Well, the Trucker Protests Show Us One Thing Anyway

[themanintheseersuckersuit]

How much economic damage have the COVID shutdowns caused?

[tlynn78]

How much economic damage have the COVID shutdowns caused?

I bet it has a "b"

[Bob78164]

How much economic damage have the COVID shutdowns caused?

How much economic activity was lost because people don't feel safe going out among those determined to remain unvaccinated?

You may have missed this, but the economy is actually doing pretty well right now. Job creation is way up. So are wages. Yes, inflation is high, but we could ease the sting for the people suffering from inflation if Republicans would get on board with restoring the federal payments we were making to parents until the end of the year. Payments, by the way, that every single Republican in Congress voted against. --Bob

[flockofseagulls104]

I think the protests involving more than ten million people edged out the protests involving a few thousand. Of course, that includes the violence started by right-wing provocoteurs. --Bob

Bob, I would suggest you do some actual research on real life. It would maybe help your credibility a bit.

Maybe start by googling BLM Protest damage, BLM Antifa damage, stuff like that. Maybe go to 'images' if you don't want to read about it, which you probably won't. I know, all these people are right wing fanatics, and they made it up.

I like your use of the phrase 'mostly peaceful'. It says a lot.

https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/o ... -peaceful/

But I know I'm pissing in the wind. I'm not going to lift a finger to convince you of anything. Waste of time. You don't want to educate yourself and stay in your comfort zone, knock yourself out.

I suspect you don't realize that the blockage of the Ambassador Bridge and related protests has already caused a couple of billion (with a "b") dollars in economic damage. That's a REALLY important link between our countries. --Bob

Anyone killed? Again, not addressing the point. Just deflecting.
The Prime Minister's response? Same as yours. They are brain dead racists. Let's confiscate their money and create emergency powers to break them. We don't need to re-examine our policies. Screw them. We are much smarter, tolerant and virtuous than them. We know what's best.
Which is exactly what they are protesting taken to a higher level.

[flockofseagulls104]

How much economic damage have the COVID shutdowns caused?

How much economic activity was lost because people don't feel safe going out among those determined to remain unvaccinated?

You may have missed this, but the economy is actually doing pretty well right now. Job creation is way up. So are wages. Yes, inflation is high, but we could ease the sting for the people suffering from inflation if Republicans would get on board with restoring the federal payments we were making to parents until the end of the year. Payments, by the way, that every single Republican in Congress voted against. --Bob

Let's ignore the societal, cultural and political ramifications.

[Beebs52]

But I guess we weren’t talking about the brightest bunch of people to begin with.

What an arrogant thing to say. You just can't help it, can you?

T R I G G E R E D

Honk honk! Let me sit outside your window and honk all day. Then I will be triggered when you vote for the other candidate!

Honk honk!

Well, it was mainly the downtown core, so. Are there restaurants and nightlife there?

[themanintheseersuckersuit]

How much economic damage have the COVID shutdowns caused?

I bet it has a "b"

I think it’s a T

[tlynn78]

How much economic damage have the COVID shutdowns caused?

I bet it has a "b"

I think it’s a T

Most likely.

[Bob78164]

The Prime Minister's response? Same as yours. They are brain dead racists. Let's confiscate their money and create emergency powers to break them. We don't need to re-examine our policies. Screw them. We are much smarter, tolerant and virtuous than them. We know what's best.
Which is exactly what they are protesting taken to a higher level.

The fact that I never said "[t]hey are brain dead racists" (or anything like that) leaves me more than a little skeptical that you have your facts right about what Prime Minister Trudeau said. I don't think the protestors are brain-dead racists. I think they're selfish pricks.

In any event, what the Canadian protests are doing is the classic definition of bullying. The protestors are in a decided minority in their views so they can't prevail via the democratic process. Knowing this, they're attempting to cause pain in order to bully their opponents into submission. I'm glad it doesn't appear to be working. --Bob

[tlynn78]

What an arrogant thing to say. You just can't help it, can you?

T R I G G E R E D

Honk honk! Let me sit outside your window and honk all day. Then I will be triggered when you vote for the other candidate!

Honk honk!

Well, it was mainly the downtown core, so. Are there restaurants and nightlife there?

You pesky fact-thrower, you.

[Beebs52]

BTW the REALITY of the situation is that the VACCINE IS SAFE and BIDEN HAD WAY MORE VOTES.

