Covid-19 ‘Freedom’ Protest Blocks DC Area Traffic, #TruckersConvoy2022 Contrasts This With Ukraine Crisis

The Covid-19 coronavirus has been invading the U.S. and far of the world since 2020. The Russian army has been invading the nation of Ukraine since final week. So what’s the so-called “Folks’s Convoy” of truckers selecting to combat towards this weekend within the state of Maryland? The extreme acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)? Nope. Russian President Vladimir Putin? Nope. How about precautions designed to guard individuals from Covid-19?

Yep. A press release from the “People’s Convoy” is claiming that “it’s time for elected officers to work with the blue collar and white-collar staff of America and restore accountability and liberty – by lifting all mandates and ending the state of emergency – as COVID is well-in-hand now, and People have to get again to work in a free and unrestricted method.” Gee, who knew that one thing that’s induced an average of over 50,000 new reported Covid-19 cases and over 1,500 Covid-19-related deaths per day over the past seven days may very well be thought of “well-in-hand now?”

Much like the so-called “Freedom Convoy” that disrupted site visitors in Ottawa, Canada, for 3 weeks beginning in late January, this “Folks’s Convoy” is a procession of vans and different autos that’s making an attempt to get consideration whereas tossing across the phrase “freedom.” So in case you are within the Washington, DC-area this weekend, be ready for this “Folks’s Convoy” to impede your “freedom” to drive at regular speeds and never take heed to honking horns. On Saturday, this convoy has already been backing up site visitors, as you possibly can see within the video within the tweets beneath:

Within the above tweet, writer Molly Jong-Quick requested, “I don’t perceive what they’re protesting.” In any case, within the U.S., faculties have been open. Companies have been open. Nobody has been making an attempt to forcibly take over management of the U.S. and authorities and its individuals. OK, nobody has been making an attempt to forcibly take over management of the U.S. and authorities and its individuals in a 12 months. Twitterer @uru_ashtar contrasted what’s taking place in Ukraine, the place the Ukrainian individuals are preventing for his or her freedom towards Russian invaders, with what’s taking place with the “Folks’s Convoy.”

@uru_ashtar used the hashtag #TruckersConvoy2022, which was trending on Saturday. Quite a lot of tweets with the hashtag identified the stark distinction between the Ukrainian individuals and the “Freedom Convoy”, the “Folks’s Convoy”, or no matter you wish to name the procession of autos that’s now clogging up site visitors in Maryland:

Others tried to zero in on what particularly the so-called “Folks’s Convoy” was calling lack of freedom:

One issues for certain, this “Folks’s Convoy” will become fairly a fuel, which means that it’s going to finish up consuming plenty of gasoline:

A giant query is whether or not the “Folks’s Convoy” was actually the very best use of gas and autos at the moment. Some on the Twittersphere identified what autos had been getting used to do in different international locations. For instance, right here was a “peace” of what was taking place in Germany:

And autos and drivers may definitely be serving to ship provides:

Finally, it’s unclear precisely how many individuals are literally taking part and supporting this “Folks’s Convoy.” The next tweet was most likely an underestimate although:

The press launch listed Pierre Kory, MD, and the docs of the Frontline Covid-19 Vital Care Alliance (FLCCC), as supporters of the “Folks’s Convoy.” Kory and the FLCCC have spent a lot of the pandemic pushing Covid-19 prevention and remedy measure equivalent to ivermectin that aren’t supported by ample scientific proof. The discharge additionally listed “liberty-minded legal professionals equivalent to Tom Renz and Joey Gilbert [Gubernatorial candidate – Nevada]” and “Pastors like Rob McCoy and Rick Brown of Godspeak Church.”

Finally, any claims that Covid-19 precautions are stopping freedom and liberty pale compared to what’s taking place to the individuals in Ukraine. Attempting to attract consideration away from the rising humanitarian and public well being disaster in Ukraine is mainly “Putin” the fallacious priorities first.