Proportioned Response
Given the invasion of the Ukraine we can put the pursuit of freedom in proper perspective. The loss of democratic freedoms is in no ways represented by a group of truckers and their supporters as they blocked the Streets of our capital and various border crossings. The true loss of freedoms is happening at this moment as Russian soldiers, tanks and missiles cross into the sovereign nation of Ukraine killing citizens, destroying property and decimating world peace. Whining about a vaccine mandate on the democracy Richter scale does not register.
During the Freedom Convoy Trudeau and the Liberal party was compared to Hitler, Communism, Dictatorship, Socialism, Storm Troopers and worse. Ironically, those calling Trudeau Hitler carried Swazticas and Confederate flags so maybe Trudeau was also Robert E Lee. These terms and comparisons to Hitler and nazism can be bantered about readily and easily. For example, Putin claims that he is currently invading the Ukraine to save it from Nazism. This to is odd as the current president of the Ukraine is a Jew.
I think by know we have to recognize that no one really understands Nazism, not truckers and their redneck supporters, not Putin. It does appear the important point is the need to blindly attack and slur your enemy, dirty the water and just hope the general population is naive enough or stupid enough to buy the spin. Our own politics have become more tribal and vile as it is easier to villenize our opponents.
Now we have a new basis of comparison the Freedom Convoy or the Invasion of the Ukraine. As I look at the horrific news footage coming out of the war torn areas I have seen no glimpses of saunas, bouncy castles or hot tubs. I have seen missile strikes on apartment buildings while people sleep in subways. Not only are they losing their freedom, daily they are losing their lives. Let’s now get freedom in proportion. I would join a “Freedom Convoy” for the Ukraine if it would do any good.
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