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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.

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The protests were linked to concerns over personal freedoms and government overreach. Mainly related to COVID-19 mandates and stay at home recommendations.

Supporters saw the movement as a grassroots stand for liberty against government overreach.

*edit the freedom convoy organised 3 years ago in 2022 as pointed out by commenter's.

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[–] sittinonatoilet@sopuli.xyz 80 points 20 hours ago (2 children)

My dentist tried to bs me with this stupid convoy. He claimed that Trudeau picked up the phone ‘do you know who he called? Antifa’. I laughed in his face and found a new dentist.

[–] NotSteve_@lemmy.ca 27 points 19 hours ago (2 children)

“Why won’t he just hear the concerns of the people calling for his death!!”

Not to mention all the restrictions they were complaining about were put in place by the provinces. Ironically it was a Conservative premier in Ontario’s case.

[–] CptCosmicMoron@lemmy.ca 10 points 19 hours ago

Or it was the US. Truckers couldn't enter the US without vaccination, which is not the Canadian government's fault.

[–] CircaV@lemmy.ca 2 points 14 hours ago

And the US who had vaccine rules for people coming in to their country. Yet the kkklownvoy protested Canadas govt over it.

[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 9 points 20 hours ago

I had a specialist doc a while ago who started out criticizing trump. But within five minutes was legitimately arguing that Charlie Manson would have been our greatest president and that it wasn't too crazy for someone to only want to live with people "just like us" (both white) and that "them" really were a problem.

Like, I'm used to conversations taking a hard right turn, frankly I look like what white supremacists wish they look like, so I get it often.

But I just did not see that coming after she started out shit talking trump

He's even losing the (relatively) wealthy and (absolutely) crazy racists now. That's his bread and butter...