Unfortunately, I’ve run into a lot of very average people who think the convoy was what “ended covid lockdowns”. They know it messed up Ottawa for a while, and feel bad about that, but are “happy with the end result.” The vast majority havn’t ever listened to those racist rants by the organizers, read their manifesto stuff, or read the journalism investigating their funding sources. Mainstream media never covered any of that in detail -probably because of how distasteful it was. They remember messy street protests, annoyed residents, and lockdowns ending. That’s it.
I understand why those people were unhappy about all the covid restrictions but yeah I know that the organizers were racist and that makes the whole thing questionable at best.
I feel the need to clear the point that the lockdown/restrictions were provincial, and set to expire during those 2 weeks long before the protest was even organized. The public opinion had already turned, and there was no appetite for further restrictions at that point. They cannot take credit for “ending the lockdowns” but unfortunately, the timing and limited awareness make it seem so.
Unfortunately, I’ve run into a lot of very average people who think the convoy was what “ended covid lockdowns”. They know it messed up Ottawa for a while, and feel bad about that, but are “happy with the end result.” The vast majority havn’t ever listened to those racist rants by the organizers, read their manifesto stuff, or read the journalism investigating their funding sources. Mainstream media never covered any of that in detail -probably because of how distasteful it was. They remember messy street protests, annoyed residents, and lockdowns ending. That’s it.
I understand why those people were unhappy about all the covid restrictions but yeah I know that the organizers were racist and that makes the whole thing questionable at best.
I feel the need to clear the point that the lockdown/restrictions were provincial, and set to expire during those 2 weeks long before the protest was even organized. The public opinion had already turned, and there was no appetite for further restrictions at that point. They cannot take credit for “ending the lockdowns” but unfortunately, the timing and limited awareness make it seem so.