# Canadian 'dopers, Freedom Convoy? **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [February 10, 2022, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-dopers-freedom-convoy/959186 "2022-02-10T00:07:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 26
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2022, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-dopers-freedom-convoy/959186/501 "2022-02-20T19:18:10Z")
“I know you just kicked in the wondows and robbed this business and threatened the workers, but you have kids and balloons with you, so we’re gving you the chance to walk out the door without penalty. Please go home with your kids. No? Okay, we’re confiscating your boots.” ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2022, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-dopers-freedom-convoy/959186/502 "2022-02-20T19:59:24Z")
You’re a tyrant! I have the right to kick in windows and shit in the punch bowl at the party! FREEDOM! ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2022, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-dopers-freedom-convoy/959186/503 "2022-02-20T20:49:33Z")
As long as you drink the punch, I’m down with it. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2022, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-dopers-freedom-convoy/959186/504 "2022-02-20T21:29:12Z")
I thought the rule was that you did not negotiate with terrorists. So what was Trudeau to say? ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2022, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-dopers-freedom-convoy/959186/505 "2022-02-20T21:45:31Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > The same could be said of the families of any stupid criminal who is caught. And my answer would be the same. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2022, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-dopers-freedom-convoy/959186/506 "2022-02-21T01:04:43Z")
> [@JohnT](#): > > So what was Trudeau to say? Was figuring he’d readily accede his leadership, somehow, to Candice Bergen. And let’s hope there’s no future MPs named Lauren Hutton or Twiggy. ---
**Author:** ![MrAtoz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@MrAtoz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrAtoz)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2022, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-dopers-freedom-convoy/959186/507 "2022-02-21T01:07:37Z")
I have to say, it’s taken me awhile to figure out that all these mentions of Candice Bergen were not talking about the Murphy Brown actress. ---
**Author:** ![lum\_s\_husband](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lum_s_husband/32/3698_2.png) [@lum\_s\_husband](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lum_s_husband)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2022, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-dopers-freedom-convoy/959186/508 "2022-02-21T01:48:24Z")
_Single Female Lawyer_ FTW. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2022, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-dopers-freedom-convoy/959186/509 "2022-02-21T01:51:40Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > So just who exactly was Trudeau supposed to sit down with and have a reasonable discussion in order to solve this problem before putting the Emergencies act into place? I didn’t suggest he should have any such discussion. I do not, however, understand why they’re going after the bank accounts of people who didn’t organize the protest. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2022, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-dopers-freedom-convoy/959186/510 "2022-02-21T06:36:30Z")
The Murphy Brown actress is American; she was born in LA. It wouldn’t make sense for her to be involved in Canadian politics. ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2022, 10:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-dopers-freedom-convoy/959186/511 "2022-02-21T10:43:34Z")
“I had no idea she was Canadian” my brain kept repeating as I was seeing her name here. I’m glad I can go back to not worrying over Murphy Brown. ---
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2022, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-dopers-freedom-convoy/959186/512 "2022-02-21T15:27:40Z")
> [@Guest-starring\_Id](#): > > And let’s hope there’s no future MPs named Lauren Hutton or Twiggy. I see the humble beginnings of the next [**Model United Nations**](https://unausa.org/model-un/) here. And I shall be an enthusiastic **[Evangelista](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linda_Evangelista)** _for_ it ! ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2022, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-dopers-freedom-convoy/959186/513 "2022-02-21T16:18:36Z")
> [@DavidNRockies](#): > > Evangelista Meh, I’d go more for an Angelica (Huston) Perfectly sensible direction this thread is moving in - approved. ✅ ---
**Author:** ![Horatius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horatius/32/3572_2.png) [@Horatius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatius)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2022, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-dopers-freedom-convoy/959186/514 "2022-02-21T16:27:45Z")
That’s a classic example of “Run to the front of the parade, and then act like you’re leading the parade.” Wilson dropped the ball completely during this train wreck, and now he’s trying to save what little image he might have left by pretending to be the driving force behind an idea that lots of other people have been suggesting since this thing started. ---
**Author:** ![Horatius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horatius/32/3572_2.png) [@Horatius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatius)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2022, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-dopers-freedom-convoy/959186/515 "2022-02-21T16:29:08Z")
> [@MrAtoz](#): > > I have to say, it’s taken me awhile to figure out that all these mentions of Candice Bergen were not talking about the Murphy Brown actress. You’ll love her new nickname, then: Murphy Brownshirt. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2022, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-dopers-freedom-convoy/959186/516 "2022-02-21T16:44:58Z")
> [@Horatius](#): > > Wilson dropped the ball completely during this train wreck, and now he’s trying to save what little image he might have left by pretending to be the driving force behind an idea that lots of other people have been suggesting since this thing started. Watson. He came out of this looking colossally inept. Pathetic, really. I don’t see why the police chief had to resign but Watson gets to keep his job. ---
**Author:** ![velomont](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8491ac/32.png) [@velomont](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velomont)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2022, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-dopers-freedom-convoy/959186/517 "2022-02-21T16:55:41Z")
I just saw these two clips from Sky News Australia. I’m not familiar with them but based on these they are obviously in the Fox camp. Am I correct in saying this? Both clips talk about tyrannical Trudeau and how evil Canada has become in how we treat “peaceful protesters”. [‘This is terrifying’: What Justin Trudeau is doing in Canada is ‘insane’ - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inPEY_PS4kU) [Trudeau government has shown ‘absolutely totalitarian behaviour’: Douglas Murray - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAVM4wGv6mE) ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2022, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-dopers-freedom-convoy/959186/518 "2022-02-21T17:07:45Z")
> [@velomont](#): > > “peaceful protesters”. Yeah, like how “I’m not touching you” is peaceful. ---
**Author:** ![velomont](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8491ac/32.png) [@velomont](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velomont)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2022, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-dopers-freedom-convoy/959186/519 "2022-02-21T17:10:38Z")
> [@Skywatcher](#): > > Yeah, like how “I’m not touching you” is peaceful. I don’t want to seem obtuse but I’m not sure exactly what you’re saying here (in terms of for or against the Ottawa protesters or the LEOs). ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2022, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-dopers-freedom-convoy/959186/520 "2022-02-21T17:12:12Z")
> [@velomont](#): > > I don’t want to seem obtuse but I’m not sure exactly what you’re saying here Anyone claiming the protestors are peaceful ignore the fact that they essentially held a city – and the North American auto industry – hostage. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-dopers-freedom-convoy/959186.md?page=25) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-dopers-freedom-convoy/959186.md?page=27)