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  • JollyJ Offline
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    Jolly
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    #1

    From Glen Reynolds:

    https://nypost.com/2024/01/29/opinion/canadas-elite-colluded-against-the-freedom-convoy-truckers-just-as-americas-elite-have-colluded-against-us/

    “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

    Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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    • George KG Offline
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      George K
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      The Canadian court's opinion is that of one judge. I wonder if PM Zoolander will appeal the ruling.

      The government-funded nongovernmental organization (got that?) the Canadian Anti-Hate Network identified the feds’ opposition as extremists and possible terrorists, which the government then used as “independent” support for its actions.

      Vermin....

      "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

      The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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      • JollyJ Offline
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        #3

        Waiting for Renauda to weigh in...

        “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

        Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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        • RenaudaR Offline
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          Renauda
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          #4

          I supported the use of the Emergencies Act to the end the occupation at the time and, in retrospect l, still do. The judge’s decision last week will be appealed to a higher court. It will continue along that path and will likely end up in the Supreme Court. It probably should. That’s all that matters to me.

          In any case the article is not about Canada, it’s elites, or the use of the Emergencies Act. Rather the article is about US politics and the Biden administration. All the scribble about Canada is little more than convenient ornaments adorning the author’s narrative about what does not like in the US.

          Par for course in what comes out of the slick US media outlets about the world outside.

          Elbows up!

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          • RenaudaR Renauda

            I supported the use of the Emergencies Act to the end the occupation at the time and, in retrospect l, still do. The judge’s decision last week will be appealed to a higher court. It will continue along that path and will likely end up in the Supreme Court. It probably should. That’s all that matters to me.

            In any case the article is not about Canada, it’s elites, or the use of the Emergencies Act. Rather the article is about US politics and the Biden administration. All the scribble about Canada is little more than convenient ornaments adorning the author’s narrative about what does not like in the US.

            Par for course in what comes out of the slick US media outlets about the world outside.

            George KG Offline
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            George K
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            #5

            @Renauda said in Freedom Convoy Opinion:

            I supported the use of the Emergencies Act to the end the occupation

            When truckers, and others, interfere with free trade, free movement, etc., they are no different than the asshats who wave Palestinian flags outside O'Hare's expressways. Your right to demonstrate ends where my right to shop, travel, and do business begins.

            That said, how do you feel about "de-banking" these people - freezing their assets and limiting their ability to access them?

            "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

            The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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            • RenaudaR Offline
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              Renauda
              wrote on last edited by Renauda
              #6

              No issue, didn’t bother me at all. They brought it on themselves.

              Elbows up!

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                Jolly
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                #7

                You are correct about Elites, but I don't think the article is limited to the U.S. or to just an American viewpoint. Rather, it notes that it's a widespread phenomena.

                “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                • RenaudaR Offline
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                  Renauda
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                  #8

                  Don’t care.

                  Elbows up!

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                  • RenaudaR Renauda

                    No issue, didn’t bother me at all. They brought it on themselves.

                    JollyJ Offline
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                    @Renauda said in Freedom Convoy Opinion:

                    No issue, didn’t bother me at all. They brought it on themselves.

                    Even in protest, a person should be secure in their assets, unless adjudicated differently.

                    “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                    Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                    • RenaudaR Offline
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                      Renauda
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                      #10

                      Even in protest, a person should be secure in their assets, unless adjudicated differently.

                      Maybe, maybe not. In this case, the latter.

                      And as for elites, I agree there are elites in every society regardless of its political structure.

                      Elbows up!

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                      • RenaudaR Renauda

                        Even in protest, a person should be secure in their assets, unless adjudicated differently.

                        Maybe, maybe not. In this case, the latter.

                        And as for elites, I agree there are elites in every society regardless of its political structure.

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                        George K
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                        @Renauda said in Freedom Convoy Opinion:

                        Even in protest, a person should be secure in their assets, unless adjudicated differently.

                        Maybe, maybe not. In this case, the latter.

                        Block a highway, and lose your bank access?

                        "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                        The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                        • George KG George K

                          @Renauda said in Freedom Convoy Opinion:

                          Even in protest, a person should be secure in their assets, unless adjudicated differently.

                          Maybe, maybe not. In this case, the latter.

                          Block a highway, and lose your bank access?

                          RenaudaR Offline
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                          Renauda
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                          @George-K said in Freedom Convoy Opinion:

                          @Renauda said in Freedom Convoy Opinion:

                          Even in protest, a person should be secure in their assets, unless adjudicated differently.

                          Maybe, maybe not. In this case, the latter.

                          Block a highway, and lose your bank access?

                          Yes, that is one tool the invocation of the Emergencies Act offers. Only temporary but seemingly quite effective in quelling the disturbance.

                          Elbows up!

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                            What happens when it's a disturbance you support?

                            “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                            Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                              Renauda
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                              #14

                              I don’t support disturbances in general and certainly not disturbances of any sort that would facilitate cause to invoke the Emergencies Act.

                              Elbows up!

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