Re:Justin Trudeau announces resignation as Canadian prime mi...
by catgary on Monday January 06, 2025 @11:47AM
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There had already been one standoff between local residents and truckers, I remember there being chatter that the next weekend groups were going to coordinate in their neighborhoods and drive out the convoy on their own (using baseball bats, cast iron skillets, or golf clubs if need be). The situation had the potential to turn into an absolute blood bath.
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Re:Justin Trudeau announces resignation as Canadian prime mi...
by kubb on Monday January 06, 2025 @11:59AM
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In the US some psychopath straight up shot and killed a climate activist who was in the way of his car. It’s a miracle something similar didn’t happen there.
Re:Justin Trudeau announces resignation as Canadian prime mi...
by mlekoszek on Monday January 06, 2025 @12:03PM
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At the risk of sounding reductive (and huge sympathies to the family of the activist) -- stories like this show the difference between Canada and America.
Re:Justin Trudeau announces resignation as Canadian prime mi...
by catgary on Monday January 06, 2025 @12:02PM
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If someone tried this protest in the US someone would have been shot night one.
Re:Justin Trudeau announces resignation as Canadian prime mi...
by taeric on Monday January 06, 2025 @01:07PM
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In the US? I recall an event in Panama. Quickly googling shows the person was a dual US citizen? Maybe that is what you are thinking of?
Re:Justin Trudeau announces resignation as Canadian prime mi...
by relaxing on Monday January 06, 2025 @01:26PM
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OP is probably conflating the environmentalist protestor shot in the US by cops and the numerous racial justice protestors killed by motorists, along with the incident you mentioned. Easy mistake to make.
Re:Justin Trudeau announces resignation as Canadian prime mi...
by taeric on Monday January 06, 2025 @01:42PM
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I don't remember a protestor shot by cops in the US? Searching, I see something happened in Atlanta?
And I remember a few motorist incidents, but numerous? Certainly more than I would prefer.