the watcher Posted February 11, 2022 Report Posted February 11, 2022 4 minutes ago, Tracker said: The PCs, both provincial and federal are falling all over each other to look incompetent. As with the GOP Trumpers in the US, they seem to have lost the need to look like they care what they look like or if they repeatedly and openly contradict themselves or each other. Nothing short of bizarre. Kind of crazy that Ford seems to be a voice of reason ( sometimes ) in all of this. 2 hours ago, Wideleft said: I cannot trust this decision when the March 15 date is arbitrary. Shouldn't the announcement also provide an avenue for delay if hospitalization numbers aren't reduced to a specific number in terms of 7-day averages? Yes, it's one of the 1st things I noticed after 2 years of " we will have to watch the numbers as time goes by. before we make that decision " Now its set in stone. Tracker, Wideleft and WildPath 1 2
Fatty Liver Posted February 11, 2022 Report Posted February 11, 2022 6 hours ago, Mark F said: Problem is, would they leave? That's a definite consideration, probably not, they're going to come for a visit and stay sooner or later.... Mark F 1
Fatty Liver Posted February 11, 2022 Report Posted February 11, 2022 4 hours ago, blue_gold_84 said: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/manitoba-covid-19-pandemic-restrictions-1.6347862 Hey, everyone! The pandemic is over! New pose for the "Golden Boy"? blue_gold_84, Mark F, Bigblue204 and 1 other 4
Tracker Posted February 11, 2022 Report Posted February 11, 2022 2 hours ago, the watcher said: Kind of crazy that Ford seems to be a voice of reason ( sometimes ) in all of this. "In the kingdom of the blind, the one-eyed man is king" Bigblue204, Noeller and the watcher 2 1
WildPath Posted February 11, 2022 Report Posted February 11, 2022 NSFW: Pretty interesting video surfacing from Pat King, one of the lead organizers of the occupation. He compares indigenous protests to "what would happen if" yellow vests decided to protest and block infrastructure and trade. He tries to incite violence against indigenous protestors and warns about shelves being bare because of their protests. I can't think of a strong enough superlative to show my disdain for this. Wideleft and Tracker 1 1
Mark H. Posted February 12, 2022 Report Posted February 12, 2022 Oh - my convoy supporter relatives are busy trying diminish Pat King's role in all this. He's 'just a guy on the streets' who's 'making some comments.'
Mark H. Posted February 12, 2022 Report Posted February 12, 2022 I looks like to today is the beginning of the end... ...now they can all go home and pretend the provinces changed their mandates because of them. Mark F, rebusrankin, Tracker and 1 other 2 2
JCon Posted February 12, 2022 Report Posted February 12, 2022 Police presence downtown is heavy. Time to remove "protesters". Noeller and rebusrankin 2
MOBomberFan Posted February 12, 2022 Report Posted February 12, 2022 Sizeable turnout from counterprotesters Wanna-B-Fanboy, Noeller, WildPath and 4 others 7
HardCoreBlue Posted February 13, 2022 Report Posted February 13, 2022 6 hours ago, MOBomberFan said: Sizeable turnout from counterprotesters Mmmmm not really counter protestors more sane promoters. Noeller, rebusrankin and Mark H. 3
Tracker Posted February 13, 2022 Report Posted February 13, 2022 (edited) As of 8:00 CST, the Windsor blockade has been dismantled under threat- at least for now. Edited February 13, 2022 by Tracker Noeller and rebusrankin 2
SpeedFlex27 Posted February 13, 2022 Report Posted February 13, 2022 On 2022-02-03 at 4:18 AM, WildPath said: You used to be a staunch Conservative voter, correct? Would you return to the party if they had the right leader? Genuinely curious. I feel like any leader would have an incredibly difficult job uniting both elements of the party. They've fed their followers BS for years (see climate change) and they are dealing with the fall-out of a fairly divided group of voters. Like Noeller, it scares the hell out of me that they chose an interim leader who is an all-out convoy-supporting MAGA clown and they just might come to power somehow (Ontario has elected 2 Ford governments, we chose Pallister twice), but I see uniting the voters on the right as an increasingly difficult task. No, probably not as there are too many social conservatives & Reformers still living in the 90's in that party. They also support the occupatiosn going on right now which I believe will be their fatal mistake. I don't know where I'll park my vote. My 2 sons can't figure out what's happened to me as they are right wing Conservatives. I told them people change with age & experience. I'm a senior now. I'm not 35 when I was a piss full of vinegar Reformer. Today, I see cuts to healthcare. I see a moronic AB Premier who picvks fights with everyone & hasn't come through on one election promise. Dropping masking restrictions is just crazy. I can't stand Kenney. I thought O'Toole was a lying fool. (Hey, that rhymes). I'll never go back to the Conservative I was in 1993. Wanna-B-Fanboy, bigg jay, Wideleft and 5 others 7 1
