A Bridge Too Far

According to the Trudeau administration in Canada, if you donate to the trucker convoy, you are funding domestic terrorism, which now means you can have your bank account frozen and your insurance cancelled, or so I understand.  And, yes, according to the new Chief of Police, Ottawa will be coming after those peaceful misfits for months to come.  What better way to teach citizens not to complain.  Social Credit Score is how it's known in modern jargon.  Tyranny is how it was known in days past.  "Shut up and obey" is the operative term.

Just yesterday, the Canadian House of Commons voted to maintain Trudeau's Emergency Order, even though the "emergency" in Ottawa has ended.  In fact, it ended before the House of Commons voted to extend it.  They have turned on their own citizens, and they aren't trying to hide it.  They stick it right in your grill.

Canada is now in uncharted territory.  Basically, the Trudeau government has declared that legal things you did two weeks ago, such as donating to the trucker convoy, are now declared illegal, and the illegality applies retroactively.  Thus, you now are a criminal.  Or, as Trudeau claims, you are a white supremacist terrorist, provided you ignore the Muslims, blacks and nativists in the crowd, plus the Mohawk woman who was trodden beneath the horse.  Your checking account may now be frozen.  Your benefits, too,  And your drivers license suspended.  After all, that's how we should treat all Nazi, fascist, racist white supremacists, whatever that means. Stop and let that sink in.

It reminds me of the late, great P.J. O'Rourke:

The gloves are off.  The ruling elites have decided this is the hill they aim to die on.  Their Great Reset is at stake.  I don't blame them for their high anxiety.  Folks didn't think much about it in the past, but Canadian truckers have reminded us of some fundamental truths.  Such as these:

First, politicians rule only by the consent of the governed.  If consent is withheld, political power dissipates.  It's like being a military general with no troops to command.  Trudeau's advisors are starting to see the fix they're in.  They keep doubling down on stupid.  They now resort to intimidation and threats, i.e. raw power.

Second, modern economies cannot survive without farmers, truckers, plumbers, electricians, nurses, sanitation workers, service technicians and all those other "little people" who make the economy work.  Forget about Hollywood and Silicon Valley and Wall Street and D.C. for a moment.  Or Ottawa.  Just think about the "little people" you depend on to make your life function.  They are the ones who really control the future.  They aren't so "little," after all, are they?  I suggest pollsters start calling them exclusively when trying to gauge the popularity of political decisions.  As one of my children mused decades ago as a first-grader on his way to school, "If everyone in the world dies, who's going to fix my breakfast?"  Good question.

Third, if people are willing to take risks in large enough numbers, and make sacrifices and "Just Say No," i.e., be ungovernable, what exactly can the ruling class do about it?  I'm not recommending anarchy.  That helps no one.  I'm just saying we should pay attention to the Canadian truckers.  The world has noticed and has begun to act accordingly.

Canadian truckers have re-defined the meaning of "lockdown."  Anthony Fauci should pay attention.  

Meanwhile, I plan to make another donation.