Earth Day demo presses for change
There was a demonstration and march Friday for Earth Day, pressing for an end to fossil fuels. It’s well intentioned, but makes me think of the Ringwraith’s “Let the little people blow! Sauron would deal with them later.”
dhomas 14:00 on 2022-04-23 Permalink
To counterbalance, there was the Libarté convoy at the Galeries d’Anjou today, with tons of pickup trucks and other large combustion engine vehicles. Also seen were “Fuck Trudeau” and defaced Canadian flags. I don’t understand exactly what the point of this “protest” is.
Kate 14:44 on 2022-04-23 Permalink
Neither do I. A piece I linked below mentions that some of them are against Quebec’s Bill 15, which prioritizes the well‑being of children in family law situations, but that’s got nothing to do with Trudeau.
CE 16:29 on 2022-04-23 Permalink
There were a hundred or so people complaining about masks and their lack of freedom at Parc La Fontaine today. They had a stage and a few trucks that would blare their horns every once and a while. Lots of Canadian flags along with more Alberta and American flags than you normally see flying in Montreal.
Kate 18:53 on 2022-04-23 Permalink
Has anybody ever asked the spokespeople what they think freedom would mean? And what is happening in their lives that keeps them from experiencing freedom now? (Besides masks, of course, which are an outrage worthy of North Korea.)
DisgruntledGoat 02:55 on 2022-04-24 Permalink
“To counterbalance, there was the Libarté convoy at the Galeries d’Anjou today, with tons of pickup trucks and other large combustion engine vehicles. Also seen were “Fuck Trudeau” and defaced Canadian flags. I don’t understand exactly what the point of this “protest” is.”
dhomas, Kate, this is the same routine of us trying to filter the 2016-2020 news from the US through some traditional analytical filter that uses rational thought and journalistic standards. It doesn’t matter anymore. Protests happen because people are mad and they like annoying people, the only cause is the disruption and annoyance of the “other”. There is no reasonable political discourse going on in cases like this, it’s a waste of brain cells trying to reconcile it.
Kate 09:12 on 2022-04-24 Permalink
All I mean is: what would satisfy them?