dewline: "Truth is still real" (anti-fascism)
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This is a bit of a muddle. I apologise for that right now.

In downtown Ottawa, we're trying to deal with two messes at once. It's not the first time for our city, not since the original Euro-settlement on top of Algonquin lands in the 1820's.

The extreme cold warning is nothing new. Nor are protests in general. Not for Ottawa the city or Ottawa AKA "shorthand for the federal government". This particular protest feels like part of the ongoing war against multi-ethnic, democratic civil society in some respects.

Sidebar: Justin Ling interviewed by Matt Galloway about some of the roots of the "Freedom Convoy" over here:

https://www.cbc.ca/radio/thecurrent/the-current-for-jan-28-2022-1.6331041

And, Ling also details those issues more directly here:

https://twitter.com/Justin_Ling/status/1487112260636053509


I worry for friends whose homes and jobs are in downtown Ottawa. And, for the wider world. But that's not new either.

Organized racism is still afoot, as many of you already know far better by more direct and horrific ways than I. So are people who define civilisation as being exemplified by the ability to force others to live as you demand, whether motivated by bigotry or something else.

There's more ground to cover, I'm sure...
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