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[–] Alloi@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

three main groups broke the law. first, the protestors, blocking traffic, assaulting locals, breaking various bylaws. like litering, loitering, sound pollution, obstruction, etc. generally speaking, disturbing the peace.

and later on it was found out that there was mass fraud, and funds being sent to gofundme's meant for the convoy, which were syphoned off by white supremacists groups that were then linked to the january 6th insurrection in the united states, primarily the proud boys. but for now, that is beside the point.

then the police broke the law, by not enforcing the law, because many of the police were politically aligned with maple MAGA and were sympathetic to their movement. they didnt punish infractions, or keep lanes clear for regular traffic or emergency services, such as fire trucks and ambulances.

then, due to the original laws being broken, followed by the laws broken by the police refusing to enforce the laws, the government then decided to break the law, and declare a national emergency, escalated the issue drastically. and stopped the convoy.

so. nobody was innocent. everybody fucked up to a degree. but it set a precedent.

however. the real issue was caused by the vast amounts of misinformation that was being pumped via american social media companies and independant news groups, during trumps presidency. who wished to destabalize our country so that we would be put into a sore position that could be taken advantage of in the future.

this is why we are currently in a trade war with the same president they had back then, who has consistently spoken about annexing us economically, and making canada the 51st state.

also, this maga/maple maga movement, powered by the qanon movement, which was birthed on 4chan /pol/. was a deliberate manipulation and right wing psyop created by epstein and his group of pedophile billionaire pals years in advance.

its in the epstein library on the doj website if you want to read it yourself.

essentially the entire modern far right movement was created by epstein and co. which is hilariously ironic. as it is sad and disturbing.

[–] maplesaga@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Well I'm glad the ruling wasnt made by you, any protest is going to have bad actors, and dissolving peoples peaceful right to protest due to noise and traffic is a silly justification. I dont agree with their protest, but I do stand by their right to protest, just as I do the people protesting Gaza or Iran or anything else.