Thread by @CWalcottYYC

What concerns me most about the protests in the inner city, and elsewhere, is the blatant disregard for others.

People from around Calgary have deadlocked downtown neighbourhoods, impacting businesses, denying access to health care - in the name of freedom. 1/5

But freedom in our society exists in the social contract we uphold with eachother.

Protestors across this nation are too tied to an American concept of inalienable freedoms.

These protestors want to live unimpeded by the responsibility to care for others. 2/5

Our freedom is tied to our agreement to care for one another in tandem with our commitments to ourselves.

It is a fine balance we often fail at, but it is in our efforts to succeed at that balance where our society shines.

This is what is under attack. 3/5

People are not polarized between freedom and restrictions - the polarization is between our responsibility to care for eachother vs. Living without that responsibility.

The same dilemma exposes itself when we talk BLM, 2SLGBTQ+, Reconciliation. Don't get me started on taxes 4/5

When people chant about freedom - For everyone who wants this all to end - we're all tired.

But we still have to care for eachother.

5/5

#yyc #yyccc #AbLeg

P.s. important to note that many of the protestors are just far-right people who have made it clear they're only there because they hate Trudeau, they hate Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and these protests are just an opportunity to reinforce beliefs of supremacy.