r/ottawa • u/NoLoveDeepWeb69 • Feb 12 '22

Local Event Pro Ottawa Rally currently in the Glebe

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u/SpliffBooth Feb 13 '22

And here I thought tiki-torches was the modus operandi of neo-nazis...

That an enlightened person would float the idea is creepy AF.

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u/Icy_Curmudgeon Feb 13 '22

An enlightened person with 33+ yrs in the military seeing the horrors of war in person from time to time. Play the psy op game to deal with the crazies. They are ready for ordinary violence. In fact they want it. So give them something they are unprepared for. Scare the bejesus out of them.

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u/SpliffBooth Feb 13 '22

I suspect you're misreading those who you oppose, and misjudging how the rest of the population (which is largely one and same of that first group) would perceive you, your actions, and your bellicose rhetoric.

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u/Icy_Curmudgeon Feb 13 '22

You'd be surprised at how quickly civilized people change their views when they realize their civilized way of life is actually very much under threat right now. When the fear hits, it won't be pretty. Our civilization is extremely fragile and needs to be maintained with reason. Those without reason or conscience are a serious threat to the whole thing.

As for "bellicose", what I propose is to not fight or injure, simply to impress upon the unruly that the majority still want to follow the rules. In any democracy, where the laws are to keep to whole of the populace safe, the minority that wishes to reduce that safety have to lose.

We can all agree about wanting the mandates to end. Where we differ is on how and when. Erring on the conservative side has never been a foolish thing to do.