Meanwhile, in Canada

[Josh]

Sudsy,

Could one also live in perfect peace in the USSR or
Nazi Germany? I agree we mustn’t get derailed by politics and dragged into earthly concerns; but the reality is a regime like the USSR or the modern globalist-capitalist Empire sets itself against God, the gospel, and evangelism.

[JimFoxvog]

What a wonderful blessing that we can live in perfect peace if we chose to. Covid-19, trucker's convoy, environmental issues, politics, rumors of war, you name it, through it all we can learn to trust in God. We can learn to depend upon His Word.

We can have different opinions on these matters or whether we should have public responses to them, but what you are saying here, Sudsy, is much more important for us. Depend on God's word and live in perfect peace.

[temporal1]

i hope there will be diverse reports on this:

AP / “Canada border blockade clearing peacefully as police move in”
https://wgntv.com/news/canada-border-bl ... e-move-in/

.. The protests have reverberated outside the country, with similarly inspired convoys in France, New Zealand and the Netherlands, and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security warned that truck protests may be in the works in the United States. ..

.. Daniel Koss was among those who stayed overnight. Shortly before police advanced, he said the protest had succeeded in bringing attention to demands to lift COVID-19 mandates and he was happy it remained peaceful.

“It’s a win-win,” Koss said. “The pandemic is rolling down right now, they can remove the mandates, all the mandates, and everyone’s happy. The government does the right thing, and the protesters are all happy.”

He said he believed most people would disperse in an orderly fashion, “because we don’t want to cause a big problem.” ..

.. Protests inspired by the Canadian demonstrations were seen in parts of Europe on Saturday.

At least 500 vehicles in several convoys attempted to enter Paris at key arteries but were intercepted by police.
Over 200 motorists were ticketed, and elsewhere at least two people were detained amid a seizure of knives, hammers and other objects in a central square.

Police fired tear gas against a handful of people who demonstrated on the Champs Elysees Avenue in defiance of a police order.
Some 7,000 officers have been mobilized for the weekend protesters, who are railing against the vaccination pass that France requires to enter restaurants and many other venues.

In the Netherlands, meanwhile, dozens of trucks and other vehicles ranging from tractors to a car towing a camping van arrived in
The Hague, blocking an entrance to the historic parliamentary complex. Protesters on foot joined them, carrying a banner emblazoned with “Love & freedom, no dictatorship” in Dutch.

Earlier this week in New Zealand, protesters rolled up to Parliament grounds in a convoy of cars and trucks and set up camp.
Police have taken a hands-off approach after initial attempts to remove them resulted in physical confrontations.

Parliament Speaker Trevor Mallard on Friday ordered his staff to turn on the lawn’s sprinklers to douse them and to play Barry Manilow tunes and the 1990s hit “Macarena” over loudspeakers to annoy them.

Protesters responded by playing their own songs, including Twisted Sister’s “We’re Not Gonna Take It.”

it’s not something i would do. but i’m interested in what is unfolding, esp that it is peaceful, no destruction/violence.
maybe a lesson/model for rowdy libs in the U.S.

i’m impressed they aren’t forming a political bloc for widespread power and pirating the public treasury.
they are just speaking up.

Bonus:
They’ve revealed the dark side of GFM / GoFundMe. i hope GSG / www.GiveSendGo.com does well. Competition is needed.

[Falco Underhill]

it’s not something i would do. but i’m interested in what is unfolding, esp that it is peaceful, no destruction/violence.
maybe a lesson/model for rowdy libs in the U.S.

They probably wouldn't consider this peaceful because there's not enough burning buildings in the background.

[Robert]

givesendgo website was hacked last night. It is not up yet today.

[Sudsy]

Sudsy,

Could one also live in perfect peace in the USSR or
Nazi Germany? I agree we mustn’t get derailed by politics and dragged into earthly concerns; but the reality is a regime like the USSR or the modern globalist-capitalist Empire sets itself against God, the gospel, and evangelism.

Scripture says we can but there are conditions. The scripture I shared before Isaiah 26:3 -

You will keep him in perfect peace,
Whose mind is stayed on You,
Because he trusts in You.

It is a matter of trust in God.

Another verse I often refer to as I try to keep reminding myself - Phlippians 4:8-9

Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me—put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you.

