I spent the biggest part of my life living in that mosquito-infested frigid land called Canada. From the time I was a child, I felt out of place living there. Due to the socialist nature of Canadians and their inherited British deference to authority, I never really felt like I belonged. For me, the freedom-loving entrepreneurial land to the south matched my personality and aspirations.
What most people who are not Canadians need to understand is that Canada is essentially a country of refugees from the American Revolution. Colonial British subjects who sided with King George III emigrated to Canada from the American colonies after the Revolutionary War ended in 1783. They brought with them their attitudes and sensibilities. This explains much about the docile and polite character of Canadians.
Canada followed the UK and eventually became a socialist country, rejecting the rugged individualism of their neighbors to the south. By and large, Canadians are insecure people who live in the shadow of their neighbors to the south. They try to assuage this insecurity by feeling morally superior to Americans. Hint: they are not.
In 2022, something remarkable happened: a grassroots group of working-class Canadians finally had enough of Justin Trudeau’s tyranny and peacefully assembled to protest the draconian COVID mandates of the Liberal/NPD coalition government.
The Freedom Convoy made me proud to be a Canadian.
Unfortunately, some members of my own family did not feel the same and accepted the lies of the mainstream media in Canada. Most people I know who did not get the COVID jab also have gullible family members who bought into the coordinated lies of the globalists during the recent pandemic.
A few days ago, I found this remarkable testament that explains the cultural and social impact that the Canadian Freedom Convoy made around the world. With so much bad news coming in every day, this testament gave me hope in the courage of people who get off their couches and take a stand. This message needs to be shared with people today and for posterity.
–Wolfshead
In a world where freedom seemed to be slipping through our fingers, the Canadian Freedom Convoy emerged not just as a protest but as a global symbol of resistance against overreach. At its core, the convoy was about more than vaccine mandates. It was about the right to choose, the right to work, and the right to live without coercive government policies.
From truckers to teachers, from the young to the elderly, the convoy brought together Canadians from all walks of life. It showed that when freedom is at stake, unity transcends differences. The world watched as trucks lined up, not in violence, but in peaceful, honking solidarity. This was a masterclass in civil disobedience, proving that change can be sought without chaos.
From New Zealand to Australia, from the Netherlands to the U.S., the convoy sparked similar movements worldwide. It wasn’t just a Canadian event; it was a global wake-up call. In an era where media narratives often dominate, the convoy’s organic growth through social media and grassroots support challenged the mainstream portrayal of events, highlighting the power of the people’s voice.
By disrupting key routes, the convoy demonstrated the power of economic leverage in protest. It wasn’t just about making noise; it was about showing how integral every worker is to the economy.
The use of the Emergencies Act against the convoy raised critical questions about government overreach and the balance of power.
Post-convoy, there’s been a noticeable shift in political and public discourse towards individual rights. It’s not just about what happened but what it set in motion.
Behind every truck was a story, a family, a life. The convoy humanized the debate, showing that behind every policy are real people with real fears and hopes. For many, the convoy wasn’t just an event; it was a moment of hope, a reminder that in the face of tyranny, ordinary people can do extraordinary things.
The Freedom Convoy wasn’t just about mandates; it was about the essence of freedom itself. It’s a chapter in history that will be studied for its impact on how we view liberty, protest, and the power of collective action.
Let’s keep the spirit of the convoy alive, not just in memory, but in our daily fight for freedom.
I always thought you are American for a long time. Your way of thinking is so American and embraces American ideals, you are outspoken and stand your ground instead of following and adopting wrong ideologies, unlike many streamers and influencers these days. Christian ideals were also once American core values, but they seem to have been lost quite a lot by now.
Good point about the spirit of the Canadian nation. Also interesting to see that without a strong monarchy both UK and Canada drifted towards socialism. But so did apparently the whole western world. Take a look at Europe. Thuringia, just like France, had an anti-migration party win the elections, but an alliance of all left-wing parties and a supposedly “Center” and “Christian” (they are left and not very Christian) party will likely rule instead. The remnants of the former GDR government split their own party in two, but at the core they are still the same communists. That worked, people voted for the popular Sahra Wagenknecht and thus, unfortunately, kept socialism alive in Germany. The party and their ideology just escaped their total demise again.
I always thought, well, for Americans anything remotely social is immediately being called communism, I read numerous jokes about Commie Canada, but I NEVER took them seriously. For many here in Europe Canada is wild nature, a mythical and wonderful place and… well, guess they don’t know much about Canada, even less than I did probably. Some really went there to run away from European nonsense, but I am no longer sure if this was a wise choice.
Justin Trudeau and the Canadians themselves did that for me. Exactly how they treated the Freedom Convoy.
Trudeau also used them as labrats when forcing the banks to freeze the accounts of many protesters, guess they had to test this to more effectively do this to bigger fish later, like say Russian oligarchs.
The truckers got criminalized. They have weapons! They are murderers! They cause sooo much damage to the economy. 67-75% of Canadians said they were exaggerating their protest and should have gone home and so on.
And Justin Trudeau is still in office after abusing emergency laws to put down a civil protest. And the people, at least according to a doubtful source (Wikipedia) apparently to some 67-75% approved of his actions.
There was a similar farmer protest in Germany, mainstream media kept quiet and distracted with organized demonstrations by the left wing Antifa, surreal, isn’t it?!
How much they hate X, formerly Twitter. And the left-wing love for Musk evaporated and turned into steaming hot hate.
It is encouraging to see that good people are everywhere. Unfortunately, I also see how they are mistreated and how socialist evil prevails over and over again.
Brazil vs X, oh see how silent the mainstream media and politicians are. They probably take busily notes how to shut down freedom of speech in order to “protect democracy”… a few years ago it was “the children”. They didn’t protect anything but their own interests so far.
I lost quite some friends and acquaintances for telling things as they are. But I also got to know admirable people and embraced fairly late in my life Christianity. To my regret there is no real Christian community here anymore, the church over here is even showcasing finger-paintings of vaginas on church conventions and flying the rainbow flag.
On Twitter I saw massive blows against wokeness lately, this pleased me greatly. The subversive attacks on Grummz and his family ad hominem enraged me. That’s unfortunately typical for this unholy leftist wokeness alliance, though.
As you quoted Solzhenitsyn, some prophetic takes from his famous speech at Harvard:
https://x.com/JeremyTate41/status/1831079542825619922
Thank you for this excellent post! You are spot on as always in your analysis and reporting from Europe.
Things are getting crazy here in the USA. I believe that Trump will prevail in November. That is my hope and the hope of millions in the USA and around the world.
Therre is no middle ground for me anymore. Socialism, communism and any form of modernism is evil and must be stamped out. We cannot co-exist with evil.
I apologize for not approving it earlier. As I have been busy. As usual, Aksimet censors everything and puts it into the trash basket. I have a suspicion that the people at Akismet do not like me or my articles and are penalizing me.