Tracker Posted February 13, 2022 Report Posted February 13, 2022 11 hours ago, SpeedFlex27 said: No, probably not as there are too many social conservatives & Reformers still living in the 90's in that party. They also support the occupatiosn going on right now which I believe will be their fatal mistake. I don't know where I'll park my vote. My 2 sons can't figure out what's happened to me as they are right wing Conservatives. I told them people change with age & experience. I'm a senior now. I'm not 35 when I was a piss full of vinegar Reformer. Today, I see cuts to healthcare. I see a moronic AB Premier who picvks fights with everyone & hasn't come through on one election promise. Dropping masking restrictions is just crazy. I can't stand Kenney. I thought O'Toole was a lying fool. (Hey, that rhymes). I'll never go back to the Conservative I was in 1993. You sound a lot like what one of the sane Republicans in the US said a few years ago: "I didn't leave the party, it left me". the watcher 1
rebusrankin Posted February 13, 2022 Report Posted February 13, 2022 @SpeedFlex27, I wanted to say thanks for sharing. I'm somebody who has usually voted Conservative and I feel like you or as @Trackersaid, perhaps the party left me. the watcher, Wanna-B-Fanboy, WildPath and 1 other 4
Wanna-B-Fanboy Posted February 13, 2022 Report Posted February 13, 2022 14 hours ago, SpeedFlex27 said: No, probably not as there are too many social conservatives & Reformers still living in the 90's in that party. They also support the occupatiosn going on right now which I believe will be their fatal mistake. I don't know where I'll park my vote. My 2 sons can't figure out what's happened to me as they are right wing Conservatives. I told them people change with age & experience. I'm a senior now. I'm not 35 when I was a piss full of vinegar Reformer. Today, I see cuts to healthcare. I see a moronic AB Premier who picvks fights with everyone & hasn't come through on one election promise. Dropping masking restrictions is just crazy. I can't stand Kenney. I thought O'Toole was a lying fool. (Hey, that rhymes). I'll never go back to the Conservative I was in 1993. Thanks for sharing.
Mark H. Posted February 13, 2022 Report Posted February 13, 2022 3 hours ago, rebusrankin said: @SpeedFlex27, I wanted to say thanks for sharing. I'm somebody who has usually voted Conservative and I feel like you or as @Trackersaid, perhaps the party left me. I'm not sure if I can continue to vote, at this time - in anything other than municipal elections. If it's Trudeau vs. Polliviere, there's no way I can vote for either of them. GCJenks 1
Mark H. Posted February 13, 2022 Report Posted February 13, 2022 On 2022-02-11 at 11:48 AM, the watcher said: One more point for every level of government. Precedence is being set here. The next time indigenous, LGBQT, the gun lobby , the anti gun lobby or any other group with a bone to pick , just or not ,have an issue, they have a template on how to get attention. . Let's see if Mr Goertzen is so understanding then. He won't be understanding at all. This is what's really at the heart of these protests. They are not about vaccines, that's just a smoke screen. These guys are afraid of their own priveleges being eroded, due to some of the groups you mentioned asserting themselves. Why else are the police playing nice? WildPath, Sard, JCon and 3 others 6
rebusrankin Posted February 13, 2022 Report Posted February 13, 2022 15 minutes ago, Mark H. said: I'm not sure if I can continue to vote, at this time - in anything other than municipal elections. If it's Trudeau vs. Polliviere, there's no way I can vote for either of them. This has gone through my mind too. I would be ok voting NDP or Liberal provincially. GCJenks and Mark H. 2
WildPath Posted February 13, 2022 Report Posted February 13, 2022 48 minutes ago, Mark H. said: Why else are the police playing nice? Oh, Winnipeg police aren't always playing nice. It depends on the side you are on and the colour of your skin. Detainment of Indigenous demonstrator causes outrage and disgust (citynews.ca) Tracker, JCon and rebusrankin 1 2
Mark H. Posted February 13, 2022 Report Posted February 13, 2022 35 minutes ago, WildPath said: Oh, Winnipeg police aren't always playing nice. It depends on the side you are on and the colour of your skin. Detainment of Indigenous demonstrator causes outrage and disgust (citynews.ca) LMAO that they arrested them due to public intoxication. I guess there's no drinking in any of the convoys... WildPath and Tracker 1 1
Mark H. Posted February 13, 2022 Report Posted February 13, 2022 Looks like this guy had a wee bit of sauce... Tracker 1
HardCoreBlue Posted February 13, 2022 Report Posted February 13, 2022 7 minutes ago, Mark H. said: Looks like this guy had a wee bit of sauce... Sad and I don’t say that in a mocking way. Truly sad to see how you can trace him from birth to this exact moment and what has happened in his life. Vicious cycle of how certain human beings develop and how they develop others thru the life cycle. WildPath, Tracker and Mark H. 3
17to85 Posted February 13, 2022 Report Posted February 13, 2022 3 hours ago, Mark H. said: He won't be understanding at all. This is what's really at the heart of these protests. They are not about vaccines, that's just a smoke screen. These guys are afraid of their own priveleges being eroded, due to some of the groups you mentioned asserting themselves. Why else are the police playing nice? When you have been privileged equality feels like oppression. Fatty Liver, HardCoreBlue, WildPath and 4 others 3 4
Tracker Posted February 14, 2022 Report Posted February 14, 2022 According to CBC radio news, one OPP officer and two JTF4 soldiers have posted support for the occupiers on social media.
bustamente Posted February 14, 2022 Report Posted February 14, 2022 46 minutes ago, Tracker said: According to CBC radio news, one OPP officer and two JTF4 soldiers have posted support for the occupiers on social media. the watcher and Noeller 2
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