Only 10 showed up after predicting massive turnout for Trucker's Convoy to DC

[kpete]

The trucker protest by the Washington Monument is off to a slow and cold start. As of now, only 10 folks with the “Stage of Freedom” event are here. More press and police than rally-goers.
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[Ocelot II]

1. As usual, more porta-potties than people...

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

9. That's not a bad problem to have.

I wasn't at Woodstock, but I saw pictures.

More porta-potties, please.

[zuul]

2. Womp womp.

[PittBlue]

3. Wonderful news!

[ItsjustMe]

4. No more Russian money to fund them

[Nevilledog]

10. ...

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Dale Rutz
@DaleRutz
Gosh ... lock out money from Russia and suddenly these astroturf "protests" are completely empty. I'm sure it totally a coincidence ....

Ron Filipkowski
@RonFilipkowski
Wow, this huge ‘Freedom Convoy’ trucker rally in DC is lit. Really making a bold statement. Three weeks of hype from Steve Bannon every day. For this? From @FordFischer
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11:41 AM · Mar 1, 2022

[lagomorph777]

14. Putin's people are disappearing as his money does.

[NCjack]

5. They should go to Russia and join Putin's convoy of "peacekeepers".

[NCDem47]

6. Go ask the Ukrainians about freedom

The "truckers" are dicks and look soooooo foolish right now. Nobody has ANY sympathy for them at the moment.

[Blues Heron]

7. Putin changed everything

time to unite against a common enemy. Like Woody Guthrie said to his bandmates when WWII broke out - “boys- we’ll never sing a protest song again..“

[herding cats]

8. "Where are the trucks!? Where are the trucks!?"

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“Where are the trucks!? Where are the trucks!?” the rally organizer yells. Still not a singular truck in sight.

[gratuitous]

11. Kyle, you're blathering on about thousands and millions

But the evidence before your own eyes shows that you have wildly - perhaps even delusionally (as in not allowed out in public unaccompanied) - overestimated the number of your supporters.

Wouldn't now be a good time for a slice of rhubarb pie?

[lame54]

12. That's 10 in Trump math...

The biggest, most tremendous protest ever

[Patterson]

13. Ten trucks or ten people?

[lagomorph777]

15. Ten people; zero trucks.

And from the photo, I'd say ten people is a very generous estimate.

[Sneederbunk]

16. Laughter can be heard from Canada.

Hard to circle the wagons when there are no wagons.

[Hekate]

19. Laughter can be heard from California, too. "Where are the trucks?"

[Hekate]

17. There is no joy in Mudville...

[uponit7771]

18. Yep, they cut off Russian funding and parts of MAGA Militia go broke ... hmmm

[Diamond_Dog]

20. ...

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[Hortensis]

21. :) Good. The bigger of several are due the arrive Saturday and Sunday,

Some are pulling out today in different states apparently. Including one from WA that says it will meet up with others near Peoria on March 5 to continue on. (?) How many are in those, or if any more cancel, may be an indicator.

It seems that the media are mostly trying to avoid publicizing and rabblerousing by giving them the attention they need. I scanned some local papers covering those through their towns and found the lack of at least estimates of numbers suspicious. Highways are normally full of trucks, but the convoys do park for the night. A paper at a stop for "The People's Convoy" said "hundreds" but it was clearly a friendly puff piece, plus no indication how many were friends and relatives bringing vehicles for sightseeing.

Probably turnout will nothing like they hoped (bless their hearts) and hopefully embarrassing, but with big rigs converging from across the nation outside the DC perimeter, there should ultimately be enough to cause some trouble, beyond just to the commuters who clog up the perimeter most days themselves.