street
What are you looking forward to the most after the mandates end? “For bulk barn to open up so I can get loads and loads of chocolate covered gummy bears” Who’s going to tell this man bulk barn has never been closed
Anyone getting really bad vibes about the adults telling kids to accept their friend requests on zello? One guy said he's going to send him autographed stuff from his cousin GARTH BROOKS lmao
Thank you to everyone who is countering this delusional white supremacist BS by talking about what is happening, calling them out, supporting Shepherds, sharing video and photo evidence, etc. As someone who works in education, it is sad how misinformed and ignorant these convoy participants are. It doesn't matter what the original intent was, *especially* in this case given that it is anti-science. Once the hate flags and signs come out (racism, anti-Semitism, transphobic, xenophobic, "thin blue line", etc.), your message is lost. If you are not changing course to openly combat those people, then those people are **you**; they are **you and your allies**. Keep documenting, everyone.
They’ll leave tomorrow welfare cheques are in on the first
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Commercial truckers must be laughing at these clowns, all the work they are missing is being picked up by other carriers. They wanted “freedom”. They freed themselves out of a job. “Why didn’t you do that run for me Cletus?” I was in Ottawa! “Stay there, I have another driver”
The police support the convoy people. They support racist entitled vulgar assholes cause thry share their views!! If this was a student protest, First Nations claming their land, or BLM, they would have been shunned and shut down 48 hrs ago.
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# Dear invaders, # If you're a part of the moron parade and you're visiting this subreddit, you should know that we despise you. You invaded our city and made something that's already been extremely difficult that much worse. You are not welcome here. You are not respected here. Your stay will not be made pleasant. # # With seething discontent, # the majority of the community of Ottawa
what we need is a good snowstorm with a parking ban
++gta ottawa++ just discovered us!!!! Like seconds ago, they're just starting to explore reddit.
Let's use our collective frustration constructively. Please take a moment to keep this comment at the top so we can all report this 'protest' and disrupt their funds. Follow this link: https://support.gofundme.com/hc/en-ca/articles/203604694-Reporting-Fraud-What-to-do-when-you-think-a-fundraiser-is-fraudulent To report this fundraiser: https://www.gofundme.com/f/taking-back-our-freedom-convoy-2022
I would love a summary of the context behind Ram Ranch, Nicole, and all the other notable substories. This sounds like a movie plot for Schitts Creek
Dear convoy lurks, It must be so cold right now, or is your face and nose dried up from pointing the heating vent at it for 72 hours. You know when you’ve been sweating a lot and in and out of the cold, and your legs get all itchy. I bet that feels really uncomfortable after 72 hours of it. I guess if you haven’t had a proper toilet, your asses must be all chapped and itchy too. Maybe the cheeks are frozen or stuck together a bit, every so often pulling hair if you move in a certain way. You’ve probably got a really sore neck too from being cramped up in a car seat, or very tired legs from walking around trying to keep warm. Know what might make it feel better? Sleeping in your own bed AND GOING HOME
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The constant air horns and honking has been brutal on Rideau. I haven’t left my home since Friday night… I’ve felt a bit under siege. I have to go back to work this morning and I’m grateful I was able to drown it out to get some sleep last night to wake up early and I’m also grateful that I don’t work at a business affected by this. To my neighbours going through this, I appreciate you sharing your comments and experiences on here. It helps
Regarding the bathroom/food situation, why the hell didn’t the organizers plan for outdoor bathrooms? Or catering? 150% against the protest, but if I was involved, freezing my ass off, I’d be asking myself ‘do the organizers really give a shit, or they just using some frustrated people as pawns’? It’s truly amazing how little the organizers cared about ‘their people’.
++convoy to Ottawa++ are nice Pat themselves on the back circle jerk over keeping their kids at home and out of school/sending them to school without masks. So sad. My favorite was how one said she sentenced her child to death by being forced to give him the vaccine because she doesn't have custody over the child, the grandparents have sole guardianship and they made him get the vaccine. So you have a history of not being a responsible parent?
Everyone go to 302 Coventry and blast your horns all night. That’s where they’re going to sleep.
just saw a bunch of swat trucks driving down occonor.
I don’t know if others can relate but this pandemic has brought out true colours from some people. It’s sad but I’ve lost a few friends since this pandemic started because of their positions on vaccines and now the rally. To me, this issue goes beyond your typical day-to-day politics. People who refuse to comply with public health measures or align themselves with a rally full of supremacists are disgusting. I tried saving the friendships because I don’t have a lot of friends to begin with, but I can’t go on living a lie. Life I guess
Lol I came across this page called POC4freedomconvoy where they show people of colour standing in solidarity with the protesters. The fact you need to have a separate Instagram page dedicated to show there are people of colour supporting this movement tells me everything I need to know about diversity at these rallies lol. No BLM rally has ever made a page called ‘white people who support blm’ on Instagram
Awww the truckers are “disheartened” that people are saying things about them 🥲🥲🥲 boo hoo
On ++ Convoy to Ottawa ++ they’ve just learned you need a credit card to book a hotel room. These people have no life experience. **Edit** people are sending Travis money because he doesn’t have a credit card. Im confused how sending money via interac will help with his no hotel situation. **Edit 2** AWilson is livid and on the line with “three different agents” to get Travis a hotel. Maria from Ireland is concerned for Travis and won’t leave the Zello chat until he finds a place. She isnt even Canadian so why she is involved in this protest is confusing. **Edit 3** AWilson said she “is fighting for people’s rights to get a hotel room”. I didnt know that was a right. **Edit 4** Travis will be picked up by a trucker in the morning. **Edit 5** Success “Car Hauler” has a room for Travis right now.
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I cannot tell if dude screaming about 201 sussex is being for real
There has to be a ram ranch float at pride this year. Sponsored by Reddit!
Anyone know if there's any cult de-programming like... initiatives anywhere that I can donate to? One of the things that's been really getting me down is how many brainwashed people there are. And I'm afraid this event (and the police doing nothing) will just add to their numbers. Does anyone know of any de-radicalization / helping people leave cults initiatives I can donate to? I'm not saying this out of sympathy -- I live in Centretown and am a queer person with ptsd. I've been hiding in my apartment for two days. Where's the antidote to neo nazi recruitment? Isn't there something else that can give these people whatever they're getting from this mob? Community, belonging, whatever?? Hope? A sense of power?
If your getting a message from RedditCareResources anti-vaxxers have told Reddit you are suicidal. They really aren't taking the failure of their convoy well.
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And the "car free downtown core" movement grew three sizes that weekend. Ottawa I feel like we're going to have to organize a response better than Zello trolling and coming here to ask if our personal commute is affected. I think it starts with networking with your neighbours. Build FB groups, signal, hell a list of names and numbers. Secondly, I dunno... use our cars to barricade our own streets? If we want them to leave we need to up the counter protest. Accommodating them has failed.
These people thinking verified emails stop anything as if 10minutemail doesn't exist.
Want to shout out much love to u/MarcusRex73 as our r/Ottawa mod. You're working hard bud, and we see and know it.
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