That said, the straight-white-male population insists on keeping its privilege. Privileged white males get whiny and sulk when anyone tells them what to do. Since we know truck drivers are heavily male, a good part of this fiasco is just immature little twerps in grown bodies pissing and moaning, throwing a temper tantrum, about having to be responsible.
That said, the straight-white-male population insists on keeping its privilege. Privileged white males get whiny and sulk when anyone tells them what to do. Since we know truck drivers are heavily male, a good part of this fiasco is just immature little twerps in grown bodies pissing and moaning, throwing a temper tantrum, about having to be responsible.
Heavy lifting... thanks for your thoughtful reply, Roland. I get your point of view completely and can see the same, although I worry that the authoritarian "influencers" here and abroad are able to stir this up into much more.
Ottawa City Councillor Matthew Luloff told NPR's Morning Edition on Tuesday that the protest has morphed into a more far-reaching and hostile demonstration against the government than was originally planned.
"Some of the most well-known radicals in this country have now descended upon the capital. Some of them are calling for violence. Some of them are threatening individual politicians," said Luloff, who also noted the presence of hate symbols and antisemitic flyers at the protest.
That said, the straight-white-male population insists on keeping its privilege. Privileged white males get whiny and sulk when anyone tells them what to do. Since we know truck drivers are heavily male, a good part of this fiasco is just immature little twerps in grown bodies pissing and moaning, throwing a temper tantrum, about having to be responsible.
Heavy lifting... thanks for your thoughtful reply, Roland. I get your point of view completely and can see the same, although I worry that the authoritarian "influencers" here and abroad are able to stir this up into much more.
Ottawa City Councillor Matthew Luloff told NPR's Morning Edition on Tuesday that the protest has morphed into a more far-reaching and hostile demonstration against the government than was originally planned.
"Some of the most well-known radicals in this country have now descended upon the capital. Some of them are calling for violence. Some of them are threatening individual politicians," said Luloff, who also noted the presence of hate symbols and antisemitic flyers at the protest.
https://www.npr.org/2022/02/08/1079212789/ottawa-trucker-convoy-protest