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Re:Giving the middle finger is a ‘God-given right’, Canadian... by nucleardog on Friday March 10, 2023 @07:27PM (#35103429)
Yep. If you don’t live in Ottawa, please stop trying to tell us how peaceful and reasonable the attempt at overthrowing our democratically elected government, attended by nazis flying swastikas on our monuments and involving people trying to burn down buildings, was.
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Re:Giving the middle finger is a ‘God-given right’, Canadian... by version_five on Friday March 10, 2023 @07:43PM (#35103605)
Lol

(Just to be clear, is case anyone doesn't know about this, the above is either an absolutely insane or absurdly dishonest characterization, it's easy to do your own research)

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Re:Giving the middle finger is a ‘God-given right’, Canadian... by 908B64B197 on Friday March 10, 2023 @08:17PM (#35103945)
I wonder how a civil war refugee would react seeing this [0] [1] labelled as an attempt to overthrow a democratically elected government.

[0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P74pbbhCZng

[1] https://www.youtube.com/shorts/hzfwaSVIvoA

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Re:Giving the middle finger is a ‘God-given right’, Canadian... by version_five on Friday March 10, 2023 @08:26PM (#35104046)
People in Ottawa used to get about as upset about Bluesfest when it was held downtown, because there was some music from a summer festival for a few nights. They're not really a good measuring stick for how disruptive something is, more like a bunch of entitled civil servants that don't want to be disturbed while they cross off the days until their pensions arrive.
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Re:Giving the middle finger is a ‘God-given right’, Canadian... by FireBeyond on Friday March 10, 2023 @10:08PM (#35104779)
Oh come on.

Comparing truck and ship horns with closed circuits for 22 hours or more a day to "music from a summer festival" might not be the MOST disingenuous comparison I've heard, but it's pretty close, if not.

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Re:Giving the middle finger is a ‘God-given right’, Canadian... by SonicScrub on Friday March 10, 2023 @08:49PM (#35104228)
I did my own research on the subject when I attempted to skate down the canal (a usually enjoyable winter activity) during that time period. The above characterization is mostly correct. However they forgot to mention the racial slurs. They also forgot to mention the constant harassment of medical staff at city hospitals just trying to get to and from work.
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Re:Giving the middle finger is a ‘God-given right’, Canadian... by version_five on Friday March 10, 2023 @09:09PM (#35104379)
A bit ironic to get upset because your canal skate was disturbed by people peacefully protesting a government that was forcing everybody in the country to comply with all sorts of absurd measures.
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Re:Giving the middle finger is a ‘God-given right’, Canadian... by FireBeyond on Friday March 10, 2023 @10:06PM (#35104771)
https://www.npr.org/2022/02/10/1079842220/ottawa-trucker-con...

Ah yes, the confederate flag, that ubiquitous symbol of Canadian freedom.

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Re:Giving the middle finger is a ‘God-given right’, Canadian... by alfor on Friday March 10, 2023 @11:15PM (#35105254)
oh yeah the well known nazi truckers of Canada...

Don’t forget the farmers nazi, the nurses nazi, the little kids nazi, the immigrant dark skin nazi.

The oppression clearly came from the government, it’s high time to wake up.

At this point I don’t know if this is a parody position or you really believe it.

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