Nearly two weeks after Canadian truckers began the blockades that shut portions of Ottawa, the nation’s capital, the movement orchestrated on social media and in online chat groups is expanding globally
It began as a ragtag team of Canadian truckers shouting about their disdain for vaccine mandates and the politicians upholding them. They stood shoulder to shoulder in below-freezing temperatures, waving Canada’s flag and using their semis to block bridges and thoroughfares.that shut portions of Ottawa, the nation’s capital, the patchwork movement orchestrated largely on social media and in online chat groups is expanding globally.
Heightening concerns, some of the protesters have espoused far-right views and displayed swastikas and Confederate flags at rallies. “We’re tired of the mandates, we’re tired of giving up our rights as free people to do what we want,” said Daniel Koors, an Indiana trucker who plans to join the effort. “That’s what this entire convoy is all about: It’s to bring attention to the government that the American people are tired of being walked upon.”
“Without truckers, our economy and supply chain would tank,” she said. “With the ‘one-size-fits-all, cookie-cutter approach’ with these COVID mandates, it does make it difficult and trying for truckers and businesses to do their jobs and provide for their families.”
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