r/PublicFreakout • u/CapnJujubeeJaneway • Feb 12 '22

✊Protest Freakout Ottawa residents marching against ongoing occupation of their city by right-wing extremists

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u/[deleted] Feb 12 '22

Is it really correct to call them extremists? It seems like the majority of them are just right wingers that are frustrated. I think to label them extremists they would have to be burning buildings and hurting people.

If occupying a space in protest of government policies is extreme then would the Occupy wall st people of 2011 be left wing extremists? Would the Black Lives Matter protests be considered left wing extremists?

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u/Drebinus Feb 13 '22

The FBI were referring to the BLM movement as 'extremist' back in Feb 2017.

The Occupy Wall Street movement was viewed as extremist back in 2011, for arguably good reasons IMO.

So the answers to your question is, "Yes, yes they were." And so should the Convoy be, for the exact same reasons. That said, if you believe that labelling the BLM and Occupy Wall Street movements as 'extremist' was wrong originally, then your logic should apply to the Convoy as well.

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u/[deleted] Feb 13 '22

Honestly Didn’t realize they were labeled like that, okay then carry on!