The key is to control what we think about and that is our part. I believe this is a moment-by-moment challenge, especially today with all the worldly sources attacking our minds. But no matter what the earthly challenge is to rob us of our peace, God says we can have peace that goes beyond human understanding. So, I chose to believe what these scriptures are saying.

[temporal1]

it’s not something i would do. but i’m interested in what is unfolding, esp that it is peaceful, no destruction/violence.
maybe a lesson/model for rowdy libs in the U.S.

They probably wouldn't consider this peaceful because there's not enough burning buildings in the background.

I don’t believe their goal is violence+destruction.
It seems to be they’re so in love with their own faulty ideas, they refuse to admit they could possibly be wrong.
Thus, regarding their own agenda, “THIS IS FINE.”

Deep, possibly hopeless, denial. Refusal to accept responsibility. Refusal to recognize error.

A recent example was, Nancy Pelosi, in response to high-end SMASH+GRABS, her clueless, “WHO ARE THESE PEOPLE?!”
Well. 1) They are people INVITED to SMASH+GRAB, and, 2) they are on cameras, their own selfies and store cameras.

So. NO MYSTERY, Nancy P. Just your denial and refusal to accept responsbility.

“THIS IS FINE.”

Thomas Sowell talks about the phenom of (academia) being “SO IN LOVE” with their own ideas, they refuse to see reality, refuse to consider facts/common sense.

He’s so interesting. He IS an academic! Yet, he retains his ability to see with common sense. To not be so infatuated with with an end fantasy that he can’t accept basic facts of life. Love may not be blind, but infatuation sure is!!

Of course, politicians are driven by blocs+cults, special interests, big donors, et al. $$$$

[Robert]

https://thepostmillennial.com/breaking- ... protesters

Four premiers have stated their discontent with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's reported decision to invoke the Emergencies Act.

Premier Scott Moe, along with Jason Kenney, and Francois Legault voiced their displeasure with the move, with Moe tweeting: "The illegal blockades must end, but police already have sufficient tools to enforce the law and clear the blockades, as they did over the weekend in Windsor."
"Therefore, Saskatchewan does not support the Trudeau government invoking the Emergencies Act. If the federal government does proceed with this measure, I would hope it would only be invoked in provinces that request it, as the legislation allows."

Premier Kenney called the gesture "unhelpful, stating at a press conference on Monday: "At this point for the federal government to reach in over top of us without offering anything, in particular, would frankly be unhelpful."
"We do not wish to have a state of emergency in Quebec. It's not necessary and it's time to bring together not divide," Legault said.
Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson said in a statement released on Monday: "I am not currently satisfied the Emergencies Act should be applied in Manitoba. Winnipeg’s situation is dramatically different from the one in Ottawa. The Emerson border situation is very different than the one faced in Windsor."
According to the CBC, Trudeau told his caucus last night that the measures would be put into place to handle protestors across Canada, though there are no plans to send in the military.

You would think it would just be easier to sit down and negotiate with the truckers. They do not seem to be unreasonable.

[Robert]

https://thepostmillennial.com/breaking- ... protesters

Four premiers have stated their discontent with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's reported decision to invoke the Emergencies Act.

Premier Scott Moe, along with Jason Kenney, and Francois Legault voiced their displeasure with the move, with Moe tweeting: "The illegal blockades must end, but police already have sufficient tools to enforce the law and clear the blockades, as they did over the weekend in Windsor."
"Therefore, Saskatchewan does not support the Trudeau government invoking the Emergencies Act. If the federal government does proceed with this measure, I would hope it would only be invoked in provinces that request it, as the legislation allows."

Premier Kenney called the gesture "unhelpful, stating at a press conference on Monday: "At this point for the federal government to reach in over top of us without offering anything, in particular, would frankly be unhelpful."
"We do not wish to have a state of emergency in Quebec. It's not necessary and it's time to bring together not divide," Legault said.
Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson said in a statement released on Monday: "I am not currently satisfied the Emergencies Act should be applied in Manitoba. Winnipeg’s situation is dramatically different from the one in Ottawa. The Emerson border situation is very different than the one faced in Windsor."
According to the CBC, Trudeau told his caucus last night that the measures would be put into place to handle protestors across Canada, though there are no plans to send in the military.

You would think it would just be easier to sit down and negotiate with the truckers. They do not seem to be unreasonable.

Well, he enacted the Emergencies Act. I guess it is easier then sitting down and talking.

[Robert]

Here is the Freedom Convoy's press conference from today. Audio is low.