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The ‘Save the Children Convoy’ is struggling as organizers accuse one another of being ‘undercover cops’ or planning ‘violence’ and ‘terrorism’

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[–] DarkGamer@kbin.social 125 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (5 children)

Berry says the convoy wants to save children from the “human trafficking industry,”

Sounds like pizzagate

but also from “mandating the shots to kids and kids getting sick

Anti-vaxx disinformation

and frigging education and all the stuff they’re teaching them in schools

Anti-education disinformation

and the trans agenda [and], gender dysphoria – all of these things.”

Anti-trans moral panic fueled by disinformation

he and others have shared graphics claiming “the World Health Organization and the United Nations are instructing elementary schools around the world to have pedophilia normalized.”

Anti-LGBTQ moral panic fueled by disinformation

and the math agenda

Ah yes the tyranny of math

You know what really helps solve these imaginary issues? Blocking traffic in Canadian cities, inconveniencing random people, and committing acts of terrorism. Brilliant plan, fuckwits. If only they cared about real issues as much as their imaginary ones.


Oh and then there's this gem:

The “Save the Children Convoy,” a spin-off of recent anti-2SLGBTQ+ protests targeting schools and drag storytime events as well as loosely inspired by the controversial film “Sound of Freedom,” is being planned for Toronto in late summer or early fall. ...
This week, reports surfaced that one of the Sound of Freedom’s original funders had been arrested on child kidnapping charges in Missouri.

"We have met the enemy and they are us."

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 14 points 2 years ago (2 children)

You beat me to it on that last line, but I'll highlight some others [emphasis mine]:

Berry is even more pointed about his concerns in the convoy’s private Facebook group where he and others have shared graphics claiming “the World Health Organization and the United Nations are instructing elementary schools around the world to have pedophilia normalized.”

[…]

Phillips says Sager’s comments point to the influence of “sovereign citizen ideology.”

As soon as I saw the headline, I wondered if Romana Didulo would be mentioned. She's a conspiracy nutbag who declared herself the Queen of Canada and started her cult of followers caravanning back and forth throughout Canada. She's been active since 2020. There's a fascinating look at her org at Vice. She wasn't mentioned in the original article, however.

[–] CmdrShepard@lemmy.one 6 points 2 years ago

The QAnonAnonymous podcast just did an episode about this lady too.

[–] Grimpen@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 years ago

Well, if Her Majesty ~~Roman Dildo~~ Romana Didulo I, Queen of Canada, isn't endorsing it, must be fake gnus.

[–] RagingNerdoholic@lemmy.ca 11 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (4 children)

I can "understand" what they dislike about everything here except for ... math? Like, what? What could anyone possibly have against math?

[–] DarkGamer@kbin.social 17 points 2 years ago (1 children)

They seem to hate and vilify what they don't understand.

[–] Elderos@lemmings.world 1 points 2 years ago

Let us just say they hate a lot of things.

[–] SpooneyOdin@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 years ago

Maybe they are fans of Terrance Howard's new math?

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 6 points 2 years ago

It's those fuckin' numbers, man! I keep trying to make them do what I say, but they keep responding rationally. I want 2+2 to equal 5, but they won't fuckin' listen!

[–] SpamCamel@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago

Idk man I'm pretty sure the number 6 transitioned from number 9 and now wants to have sex with children.

[–] moitoi@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

The theories and basis are always the same for centuries. They only wrapped them with a new tinfoil.

[–] No_Eponym@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 years ago

"We ~~have~~ has met the ~~enemy~~ 'n 'm 'ee and they ~~are~~ is us."

FTFY