I would like to try to isolate a single principle here. Forget all of the left-wing COVID fascism for a minute if you can. Is blocking the road a necessary part of free speech? I don’t think it is. I do not want Antifa renting RVs with George Soros money every time a gangbanger gets shot. Okay? Sorry. I do not like this precedent. BLM did this shit in Seattle and they were dragged off the freeway. Good.
Now I realize that everyone who agrees with me on this right now, the people who oppose the trucker convoy, are the worst pieces of subhuman trash on the planet. I get it. It’s a huge problem when you agree with Adolf Trudeau on something. But you can’t block the road, man. Come on man. What are you a junkie?! *thick Biden accent*
There is a layer of First Amendment jurisprudence where “ample alternative channels” or “ample alternative means” is the standard. Basically it indicates that you can restrict speech as long as the speaker has other reasonable avenues (pun intended) through which they can express themselves.
If you look at the trucker convoy, some of the most moving images (another pun wtf) were when you saw an overpass filled with people as the convoy drove through town. THAT is ample alternative means, and in this case it’s actually superior means because the speech is more effective.
MSNBC did a segment where they described how this is a fringe movement and it’s just a few people who have a huge presence because their vehicles are large. MSNBC was allowed to ignore the crowded overpasses, which debunk their entire ‘fringe movement’ bullshit, specifically because the convoy has just turned into a parking lot.
Here’s some hot overpass action 👇👇
The convoy should keep driving. They should not block the road. Aside from the fact that it’s illegal to block the road, it’s just more effective to keep rolling. Maybe have a final destination at a public fair grounds. I don’t know. A giant field in the middle of nowhere like Woodstock maybe? Are you trying to tell me Woodstock wasn’t effective or historic and the only way we can do this is by occupying downtown? Disagree.
Imagine if the convoy was a rolling convoy occupying only the slow lane and all the funds they raised went towards purchasing fuel. You think Adolf Trudeau would still seize their funds? He might. He is Hitler after all. But he would look 100x more Adolfy if he did that. Seizing funds from people whose only crime is driving slow in the right lane? That’s not great optics for Sexy Lenin.
I’m just telling you right now that you’re going to be sad when you look like a hypocrite because DeSantis is President and you need BLM off the freeway and you can’t make the argument anymore.
I am pro-convoy. I am anti-blockade.
I don’t mean to compare this to BLM Antifa because these folks aren’t destroying property so there’s no comparison at all but it’s just not good to block the road. Bad! No road blocky!!
Please crap all over me in the comments. Cheers!!
Here's the thing about civil disobedience, which is what this is.
It's against the law.
So was the civil rights movement in the American south.
So was Tank Man in Tienanmen.
This is not about protesting. The purpose of civil disobedience is to force an oppressive government's hand- to make a visible and public display to the undecided middle of how far they'll go to crush dissent.
Yes , they're breaking the law. This is not the same as being morally wrong, or on the wrong side of history.
I get what you’re saying but It’s not a “protest”. It’s a counterattack in a civil war. Much different standard.