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Canada Redux - US Trucker Convoy to ‘Shut Down’ Traffic on Major Roads Outside Washington
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We should use this Freedom Convoy to end not just vaccine mandates, but also endless war and the Federal Reserve.
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Watching one of the live-streams and one of the things that stood out to me is that trucks going the opposite direction from the Convoy are honking as they pass under the overpass... and not just one or two, lots of trucks are honking. This shows that the support for the Convoys is enormous... the Convoys are just the visible face of something much, much bigger...
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I was one of the thousands that decided to go and cheer this convoy on as it passed though OK this weekend.
It was not 7,000 vehicles. It was not 30 miles long. And yes, I'm counting ALL vehicles that were part of it from what I saw and I saw beginning to end.
All in all there may have been anywhere from 100-300 actual big rigs and then maybe 300-500 more regular pick ups and cars that were part of it. It was maybe, maybe, 4-5 miles long. That's still impressive though and I'm not discounting but I do wonder where OKHP got those numbers. Maybe it fluctuated in size a bit but yea.
No, I didn't take any video or pics. I was just standing there with my flags like everyone else.
And yes, the hundreds of people where I was were polite, mannered, and quiet. Nothing rowdy occurred. Shocking, I know.
It was not 7,000 vehicles. It was not 30 miles long. And yes, I'm counting ALL vehicles that were part of it from what I saw and I saw beginning to end.
All in all there may have been anywhere from 100-300 actual big rigs and then maybe 300-500 more regular pick ups and cars that were part of it. It was maybe, maybe, 4-5 miles long. That's still impressive though and I'm not discounting but I do wonder where OKHP got those numbers. Maybe it fluctuated in size a bit but yea.
No, I didn't take any video or pics. I was just standing there with my flags like everyone else.
And yes, the hundreds of people where I was were polite, mannered, and quiet. Nothing rowdy occurred. Shocking, I know.
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That is just one convoy of several. So, just one convoy consists of roughly 1,000 vehicles (all told) and is several miles long, on its own. Multiply that by 3-7 in order to account for the other Convoys converging on DC and you're talking about a crap-ton of vehicles and a really long Convoy. In addition, the Convoy has grown a lot in just the past couple days. One of the live-streamers who is chasing along with the Convoy was easily able to find the lead vehicle while he was passing through OK, but as they got into IN, the Convoy has swelled and he's having a hard time even figuring out where it begins and where it ends because it's simply so long and there are so many vehicles.
As I pointed out above, trucks are honking under the overpasses in both directions. Not just a few honks here and there, virtually every other truck passing by is honking. That means that you have enormous support from the grassroots... the trucks going the opposite direction are just going about their daily business and have only not joined the Convoy for some practical reason. But they support it. That means the Convoy itself is just the face of something much bigger, and that is the opposite of astro-turfing.
In politics, yes, there is always an aspect of showmanship and marketing. To get any message out (even a good message), you have to use proven, effective methods. The bad guys have substituted marketing methods for substance because they don't want to (and can't) talk about their real Agenda. So those of us who are on the side of the Good and True have a reflexive aversion to slick marketing and showmanship -- "it smacks of propaganda." Well, it might, on the surface. The real question is whether this is just the astroturf brainchild of a handful of R-Swamp creatures, or is this real grassroots? It's not a difficult question to answer -- spend 10 minutes watching the live feeds and the question will answer itself. This has massive, grassroots support across the entire heartland of the US.
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Just got back.
Assembled at The Lodge in Kennebunk, rode with the convoy down I-95 to just past the state line in Mass, where I-495 splits off, and they continued on their way to NY state, PA and DC.
Max crowd size topped out at about 100 or so.
Lots of kids, dogs and friendly folks:
Lots of support at every overpass.
Crossing the bridge from Maine to New Hampshire.
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It's growing fast and/or the numbers are a bit high!
AMERICAN TRUCKERS UPDATE: After Merging With SIX Other Groups, ‘The People’s Convoy’ is Over 10,000 Vehicles Strong, 70 Miles Long (VIDEOS)
American truckers are gearing up for a massive protest this weekend in Washington DC to oppose Biden’s tyrannical COVID mandates. Thousands of protesters are expected to arrive for the demonstration, with several groups departing from across the country daily.
On Thursday, one of the largest of these groups – ‘The Peoples Convoy’ – continued its rapid growth as it reached Ohio on day 8 of its cross-country journey to Washington, D.C., adding even more vehicles in the Buckeye State after merging with six other convoys when it passed through Indiana the day before.
With just two days to go until they reach the DC Swamp, the trucker-led caravan now includes over 10,000 vehicles, with reports of it being as much as 70 miles long!
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/20...y-10000-vehicles-strong-70-miles-long-videos/
AMERICAN TRUCKERS UPDATE: After Merging With SIX Other Groups, ‘The People’s Convoy’ is Over 10,000 Vehicles Strong, 70 Miles Long (VIDEOS)
American truckers are gearing up for a massive protest this weekend in Washington DC to oppose Biden’s tyrannical COVID mandates. Thousands of protesters are expected to arrive for the demonstration, with several groups departing from across the country daily.
On Thursday, one of the largest of these groups – ‘The Peoples Convoy’ – continued its rapid growth as it reached Ohio on day 8 of its cross-country journey to Washington, D.C., adding even more vehicles in the Buckeye State after merging with six other convoys when it passed through Indiana the day before.
With just two days to go until they reach the DC Swamp, the trucker-led caravan now includes over 10,000 vehicles, with reports of it being as much as 70 miles long!
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/20...y-10000-vehicles-strong-70-miles-long-videos/
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