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The ‘Save the Children Convoy’ is struggling as organizers accuse one another of being ‘undercover cops’ or planning ‘violence’ and ‘terrorism’

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[–] [email protected] 116 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (16 children)

Berry says the convoy wants to save children from the “human trafficking industry,”

Sounds like pizzagate

but also from “mandating the shots to kids and kids getting sick

Anti-vaxx disinformation

and frigging education and all the stuff they’re teaching them in schools

Anti-education disinformation

and the trans agenda [and], gender dysphoria – all of these things.”

Anti-trans moral panic fueled by disinformation

he and others have shared graphics claiming “the World Health Organization and the United Nations are instructing elementary schools around the world to have pedophilia normalized.”

Anti-LGBTQ moral panic fueled by disinformation

and the math agenda

Ah yes the tyranny of math

You know what really helps solve these imaginary issues? Blocking traffic in Canadian cities, inconveniencing random people, and committing acts of terrorism. Brilliant plan, fuckwits. If only they cared about real issues as much as their imaginary ones.


Oh and then there's this gem:

The “Save the Children Convoy,” a spin-off of recent anti-2SLGBTQ+ protests targeting schools and drag storytime events as well as loosely inspired by the controversial film “Sound of Freedom,” is being planned for Toronto in late summer or early fall. ...
This week, reports surfaced that one of the Sound of Freedom’s original funders had been arrested on child kidnapping charges in Missouri.

"We have met the enemy and they are us."

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago (2 children)

You beat me to it on that last line, but I'll highlight some others [emphasis mine]:

Berry is even more pointed about his concerns in the convoy’s private Facebook group where he and others have shared graphics claiming “the World Health Organization and the United Nations are instructing elementary schools around the world to have pedophilia normalized.”

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Phillips says Sager’s comments point to the influence of “sovereign citizen ideology.”

As soon as I saw the headline, I wondered if Romana Didulo would be mentioned. She's a conspiracy nutbag who declared herself the Queen of Canada and started her cult of followers caravanning back and forth throughout Canada. She's been active since 2020. There's a fascinating look at her org at Vice. She wasn't mentioned in the original article, however.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

The QAnonAnonymous podcast just did an episode about this lady too.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Well, if Her Majesty ~~Roman Dildo~~ Romana Didulo I, Queen of Canada, isn't endorsing it, must be fake gnus.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children)

I can "understand" what they dislike about everything here except for ... math? Like, what? What could anyone possibly have against math?

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They seem to hate and vilify what they don't understand.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

Maybe they are fans of Terrance Howard's new math?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

It's those fuckin' numbers, man! I keep trying to make them do what I say, but they keep responding rationally. I want 2+2 to equal 5, but they won't fuckin' listen!

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[–] [email protected] 35 points 1 year ago (1 children)

A lot of comments are rightfully laughing at these morons for their infighting and incompetence, but we need to stay vigilant as this is a rising fascist movement. Sure right now it's not well organized and has loonies running the show, but eventually they may attract a very smart evil person into the ranks who could actually grow the movement to critical mass.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago

They are already part of the "base" that Squinty McProudBoy is building.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 year ago (1 children)

So the message is entirely generic. I guess anyone with that message can join. Should we all just join the convoy in a bid to "save the children" from these people?

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[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 year ago

Anyone thinking Canada doesn't have a mental health crisis, well here's the proof.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah, we really need to save children from the math agenda.

[–] heccubus 8 points 1 year ago

If you consider 'Math' as a stand-in for 'Science' and 'empirical evidence' their fear of it becomes a little more cogent.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago

Fear the Weapons of Math Instruction!

[–] JustZ 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Guaranteed these organizers, some of them, are pedos. No hyperbole.

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[–] heccubus 14 points 1 year ago

Of course they fear 'math' as it's the basis for things like 'statistics' and 'empirical evidence' that would clearly demonstrate that all their beliefs are factually incorrect or completely without warrant.

[–] moitoi 9 points 1 year ago

"A lot of people are really starting to stand up

The circlejerk, fanboy, etc. issue... These people are megalomaniac.

[–] jcit878 8 points 1 year ago

what is it with cookers and convoys, especially with shitty banners that make no sense

[–] Skkorm 8 points 1 year ago

It must be nice to be an boomer/gen X who has the money to just randomly drive across the damn country. Get a fuckin job you losers.

[–] TokenBoomer 6 points 1 year ago

Whatabout the children in Vancouver, or Winnipeg? They don’t matter?

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