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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAnti-mandate protesters are holding a twitter space "emergency meeting" in response to the SoE:
Link to tweet
One who was at the Windsor/Detroit border blockade tells a story of how their communications were infiltrated, leading to organizational collapse...
Protesters were using Zello, a live communications app. The problem was counter-protesters were spamming their channels with the gay cowboy anthem Ram Ranch.
So they moved to a new channel. The problem was the moderator of the channel turned out to be a double agent. This person gained our trust. We trusted them as a moderator, the guy says.
Traitor! Traitor! another person yells.
That moderator who turned out to be part of the resistence apparently shut things down and ruined their ability to communicate, allowing the police to roll up the blockade. Its a morale blow, he said.
Another guy adds: What a clusterfuck."
Aaaand someone started playing Ram Ranch on this feed.
Christ on a cross! one protester yells.
Things have kind of fallen apart as the resistance infiltrates the space. Yeah Ive got a plan. Why dont we go full court press tonight. I mean full court press. Fuck these cops, says one guy though honestly Ive lost track of who is legit and who is mocking them.
Theres lots of talk of needing money. None of us know how to use that goddamn bitcoin, says one guy.
Ive got kids I need some money here. I cant do this, says another.
What happened to the money we donated? I gave $600 says one woman.
Its gone. Byyyeeee says another.
This has gone way off the rails. Actual quote just now: What is this Ram Ranch people are talking about? Is it somewhere we can go and get our money?
Oh my god I dont know how to explain this...
Theyre trying to figure out options to insure their vehicles.
One guy says hes got a live feed of an insurance company feed, then the Curb Your Enthusiasm theme plays. The ranchers, as theyre being called are just incessantly punking them.
Then some guy claiming to be a trucker supporter says he knows of an American company willing to insure Canadian truckers. Its called [coded name of an extremely gross thing to google]
Hold on, let me write that down . Oh my god!"
After another guy goes on a monologue about sucking off truckers, the protesters are trying to figure out how to kick out all the Ram Ranchers.
I dont understand whats happening, says one woman. People are just disgusting."
Quotes that are either from truckers or ranchers pretending to be truckers, I can no longer tell:
Whose ramming?
Ive been rammed too many times over these last couple weeks.
[A solid 20 seconds of someone blowing their nose]
There will be stretches of earnest conversation about how to protect their trucks and livelihood. Then there'll be an exchange like:
I feel like some bukkake is needed, I dont know about you guys.
Oh for fucks sake. Youre outta here. Youre another one of them ranchers.
At this point, I think its a lot of ranchers, says the stressed out woman who keeps pleading with people to stop it.
One woman tells a heartfelt story about her protester boyfriend facing verbal abuse, and fearing that the protest is going to implode if they dont figure out a plan. Then theres the sound of someone flushing a toilet.
Soooo I am going to end this thread here. The Ram Ranchers are running this meeting. I have no idea how many actual protesters are getting suckered in compared to rancher plants, but the latter is in control. Its been an interesting hour.
https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1493364327377772545.html
Fiendish Thingy
(17,396 posts)Bernardo de La Paz
(50,296 posts)Caliman73
(11,767 posts)Like when they sent all the sex toys to that National Park where those protestors were holed up in Washington I believe.
Hilarious.
I am actually glad that the Canadian Government showed restraint. It allows the situation to fizzle out rather than go out in a blaze of glory and show the right wingers as "martyrs for the cause". Instead they show themselves for the ignorant assholes they really are. I am at work right now so I can't look up what that song says, but I am curious.
DBoon
(22,901 posts)fighting fascism can be fun, especially since fascists have no sense of humor
sanatanadharma
(4,001 posts)The power of not taking self and things seriously as one acts to better society for all.
KPN
(15,971 posts)literally made my day!
Hekate
(93,581 posts)bucolic_frolic
(45,843 posts)They simply do not have and cannot find, manufacture, assemble, or conceive of the brainpower to handle anything that doesn't instantly yield to their iron will.
We need to think this one through. There's a kernel of strategy there.
Brainfodder
(7,119 posts)Maybe paid to be there, so it's kind of sad pathetic hilarious the pickle they are now in?
comradebillyboy
(10,392 posts)NutmegYankee
(16,282 posts)Snarkoleptic
(6,014 posts)BlueIdaho
(13,582 posts)Never start a revolution on a CB radio
gab13by13
(24,009 posts)in Bitcoin no less and they don't know how to collect it. Bwahahaha, They should have gone for the rubles instead.
calimary
(83,458 posts)Let them find NO peace or safe haven.
Tarc
(10,534 posts)But I think they kicked me pretty quick,
It was worth it.
oldsoftie
(13,366 posts)BobTheSubgenius
(11,725 posts)They are threatening to continue mobbing downtown Ottawa (and elsewhere), but will start stamping their widdle feets and hold their collective breath if there demands aren't met.
Pluvious
(4,672 posts)HUAJIAO
(2,519 posts)FakeNoose
(34,774 posts)Maybe they really do exist!
George II
(67,782 posts)...State of Emergency.