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    1. Lindsay Beyerstein‏ @beyerstein Feb 17

      Michelle Goldberg got absolutely rolled by the Convoy.https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/17/opinion/ottawa-protest-convoy.html?referringSource=articleShare …

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    2. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet Feb 17
      Replying to @beyerstein

      ??? She accurately notes its organized by dangerous far right fanatics and also speaks to broader popular discontent. Both things are true.

      8 replies 1 retweet 22 likes
    3. Lindsay Beyerstein‏ @beyerstein Feb 17
      Replying to @HeerJeet

      It doesn’t speak to broader popular discontent. 4 out of 5 Canadians reject the convoy. Over half say that it makes them ashamed to be Canadian.

      6 replies 3 retweets 59 likes
      Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet Feb 17
      Replying to @beyerstein

      By some polls, a third of the public has some sympathy for the convoy. That's a lot of people even if a minority. This piece by pollster @VoiceOfFranky is instructive:https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/2022/02/16/who-supports-the-freedom-protesters-and-why.html …

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        2. Lindsay Beyerstein‏ @beyerstein Feb 17
          Replying to @HeerJeet @VoiceOfFranky

          The truckers are deliberately trying to tank the Canadian economy in order to hurt the government and impose their incredibly unpopular policies coercively. To characterize them as speaking to the people’s discontents about the economy is perverse.

          1 reply 8 retweets 30 likes
        3. Lindsay Beyerstein‏ @beyerstein Feb 17
          Replying to @beyerstein @HeerJeet @VoiceOfFranky

          How does stopping nearly half a billion dollars worth of trade a day, including fresh food and lifesaving medicines, help anyone living in economic precarity? Truckers who own rigs that cost as much as houses have deprived retail workers of their livelihood for nearly a month.

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        2. Lindsay Beyerstein‏ @beyerstein Feb 17
          Replying to @HeerJeet @VoiceOfFranky

          A third has some sympathy is a pretty weak basis to say they’re speaking to popular discontents. Two thirds of Canadians think the truckers deserve to be cleared by Trudeau’s national emergency and most are furious he didn’t do it sooner.

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        3. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet Feb 17
          Replying to @beyerstein @VoiceOfFranky

          Popular discontents doesn't mean majority but a large number of people. A third of the population indicates popular support, just like a TV show watched by a third of the population would be described as popular.

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        1. Dan Fielding‏ @RealDanFielding Feb 17
          Replying to @HeerJeet @beyerstein @VoiceOfFranky

          "Public opinion is not 100% agreed on topic" is not particularly useful or surprising.

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        2. Catherine von Ende‏ @cathve Feb 17
          Replying to @HeerJeet @VoiceOfFranky @beyerstein

          33% having “some sympathy” does not equate to supporting this protest.

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        3. Frank Graves‏ @VoiceOfFranky Feb 17
          Replying to @cathve @HeerJeet @beyerstein

          close to that number explicitly say they 'support "

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        1. KSPerforms‏ @KSPerforms Feb 17
          Replying to @HeerJeet @carlosstelmac and

          no one ever asks me

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        2. tetedefromage‏ @edcu Feb 17
          Replying to @HeerJeet @beyerstein @VoiceOfFranky

          Ah yes. Empowering a 30% minority to have veto power over the nation. What a horrendous idea. Has it been tried before?

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        3. bojack horsemeat‏ @bojackhorsemeat Feb 18
          Replying to @edcu @HeerJeet and

          Nah we do the opposite and make sure 35% is enough to elect a majority government that can do whatever it wants.

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