Thank you truckers.

[RobertELee]

Who caused the fucking problem.

That's rhetorical btw.

Black people, duh!   

[beej]

There is an economic cost that is, or shouldn't be, acceptable.

That, quote right there, says it all. The truckers are saying exactly this to their government. You shut down our businesses, took away our lively hoods, and demanded that we put something into our bodies that we don't want to put into our bodies, and that is not acceptable to us. Now we are doing the same to you until we can come to some kind of agreement.

If there is violence and destruction of property, I have yet to see the pictures, and I am against it if it does exist. But how is this different than, say, teachers refusing to teach, or Mass transit unions or port authorities unions, or any other union striking?

I said, in 2020, that the left was giving the right a blue print on how to make companies and government officials take notice. Lots of people on the left, were cheering the protests on then. Now the shoe is on the other foot.

[crazy^millman]

That, quote right there, says it all. The truckers are saying exactly this to their government. You shut down our businesses, took away our lively hoods, and demanded that we put something into our bodies that we don't want to put into our bodies, and that is not acceptable to us. Now we are doing the same to you until we can come to some kind of agreement.

If there is violence and destruction of property, I have yet to see the pictures, and I am against it if it does exist. But how is this different than, say, teachers refusing to teach, or Mass transit unions or port authorities unions, or any other union striking?

I said, in 2020, that the left was giving the right a blue print on how to make companies and government officials take notice. Lots of people on the left, were cheering the protests on then. Now the shoe is on the other foot.

Yeah more of the do as I say and not as I do. Left protests the world and the media eat it up. People who want freedom who don't identify with a party get labeled to the right and republican by ignorant left leaning democratic types and the media who are for the most part strictly Left leaning and don't want true freedom anymore. Independent and wanting freedom shouldn't have a party line. Both sides should want the same truth and freedoms, but some are happy being told how to think and what to think always and not explore what having freedom to think allows them. Sad those who cannot see what they loose every time a politician agrees to more laws and more taxes. Those of use fed up with both parties notice the difference there I said a politician not a Republican or Democrat.   

[Smit]

But how is this different than, say, teachers refusing to teach, or Mass transit unions or port authorities unions, or any other union striking.

Well, the easy and obvious answer is the highways and roads are still open so everybody can still drive to Grandmas house and not worry about grid lock. Ambulances can get to the hospitals. Businesses aren't shut down because their supply chains have been severed.

As I've said before if they want to peacefully protest that would be fine. At least in the U.S. I can't speak for the laws about that kind of thing in Canada.

[Del.]

Does Canada have just one road.

Go around. 

[BrianP.]

Hell, Republicans are passing laws that it's OK to run over protestors who block a street in some cities in this country.

You all know this is true.

I have never heard this and do not know it to be true. Do you have a link or something? As far as I know running somebody over with a car on purpose is illegal.

[BrianP.]

We had a nurses union go on strike here for 10 months in the middle of a pandemic. Units were closed. Beds closed. Patients turned away. People's lives were actually put at risk. Our Democrat Senators and Congressmen not only applauded it they stood on the line with them for photo ops.

[Smit]

I have never heard this and do not know it to be true. Do you have a link or something? As far as I know running somebody over with a car on purpose is illegal.

I'm not sure how many were actually passed but here are a couple examples, if you Google it there are more.

https://www.oklahoman.com/news/

https://www.cnn.com/2017/08/18/us/legislation-protects-drivers-injure-protesters/index.html

[BrianP.]

I'm not sure how many were actually passed but here are a couple examples, if you Google it there are more.

https://www.oklahoman.com/news/

https://www.cnn.com/2017/08/18/us/legislation-protects-drivers-injure-protesters/index.html

So just quickly reading the CNN article nowhere does it say you can run over anybody. It does say that drivers are protected from liability so long as....

a driver who caused injury or death to someone blocking a roadway while "exercising reasonable care" would not be able to be held liable for damages.

Looks like it's more to protect people from frivolous lawsuits. You know like someone trying to get by and someone jumps in front. Oh and btw one of the states in the article is Rhode Island. Don't get much bluer than that. The former governor was picked by Biden for a cabinet position. So it's not just Republican states. Would be pretty messed up if any state allowed people to be run over with no consequences.

[Del.]

In Kentucky you can run over them and then back over them. We are very progressive

[RobertELee]

As I've said before if they want to peacefully protest that would be fine.

They never said anything about Burning, Looting, and Murdering.

[Smit]

Looks like it's more to protect people from frivolous lawsuits. You know like someone trying to get by and someone jumps in front.

I would suggest any driver who was driving with due diligence and had no intent to do harm wouldn't need additional protection if somebody jumped in front of them and they were not at fault.

It's probably just a coincidence those bills were all proposed at about the same time.

Nothing to see here.

[RobertELee]

I would suggest any driver who was driving with due diligence and had no intent to do harm wouldn't need additional protection if somebody jumped in front of them and they were not at fault.

It's probably just a coincidence those bills were all proposed at about the same time.

Nothing to see here.

It's to protect drivers who get surrounded and attacked by protesters. Like here.



And here



But yeah, like always the liberals are ignoring their own misdeeds.

[Incogneeto]

I would suggest any driver who was driving with due diligence and had no intent to do harm wouldn't need additional protection if somebody jumped in front of them and they were not at fault.

It's probably just a coincidence those bills were all proposed at about the same time.

Nothing to see here.

And I thought this thread was about the truckers protesting for Freedom from Mandates.

Peacefully.

True or Untrue I do not know .But Thomas Jefferson was heard to have said.

"If a Law is Unjust you have a Right and a Duty to Disobey"

I did not see you displaying your disgust when the BLM was blocking the Freeways in Minnesota.

Nor taking over the squares in Minneapolis and less the Taking of and creation of a Zone in Seattle.

They disrupted a multitude of Citizens trying to reach Grandmas house, or Buy groceries.
Ambulances were blocked and Police precincts were burned .

C'mon Man.

You must be trolling.

I find it hard to believe you can't see the resemblance.

And the difference.

[Incogneeto]

In Kentucky you can run over them and then back over them. We are very progressive

That is only if you are an ex wife.

Doesn't count for anyone else.