So while BLM was reckless and counterproductive to do what they did, they did have the REALITY that black guys are getting shot by cops way too much to say it’s simple bad luck.

So that’s one thing going for them those truckers should look into.

Honk!

Hope you're not working right now. Cooler heads and all.

[flockofseagulls104]

The Prime Minister's response? Same as yours. They are brain dead racists. Let's confiscate their money and create emergency powers to break them. We don't need to re-examine our policies. Screw them. We are much smarter, tolerant and virtuous than them. We know what's best.
Which is exactly what they are protesting taken to a higher level.

The fact that I never said "[t]hey are brain dead racists" (or anything like that) leaves me more than a little skeptical that you have your facts right about what Prime Minister Trudeau said. I don't think the protestors are brain-dead racists. I think they're selfish pricks.

In any event, what the Canadian protests are doing is the classic definition of bullying. The protestors are in a decided minority in their views so they can't prevail via the democratic process. Knowing this, they're attempting to cause pain in order to bully their opponents into submission. I'm glad it doesn't appear to be working. --Bob

Or protesting being bullied because the bullies have all the power. And, as you can see, the real bullies don't want to even think about giving up one inch of their power. They'll use even power more to prevent that. And once they get it, they will never give it up. That's how it has always worked throughout history, as our founding fathers knew well.

[themanintheseersuckersuit]

How much economic damage have the COVID shutdowns caused?

How much economic activity was lost because people don't feel safe going out among those determined to remain unvaccinated?

You may have missed this, but the economy is actually doing pretty well right now. Job creation is way up. So are wages. Yes, inflation is high, but we could ease the sting for the people suffering from inflation if Republicans would get on board with restoring the federal payments we were making to parents until the end of the year. Payments, by the way, that every single Republican in Congress voted against. --Bob

Very little by 3/28/20 73-year-old diabetic Tom Hanks and his wife Rita had returned to the USA having recovered from C-19 and my nieces were 2 weeks past their return from the last Spring Break Caribbean Cruise with no one reporting illness. The Navy hospital ship Comfort left
New York April 30, 2020

[Beebs52]

The Prime Minister's response? Same as yours. They are brain dead racists. Let's confiscate their money and create emergency powers to break them. We don't need to re-examine our policies. Screw them. We are much smarter, tolerant and virtuous than them. We know what's best.
Which is exactly what they are protesting taken to a higher level.

The fact that I never said "[t]hey are brain dead racists" (or anything like that) leaves me more than a little skeptical that you have your facts right about what Prime Minister Trudeau said. I don't think the protestors are brain-dead racists. I think they're selfish pricks.

In any event, what the Canadian protests are doing is the classic definition of bullying. The protestors are in a decided minority in their views so they can't prevail via the democratic process. Knowing this, they're attempting to cause pain in order to bully their opponents into submission. I'm glad it doesn't appear to be working. --Bob

So just to be clear, you assume they're in the minority and you're okay with other minority protests, just not this one. Assuming they're in the minority and all.

[themanintheseersuckersuit]

BTW the REALITY of the situation is that the VACCINE IS SAFE and BIDEN HAD WAY MORE VOTES.

If the vaccines were safe and effective, why didn’t the shutdowns end and why should the vaccinated fear the unvaccinated?

[BackInTex]

So while BLM was reckless and counterproductive to do what they did, they did have the REALITY that black guys are getting shot by cops way too much to say it’s simple bad look.

Not bad look{sic] but bad behavior. Not 100% of the time, nothing is 100%.

I guess the fact that black guys are getting shot by black guys at 1000x the rate they are shot by cops is irrelevant to them. Why protest that, or even address the problem?

[Weyoun]

BTW the REALITY of the situation is that the VACCINE IS SAFE and BIDEN HAD WAY MORE VOTES.

So while BLM was reckless and counterproductive to do what they did, they did have the REALITY that black guys are getting shot by cops way too much to say it’s simple bad luck.

So that’s one thing going for them those truckers should look into.

Honk!

Hope you're not working right now. Cooler heads and all.

What is this work you are talking about? I was just going to mooch off others with a Gofundme and spend all day blocking the road

[Weyoun]

So while BLM was reckless and counterproductive to do what they did, they did have the REALITY that black guys are getting shot by cops way too much to say it’s simple bad look.

Not bad look{sic] but bad behavior. Not 100% of the time, nothing is 100%.

