Thread by @EmpireinWinter

Qualifying seditionist movements:

Gandhi's Salt March (demand: right of impoverished to gather own salt, circumventing British monopoly)
history.com/topics/india/s…

Dr. King's Selma to Montgomery march (demand: national Voting Rights act)

Is it Spring 1965 Bloody Sunday we seek?

https://twitter.com/DavidPatersonca/status/1491082726363254786

'Protests began on a small scale in June in Punjab when the government first rolled out its new agricultural policies....In late November, protests moved into the connective streets & main entry points around New Delhi'
cnn.com/2021/03/06/opi…

'"Canada will always be there to defend the right of peaceful protest," Mr Trudeau said on Monday. '
bbc.com/news/world-us-…

'The scale of the protests has been breathtaking. On one massive day of protest in January, an organizer told CNN, 200,000 tractors headed to the streets in and around Delhi. Throughout the winter, tens of thousands of people have camped in the streets of New Delhi.'

'"We believe in the importance of dialogue and that's why we've reached out through multiple means directly to the Indian authorities to highlight our concerns."'
bbc.com/news/world-us-…

'by early December, 250 million people had participated....in a show of solidarity. The laws are now on hold, amid the groundswell of opposition.'

'Given the size and duration of the movement, why isn't it trending like #MeToo or #BlackLivesMatter?
There, the answer has to do with censorship. As freedom of speech is curtailed, it is making it hard for people to understand what's happening and why.'
cnn.com/2021/03/06/opi…

'The internet has been blocked at farmers' protest sites to interrupt information sharing -- for public-safety reasons, according to the Modi government, but it's not hard to suspect this is about limiting the flow of information.'

'"They are travelling with trolleys full of rice and grains and are cooking their own food. They say they're ready for a long battle.'

'Farmers say they will continue to protest until the government rolls back the reforms.'

From Ottawa today: this manifests clear evidence of seditious intent...