People should be alarmed, but they’re not.
Barely anyone pays attention to news anymore. People don’t put any of these actions into context.
Most just go on with their daily routine and don’t give this a thought.
Barely anyone pays attention to news anymore. People don’t put any of these actions into context.
Most just go on with their daily routine and don’t give this a thought.
https://twitter.com/jwsthomson/status/1462139953832349696
That’s how fascism creeps in. That’s how police states are formed. Slowly, incrementally. Then you wake up one morning and all the socialists are being rounded up. All the activists prosecuted and persecuted.
We bicker about who should intervene.
We bicker about who should intervene.
But provincial pipelines are provincial jurisdiction. What’s happening in BC is entirely provincial. Note worthy because it’s happening during an extreme crisis.
Whether the protesters have a case or not, protesting is not an illegal activity.
Whether the protesters have a case or not, protesting is not an illegal activity.
Whether you agree with the protest or not, arresting journalists for trying to document what is happening is a frightening escalation that has become too regular of an occurrence.
But most British Columbians are distracted by the floods.
But most British Columbians are distracted by the floods.
Most of the rest of Canada is distracted by local politics and covid.
So we have police asserting themselves to protect property that is on unceded territory. And no one bats an eye.
Yes, this is how a fascist crackdown begins.
So we have police asserting themselves to protect property that is on unceded territory. And no one bats an eye.
Yes, this is how a fascist crackdown begins.
Journalists unable to perform the job of keeping the public informed is a tell tale sign of authoritarian power and complicity of the court system and law enforcement.
Who is directing this action? It’s not the feds. It’s not BC NDP. It’s the corporation and owners.
Who is directing this action? It’s not the feds. It’s not BC NDP. It’s the corporation and owners.
And who might that be? Alberta investors at ATB of course. And American investors eager to finish the pipeline.
There’s nothing like a little chaos to use for cover when performing imperialist enforcement.
And the public is entirely distracted.
There’s nothing like a little chaos to use for cover when performing imperialist enforcement.
And the public is entirely distracted.
Gotta wonder about that timing? Couldn’t be more perfect to cover up the transformational authoritarian control by corporations and far right politicians in control of pension assets.
Kenney is a piece of work. A true bottom feeder. Nothing is beyond reproach.
Kenney is a piece of work. A true bottom feeder. Nothing is beyond reproach.
The RCMP needs to be purged of authoritarian officers willing to commit crimes (blocking journalists) to achieve a power grab.
And the public better start realizing chaos is when corruption is done.
And the public better start realizing chaos is when corruption is done.
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