Thread by @decolonizedotca

Alright. After reviewing all of the events that took place on Saturday in Toronto, while they do seem relatively tame in comparison to Ottawa, there were still a number of people driving vehicles representing businesses that were willfully breaking traffic and city-by-laws.

The Toronto Police reported to the CBC that a Peel ambulance was slowed down on Saturday in Toronto. To which the police state

'This is unacceptable and will not be tolerated.'

Strong words that were followed up inaction by TPS.

This thread may be of service to those who were negatively affected in any way by the illegal acts of those who participated in the 'so-called' protest on Saturday in Toronto.

Lets call it what it is. A slow roll down city streets, that intentionally disrupted & blocked traffic.

Here's our first slow roller. While I will try to focus on businesses, rather than private vehicles.

Some of these trucks hung around and circled the city well after the majority of the 'protest' was finished. This was a coordinated effort to disrupt traffic.

St.Clair/Ave.

Here's another slow roller. stopping at a green light on Avenue.

While the right-hand lane is open in this photo, there were numerous times when vehicles were intentionally stopped and blocked both lanes.

Another slow roller. Concrete Pumping.

Another slow roller. Toilet man.

Then we have this vehicle. Who's driver felt like what they were doing was so right and just, that they covered up the name of the business on their company vehicle.

liberty?

Then we got this honking big slow roller.

Back view of the logistics 5 ton.

These Freedom Canada folks got some decals made just for the occasions.

Then we got this honking slow roller. Not an expert, but I don't think this thing is allowed to be slow-rolling through the city. What do I know though?

Then we have this honking slow roller. Who gets into the right lane and blocks cars turning off St. Clair (video shows this more clear)

Another honking slow-rolling big rig.

Here's an interesting pair. This looks like an undercover cop car. Even has the weird side light on it too. Weird.

Lots of big gaps like this. The slow roll through my neighborhood was well over an hour and a half of honking and aggressive drivers delaying traffic.

Here's a real brave freedom fighter blocking both vehicle and pedestrian traffic with his car at St.Clair and Avenue.

More honking green light slow rollers.

Started walking south after seeing this.

Look, Gadsden is not directly a 'racist' flag, but depending on who is waiving it, you can make a case for some serious racial insensitivity.

Especially when it's being waived by a group of white people through a Jewish neighborhood.

Then there's this insensitive nonsense.

34,969 Canadians have died from COVID-19 in the past two years.

Also, nice workers movement you got here being led by folks driving the $50,000 Yukons.

Freedom to them means death for others.

'Stop normalizing masks'

Real little dick energy.

Freedom is written in the dirt. So apropos.

The individual in this vehicle was slow-rolling extensively. So much so that the passenger got out of the vehicle and walked along with it while smoking.

Caught up with ol' Gadsden in Yorkville. Nice spiffy Dodge you got there sir, I'm sure so many people are treading on you.

Can confirm, white male.

This white guy with the $50,000 Silverado also thinks he's being tred on.

And then... a hero emerged.

This young person had a sign, as is their right during you know, 'freedom convoy' - the freedom fighters did not like the sign. Luckily they had friends with them because an angry mob gradually ascended over.

Yes, let's bring our children out onto the middle of the road when it's not legally closed for a protest.

I remember white people condemning Tamils for doing the same thing a few years ago in Toronto, except they were actually protesting for a cause, not being whiney babies.

OH, AND THEY WEREN'T USING VEHICLES.

Anyways, back to these white cis-males with their liberation symbols.

'I'm a white upper-middle-class male in Canada. I'm so oppressed.' - these guys.

This butthead honked right as I was walking past his truck. Real impressed by your horn Franky.

Can't have a white grievance rally without honoring the king of populist white grievance.

'Trump won'

After a hard day of freedom fight. (They walked one block). Time to kick back and enjoy some grub from a street meat vendor. The only working-class individual in sight.

Then I headed to the foot of Queen's Park where I came across a small contingent of counter-protesters who were being harassed by so-called 'freedom fighters' for holding signs that reflected opposing views.

Some were more abrasive than others.

Here's an 8-minute video of everything just covered.

Norcon Concrete Pumping

Lots of white folks from Minden are sick of being oppressed.

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