‘Take Our Border Back’ Trucker Convoy Organizers Are Expecting 700,000 Vehicles To Participate

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  1. Daniel Light

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    Yes - people are so incensed, that nearly 70 cars and trucks showed up ... not 700,000. Just 70.


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    Bueller? Bueller?
     
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    LMAO…No, maga drowns in paranoia, yet again.

    https://www.rawstory.com/gods-army-border/
     
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    This could have been epic except for the MAGA crowd being so high on their own bullshit that they don't even trust other MAGA people now. I wonder how long it will take these folks to think that Trump himself is an FBI plant. The deep state playing the long game.

    You also have to gawk at the entitlement. Some of these folks think there should have been no consequences or legal trouble for storming the capital building. These are the same folks who think all the moron rioters from the summer of 2020 should all get in trouble, but not them. You would think they're mad at the hypocrisy, but that's actually not it. They're mad because they aren't being recognized as the heroes they thought they were outside of their own circle of bullshit. That's what Jan 6th ultimately was. A bunch of idiots with a hero narrative playing in their head. I have no doubt a similar moron narrative was going through the heads of many of the rioters in 2020, at least those who weren't just out to riot for riot's sake.

    The moral of the story? If you think you're the hero, or one of the heroes, of the outrageous fantastical story you've invented or been led to believe, it's pretty much guaranteed that you aren't. The 2020 rioters were not fighting for racial justice and police accountability, they were morons high on their own bullshit. The Jan 6th rioters were not fighting for truth in politics or against a rigged election, they were simply morons following a bigger moron.

    The epidemic in this country is not left versus right. It's the exponential growth of morons.
     
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    So?
    Does the Thread Creator have any comment on the following?
    The convoy that's headed to the southern border in a "Take Our Border Back" campaign has been decimated by conspiracy theories that it's an FBI front, Vice News reported Monday.
    The line of trucks that departed Virginia Beach Monday had just a few dozen participants — much less than the 700,000 organizers had promised.
    According to Vice's report, the less-than-stellar turnout was likely due to theories circulating in right-wing circles that the convoy could be a “psyop” or “honeypot" trap laid by the federal government to coax people into committing violence.

    https://www.rawstory.com/gods-army-border/
     
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  5. Think for myself

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    Wow. This turned out to be a nothingburger
     
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    Between this and Taylor Swift, it looks like the trump mob is chasing its tail.

    Which suggests that the Trump cult of personality may finally be falling apart.
     
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    One of the signs that things that would indicate a system is in great danger would be when people decide that protest and objections have no impact, and it's a waste of time to try and convince power to act with honor.
    If that state of affairs comes to pass, it doesn't mean people don't care- it can mean they are considering what may be necessary to get the job done. That opens doors to options a wise leader would never want to appear necessary.

    You should be aware that the adoption of propaganda by the existing administration is so extensive, that nothing can be considered reliable fact without extensive documentation... and then, still questionable.
     
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  8. Think for myself

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    1/100th of 1% is not a bad turn out......
     
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  9. Andrew Jackson

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    They definitely achieved their goal of paralyzing the entire interstate highwsy grid and sealing the border...
    Definitely the most successful mass protest (leading to tangible results) since those leading to the fall of the Berlin Wall...
    Bravo to the organizers of this massively successful demonstration...:flagus:
     
  10. TomFitz

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    Another obvious sign of a system in danger is what a significant radical minority promote and support a cheap demogogue who plays to the fears and prejudices of a cohort that sees itself as victims.

    Hitler rose to power using that approach.

    Trump rose to the level of staging an insurrection to reinstall himself using that approach.
     
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    The most heinous weapon in existence, used by Hitler, Kim Jong Un and dozens of dictators- is propaganda. Lies about false enemies, promises that can't be kept- fed to gullible people looking to blame the imperfections of their lives on somebody else. That's where you tell people that good is evil, and evil is good- and lacking the ability to think for themselves and access to reliable information, they swallow that.
    The fallout of that is all around you right now, and none of it connects to Trump. It also goes far beyond Trump, it's targeting the future long after Trump is gone.
    What you see around you is the trajectory, the path we are on- and if you are wise, you will look at where that path will lead us if we allow it to continue.
    It was never the man, it was the message- the goal of making America great again. That is the fear of the corrupt, because it would destroy their power over you.

    Nothing can be done to change that state of confusion for you except to speak truth, because the only person who can throw out the propaganda is you.
    The survival of this nation depends on those who have embraced the bullshit and nonsense you see around you today coming to terms with that mistake and getting control of themselves.

    You have to decide what kind of nation you want to live in, and what you want the legacy left to your descendants to be. That's the choice you have to make.
     
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    Any UPDATE on the Current Number of Participants?
     
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    Na that was EVs when it got below 30.
     
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    If the truckers want to get Traitor Joe's attention they should converge on our nation's capital, just as the Canadian and French truckers converged on Ottawa and Paris. Demokrats like to get in people's faces - the truckers should get in theirs (peacefully, of course).
     
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    We cons suck at protesting and making people’s lives miserable. You guys, however, have the entire process down to a science.
     
  16. TomFitz

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    They tried that once already.

    The paraded around the Capitol Beltway for two or three days, and a few Trump disciples hung trump swag from some of the overpasses.

    All in all, it was largely ineffectual, although somewhat annoying, as a lot of them had no idea where they were going.
     
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    We all saw that on Jan 6th.
     
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    its upto 1.5 million now.
     
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    "According to Vice's report, the less-than-stellar turnout was likely due to theories circulating in right-wing circles that the convoy could be a “psyop” or “honeypot" trap laid by the federal government to coax people into committing violence."

    and MAGA knew they could not control themselves and stayed home.... well that's some good news on their self reflection
     
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    That was small and fizzled out quickly. Now if you want to talk about the summer of love, that's how it's done.
     
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    Just imagine what we'll see if Trump wins again. They will literally set the country on fire..... Fiery but mostly peaceful of course...
     
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    :thumbsup:
    Link? :roll:
     
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    When you create a movement to attract the dregs of society, things will eventually go tits up.
     
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    There is no Trump "cult". And what Taylor Swift has to do with anything escapes me. Trump is the symbol of cheaper gas, more secure borders, lower taxes, lower inflation, safer streets, no new wars, fighting rather than arming terrorists, and so much more. Entertainers not withstanding.
     
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    The trump parades and hats disagree with you

    trump had low gas prices, until the economy hit the fan and he told SA to cut back production which spilled over onto Biden — we are now producing more than the history of the nation

    the trump administration stopped a lower percentage of illegals than Biden is

    many actions done or pushed by trump caused inflation to be worse such as negative interest rates and major cuts to corporate taxes. Most inflation now is caused by these same corporations that had their taxes cut by him. Not to mention the disastrous PPP program

    Lower unfunded taxes, especially when they age out for the middle class but are permanent for the rich — isn’t the brag you think it is.

    Inflation and crime are both declining after peeks caused by covid which trump completely failed on.

    Not to mention women have lost the right to bodily autonomy and we now have women being denied care from medical emergencies and young girls having being forced to have their rapists child. That is the worse thing he did by a significant margin. The economy will eventually recover, these women and girls will not.
     
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