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by throw0101b
722 days ago
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What justice was the trucker convoy looking for? What injustice were they fighting against? What grave depravity had they long suffered against? You are quoting from "Letter from a Birmingham Jail", which also states: > In any nonviolent campaign there are four basic steps: collection of the facts to determine whether injustices exist; negotiation; self purification; and direct action. * https://www.africa.upenn.edu/Articles_Gen/Letter_Birmingham.... The convoy did not do the first three steps, or if they did, they did not effectively show the public that they did. From my perspective (or "my truth" as the kids are wont to say these days) they were a bunch of anti-vaxxers railing against da gubermint. |
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> In August 1963, Gallup found considerable public opposition to the now-famous civil rights march on Washington in which King delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech. The poll was conducted about two weeks before the march, at which time 71% were familiar with "the proposed mass civil rights rally to be held in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 28." Of those who were familiar, only 23% said they had a favorable view of "the rally"; 42% had an unfavorable view of it (including 7% who predicted violence would occur) and 18% said it wouldn't accomplish anything. [0]
[0] https://news.gallup.com/poll/103828/civil-rights-progress-se...
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> What is also clear is that sympathy with the movement is no longer at a point where the minority, which has been categorized as being on the fringes, is grossly overshadowed by the majority. A sizeable minority of Canadians (37%) agree (16% strongly/21% somewhat) that while they might not say it publicly, they agree with a lot of what the truck protestors are fighting for [1]
[1] https://www.ipsos.com/en-ca/news-polls/nearly-half-say-they-...