Invasion of the assholes
“Protesters” attack people feeding the homeless in Ottawa.
Ottawa’s Shepherds of Good Hope has received an outpouring of support and donations after its staff were harassed and a client was assaulted by “Freedom Convoy” protesters on the weekend.
Freedom freedom freedom: freedom to harass and assault people.
On Saturday, a group of protesters associated with the convoy of truckers and supporters railing against COVID-19 health measures in downtown Ottawa harassed staff and demanded food from its soup kitchen in an altercation that lasted for hours. Shelter officials described their behaviour as “mob-like”.
It’s almost as if libertarianism and assholism go together.
Earlier, a man who lives in the shelter was assaulted outdoors by protesters who then hurled racial slurs at a security guard who went to assist him, the shelter’s president and CEO said Sunday.
Deirdre Freiheit said the situation was upsetting for everyone. Staff members, who were being harassed, initially served meals to some of the protesters in order to de-escalate the situation, she said.
“Freiheit” is German for “freedom.” Ironic, ain’t it.
“It was a very difficult day for them. The disruptions were many. They are working hard, they are tired and we are short-staffed. When people are taking away their ability to provide services to many of the most vulnerable people in the city, it is very discouraging.”
No no no it’s an exercise of Freedom.
For much of the day Saturday, access to Shepherds, at the corner of Murray Street and King Edward Avenue, was blocked by unattended protest trucks that were left running. Freiheit said that meant ambulances were unable to get in and staff had a more difficult time reaching people in the community who might be overdosing or in need of help.
And why were the trucks left running? Just to make everything that much more shitty? To show off their freedom to make global warming that little bit worse for the sheer hell of it?
He’s the mayor.
H/t Roj Blake
On the plus side, there are some wonderfully snarky memes criticizing the mob…
Yeah, not worth it :-/
The Venn diagram of capital-L Libertarianism and Assholisim is a circle. I suppose you could make the case that there are other kinds of assholism, in which case I guess I’d be forced to make Libertarianism a circle within the circle, but it it’s core Libertarianism is a petulant child asshole screaming ‘you’re not the boss of me.’ What’s worse, they’re nearly always self centred sociopath authoritarians who want to use drugs and date too-young girls. I always struggle to understand why anyone over the age of 17 takes it seriously as a coherent political or social movement.
@Rob they don’t want the government to provide for them or for anyone else because “taxes are theft.” But when they forget to pack a lunch, then SOMEbody has to feed them.
A quibble over word use:
“diffuse the conflict:
Shouldn’t that be
“defuse the conflict”
Michael – quite, they’re just a bunch of man-babies.
Jim – Yes!
I really did, literally, laugh out loud.
Jim @ 4 – Well, sure, but it’s inside a tweet, so I can’t correct it or add [sic] or anything, and I didn’t feel any particular need to mention it.