I guess the fact that black guys are getting shot by black guys at 1000x the rate they are shot by cops is irrelevant to them. Why protest that, or even address the problem?

Great question - but not really what we were talking about.

[Weyoun]

BTW the REALITY of the situation is that the VACCINE IS SAFE and BIDEN HAD WAY MORE VOTES.

If the vaccines were safe and effective, why didn’t the shutdowns end and why should the vaccinated fear the unvaccinated?

I agree. Boosted crowd should do fine. I exercise in a public gym every day without a mask.

Get vaccinated!

[Weyoun]

What an arrogant thing to say. You just can't help it, can you?

T R I G G E R E D

Honk honk! Let me sit outside your window and honk all day. Then I will be triggered when you vote for the other candidate!

Honk honk!

Well, it was mainly the downtown core, so. Are there restaurants and nightlife there?

“Mainly” is such a weasel word.

My good friend in Ottawa could hear it from his house.

And actual people live downtown! Go figure.

[Weyoun]

Bob, I would suggest you do some actual research on real life. It would maybe help your credibility a bit.

Maybe start by googling BLM Protest damage, BLM Antifa damage, stuff like that. Maybe go to 'images' if you don't want to read about it, which you probably won't. I know, all these people are right wing fanatics, and they made it up.

I like your use of the phrase 'mostly peaceful'. It says a lot.

https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/o ... -peaceful/

But I know I'm pissing in the wind. I'm not going to lift a finger to convince you of anything. Waste of time. You don't want to educate yourself and stay in your comfort zone, knock yourself out.

I suspect you don't realize that the blockage of the Ambassador Bridge and related protests has already caused a couple of billion (with a "b") dollars in economic damage. That's a REALLY important link between our countries. --Bob

Anyone killed? Again, not addressing the point. Just deflecting.
The Prime Minister's response? Same as yours. They are brain dead racists. Let's confiscate their money and create emergency powers to break them. We don't need to re-examine our policies. Screw them. We are much smarter, tolerant and virtuous than them. We know what's best.
Which is exactly what they are protesting taken to a higher level.

This would be a great point if these protestors were not clearly aiming to disrupt the lives of everyone else.

If it was a peaceful march and Trudeau was stealing their money that would be a big concern.

WEIRD how the libertarians thinks that some folks aren’t entitled to peace, quiet, and access to work, because another crowd wants things to be another way.

I think the vaccinated rate is Canada is north of 85%? So these folks are an absolute (and moral) minority.

[flockofseagulls104]

Weyoun, and only weyoun please,

Tell me, what if we woke up tomorrow and everyone in the world was vaccinated. What would be different than today?

[a1mamacat]

LMAO! Someone is certainly triggered.

“OMG. He is being mean.”

Signed,
Person who thinks honking all night and keep people up makes sense.

But I guess words were always more important than actions to you.

You big… HONKY!

LOL - tell the truth - you have a ten year-old who got ahold of your posting credentials, right? Bless your heart.

What would be your excuse?

[a1mamacat]

What an arrogant thing to say. You just can't help it, can you?

T R I G G E R E D

Honk honk! Let me sit outside your window and honk all day. Then I will be triggered when you vote for the other candidate!

Honk honk!

Well, it was mainly the downtown core, so. Are there restaurants and nightlife there?

The area is surrounded by residential high rises, several hospitals, and seniors care home.

[a1mamacat]

The Prime Minister's response? Same as yours. They are brain dead racists. Let's confiscate their money and create emergency powers to break them. We don't need to re-examine our policies. Screw them. We are much smarter, tolerant and virtuous than them. We know what's best.
Which is exactly what they are protesting taken to a higher level.

The fact that I never said "[t]hey are brain dead racists" (or anything like that) leaves me more than a little skeptical that you have your facts right about what Prime Minister Trudeau said. I don't think the protestors are brain-dead racists. I think they're selfish pricks.

In any event, what the Canadian protests are doing is the classic definition of bullying. The protestors are in a decided minority in their views so they can't prevail via the democratic process. Knowing this, they're attempting to cause pain in order to bully their opponents into submission. I'm glad it doesn't appear to be working. --Bob

Or protesting being bullied because the bullies have all the power. And, as you can see, the real bullies don't want to even think about giving up one inch of their power. They'll use even power more to prevent that. And once they get it, they will never give it up. That's how it has always worked throughout history, as our founding fathers knew well.

Oh, the irony of you saying this….