The Freedom Convoy in Week Two: don't believe the fake news media

THIS IS DESECRATION BUT IT IS NOT IN CANADA

The Freedom Convoy of truckers left Vancouver on January 23rd and arrived in Ottawa, the nation's capital on January 29th. The media seemingly conspiring with the government have lied about the truckers and other protesters, but there have been some independent journalists who have been covering the story to challenge the fake news.

First of all, there has been no desecration of any monuments or statue like the media has claimed. For example, the CBC, a government owned network, claimed that the statue of Terry Fox was desecrated. Fox was a one-legged young man who attempted a run across all of Canada to fight cancer. Sadly, he died along the way and is considered a Canadian hero. The statue of Terry Fox is located downtown not far from Parliament Hill. The so-called desecration of the statue had Fox holding a Canadian flag, with a sign saying "Mandate Freedom." This was not a desecration--if Fox was alive today, I suspect he would be proud to stand behind the truckers and to hold the flag of his country. 

NOT DESECRATION

Desecration is what Antifa and BLM have done to our nation's historical statues, like what you see here. That didn't happen in Canada at all--not even close. The city has fenced off certain monuments to give the appearance that they are in danger of vandalism--this is simply not true.

Second, there has been no violence. Even the Ottawa police admit that there has been no violence. Perhaps if it was colder and the streets froze and ice formed and a hockey game broke out, that would be a different story.

Eleven days have passed since the truckers arrived in Ottawa. Prime Minister "Just Run" Trudeau has come out of hiding and denounced the truckers/protesters calling them Nazis. Calling people you disagree with a Nazi is not only lazy thinking and a clear sign that your argument is weak, but it diminishes who the real Nazis are and shows that the person using this term is a complete moron. 

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The third point is that people have been arrested for trying to supply truckers with fuel to keep them warm at night. And others have brought them food, phones and even electric generators, because Canadians, for the most part, believe in freedom and this protest. 

The media would have us believe otherwise. But the video below, while it is quite long, is a good depiction of what Ottawa is experiencing these past days. David Freiheit, the videographer, is an attorney and now a full-time YouTube producer. You can see some of his earlier man-in-the-street videos that show more of the protests earlier in the week.

Finally, unlike BLM, Antifa, and others on the Left, the people at this protest did not throw their garbage out on the street. They used the provided trash bags and there was no mess. Perhaps they took their cues from our TEA Party.

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