The US Version of the Canadian Trucker Convoy Had a Tough First Day

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Source: Buzz Feed

WASHINGTON — America’s attempt to replicate the Canadian trucker protest movement got off to a slow start Wednesday as a modest number of trucks hit the road on their way to Washington, DC.

Loosely connected organizers are trying to replicate the success of the anti–vaccine mandate Freedom Convoy, which traveled from Western Canada to the capital city of Ottawa. Hundreds of vehicles and thousands of protesters effectively took over downtown Ottawa for three weeks before police cleared them out.

A lightly rebranded People’s Convoy took off from Southern California Wednesday in the same spirit. Around a dozen big rig trucks and a couple of hundred people gathered at a parking lot in the city of Adelanto for the kickoff, according to Ben Collins of NBC News. Their plan is to spend 11 days moving through Texas, then north to Indiana, then east arriving at Washington next Saturday. It’s not clear how many truckers are along for the full ride.

Meanwhile, another convoy from Scranton, Pennsylvania, was a bust, as only one truck, driven by organizer Bob Bolus, and a handful of personal vehicles showed up. They set out for Washington regardless.

Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/us-version-canadian-trucker-convoy-221209320.html

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[IronLionZion]

1. They're not very organized

The Canadians did it better

If reporters ask the Americans what they're even protesting, I bet there will be a lot of different answers. Most COVID restrictions have been lifted.

[Probatim]

2. They'd fuck up a one car funeral. Angry dumbasses yelling at the wind.

[BumRushDaShow]

3. I heard on the news here in Philly that the Scranton scrapyard brigade

consisted of 1 18-wheeler, 5 pickup trucks and some assorted and sundry vans. And then they had multiple delays getting moving.

There is an incoming rain/freezing rain/sleet/snow storm coming to this area tomorrow afternoon and night into Friday, so if they dilly dally, they will run right into it (it will be impacting D.C. too although there might be more rain there depending on the temps).

[justhanginon]

4. Acting stupid is not always easy especially when you are really, really stupid.

[NBachers]

5. Their old Peterbilt's done run outta gas.

[eppur_se_muova]

6. Bob BOLUS ?? SRSLY ?

bolus
noun [ C ]

us
/ˈboʊ.ləs/
uk
/ˈbəʊ.ləs/
bolus noun [C] (MASS)
a small round lump of a substance, especially partly digested food:
They found a large bolus of clogged material in her stomach.

[lagomorph777]

14. I had that thought too!

And this bolus wants to clog up our system.

[Emile]

7. This convoy will end up being a big nothing burger. I'm sure FOX will

do their best to make it as something really big, but it won't be!

[SomewhereInTheMiddle]

8. Interesting use of success ...

The Article said ...

Loosely connected organizers are trying to replicate the success of the anti–vaccine mandate Freedom Convoy, which traveled from Western Canada to the capital city of Ottawa. Hundreds of vehicles and thousands of protesters effectively took over downtown Ottawa for three weeks before police cleared them out.

What success? What were the organizers' goals - to create chaos or to change policy? Thet succeeded at the first but failed miserably at the second.

I see this too often in protests. Success is registered in numbers of people involved or in the length of the protest or in the immediate impact on the community.

Seldom do I hear of what policies changed or how the issue purportedly being addressed is actually resolved.

And I am not just talking about actions taken by the Rightwing.

I am not saying protests are bad or should not be part of the arsenal of political actions. I am simply saying we should keep our larger goals in mind when discussing the success of our actions.

Or maybe my grumpy curmudgeon is showing this morning.

[The Jungle 1]

9. It is not about COVID

They are a bunch of filthy fascist.

[Harker]

10. Can one truck be a convoy?

I don't think so.

[lagomorph777]

15. Emphasis on CON

[Harker]

16. Nice touch!

I'm always up for a positively snarky reframing.

[smb]

11. All But The Really Big-Red-Capital-Superman-"S" STOOPIDEST Ones Realize...

...that our government isn't going to play patty-cake with them for three weeks -- getting mixed up in this mess is going to be a quick one-way ticket to jail, followed by a search for a new job that can be done without their now-confiscated vehicles.

[IronLionZion]

12. Hawaii has the only statewide indoor mask mandate

so I would encourage these people to drive to Hawaii ASAP

[2naSalit]

13. *snort*