Thread by @ARCCollective

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As the Pat King led convoy approaches Ottawa from the west, one can hear the palpable rise in tension in radio communication. 1/

Pat King himself seems to be feeling it too as he suggests that he won't be the instigator of anything himself. 2/

King seems to have become so concerned that he has made a public pleas for a personal security detail once he arrives in Ottawa. 3/

In fact, if he doesn't get one he suggests he wont go to Parliament Hill. 4/

Now don't get Pat wrong. He isn't nervous. It is just that he has a family and is a very important person who needs to continue to fight once this is all over. 5/

Given the atmosphere that has been created I suppose that one can't blame Pat for being on edge... though you might think he would have considered the repercussions of leading a lot of angry people on a five day road trip. 6/

cbc.ca/news/canada/ot…

cbc.ca/news/politics/… 7/

However it is especially galling when one considers that it is the past inflamed rhetoric that King has engaged in in the past (several months ago and recent) that has contributed to this atmosphere of fear and uncertainty.

A few examples. 8/

https://twitter.com/JaneQCitizen/status/1331708018656886785?s=20&t=oVjxG6rfq7nhEPSEokvDJA

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https://twitter.com/SwearingJustin/status/1486150353124925440?s=20&t=oVjxG6rfq7nhEPSEokvDJA

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https://twitter.com/ARCCollective/status/1465845905538486276?s=20&t=reBS-opAY8dBAmawCGgdaw

Pat doesn't get to wipe his hands clean if something awful happens. He has to own his part.

He's not a lone though.

Here is one of the Ontario organizers of the convoy in a recent podcast.

https://twitter.com/BikingVikingMan/status/1486970916890451970

There is also this. 11/

thestar.com/news/canada/20…

Jeremy Mackenzie, who is for all intents and purposes the leader of Diagalon, has been someone who @antihateca has been covering for a while. 12/

antihate.ca/jeremy_mackenz…

Currently in Ottawa with other members of Diagalon and other supporters, Mackenzie posted this plea for calm. 13/

That is all well and good, however as @TonyYvce notes, Mackenzie has done his share to contribute to this dangerous mood. 14/

https://twitter.com/TonyYvce/status/1444748031556005892?s=20&t=4aEDdBpKwVDmrGft_dfk2Q

Or, more succinctly and for comparison purposes... 15/

https://twitter.com/antihateca/status/1487227764625268738?s=20&t=oVjxG6rfq7nhEPSEokvDJA

And I could keep going and going and going if I wish. 16/

https://twitter.com/Justin_Ling/status/1487112260636053509?s=20&t=oVjxG6rfq7nhEPSEokvDJA

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https://twitter.com/antihateca/status/1487145719563788288?s=20&t=oVjxG6rfq7nhEPSEokvDJA

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https://twitter.com/JaneQCitizen/status/1486953119959318537?s=20&t=oVjxG6rfq7nhEPSEokvDJA

My point here?

If you have contributed to lighting the spark, you do not get the luxury of disavowing the inferno you helped to create. 19/

Another excellent thread by @JaneQCitizen I encourage you to look at. 20/

https://twitter.com/JaneQCitizen/status/1487207963106234368