From the “I did nothing until they came for me” file. Canada and the US took years to hammer out a trade agreement but brokered arrangements to investigate protesting truckers within days.
Ottawa Police say they are working with police agencies across Ontario, the RCMP, Sûreté du Quebec, & federal intelligence agencies.
Homeland Security and the FBI are also helping with an investigation into online threats that originated from the U.S.
— Marieke Walsh (@MariekeWalsh) February 4, 2022
What if one of them is also a parent who spoke out in front of a school board? You villain!
The government can’t be wrong, so the logical conclusion is to treat everyone like a terrorist. Any similar effort in the US should expect the attention of the FBI, the IRS, the DOT, Commerce, Welfare, Child Services, the EPA, every agency they can muster.
Make an example of a few to intimidate the rest to sit down and shut up.
That’s the template.
If they can smear the more outspoken “leaders” with years-ago sexual assault or child molestation or pornography (which is ironic because they love that stuff themselves), they’ll do that too.
The response to these likely threats has to be doubling down. More peaceful protest until it becomes politically inexpedient. They are not permanent fixtures yet, these thugs in high places. They can still be voted out of office and replaced.
Disenfranchising millions of people who can’t help but pay attention is the privilege of despots, not the elected. If enough of us get uncomfortable, they will make a change on the slim chance their lives might get easier before they come for them.
Let’s not just hope for that. Let us help make it happen.
