The thousands of protesters here – police estimates on the weekend were 5,000 to 18,000 people, far short of the boasts of 50,000 trucks that organizers had claimed – are not just white, male and Christian. Josh Hawley joins Tucker Carlson in ripping a gash in GOP's Ukraine stanceįorget comparisons to January 6, 2021. (Photo by Greg Nash/Pool/Getty Images) Greg Nash/Pool/Getty Images Josh Hawley asks questions during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing to discuss election security and the 2020 election process on Decemin Washington, DC. More likely, it’s a winter carnival, ephemeral, a flaring of anger – and one that is very, very Canadian. Whatever the facile comparisons, familiar symbols and fearful words, this Canadian protest isn’t a grassroots revolt or even a Prairie brushfire. After all, to fabulists such as broadcaster Tucker Carlson, Canada has become a dark, surveillance state led by “no more fearful despot in the world than Justin Trudeau.” O Canada! Truckers are your salvation!Ĭarlson, Trump and Musk see something monumental here. That conservatives in the United States are moved by a protest in Canada – that they even notice Canada – likely emboldens the Canadian truckers. American truckers are said to be inspired to plan their own mobilized march in Washington, DC. Among the vocal are Tesla CEO Elon Musk and former President Donald Trump. This protest has been celebrated by some in the United States, perhaps in the hope that revolution is flowering in frozen Canada. They shout “freedom,” while authorities fear chaos and send the prime minister and his family to “an undisclosed location,” much like the Secret Service hid Vice President Dick Cheney on September 11, 2001. Some wave banners emblazoned with “Make Canada great again,” “F–k Trudeau,” or “Trump 2024.” Others carried a Confederate battle flag. At first blush, their protest feels American.
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