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Haven't finished it yet. Its a bit of a hard go as he uses 100 words when 3 would do. But he is flat out wrong about no preparations were made. The truckers were detoured and stopped and slowed the whole way into Ottawa. They even dropped a full fuel truck on the 417 in Ottawa to stop all traffic for hours. A dangerous and nasty move. Also probably less than 1/100 trucks made it to the protest zone. Police made sure of that. Most were kept on farms outside the city and in odd side roads and not used areas like the huge strip of road behind the war museum where no one can see them. I went and got photos and interviews there. Same with the parking lot at the AAA baseball diamond, (which we haven't been able to use for two years)

He is simply dead wrong that no preparations were made in advance. They just weren't enough to mitigate the effects of the protest altogether.

But without having finished it, I would like to offer my own opinion as someone who was there a lot.

The truckers won. Not a pyrrhic victory or anything so banal.

They won because they forced what many of us already knew was an authoritarian, elitist, totalitarian state to show its fangs. And now anyone who doesn't know what Canada truly is, only have themselves to blame.

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I'm looking forward to the Trucker Convoy here in the U.S.A. Will the MSM cover it? Or just continue to repeat Biden's "Get Vaccinated" mantra, despite the "pandemic" being over for 80% of Americans. The MSM is just parroting a demented old fool who keeps repeating himself.

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Anyone notice the Wall Street Journal admitted out loud the vaccine has killed? A year into the biggest human experiment ever :)

https://www.wsj.com/articles/covid-19-vaccines-were-deadly-in-rare-cases-governments-are-now-weighing-compensation-11645266603?st=1mqlydlxkahoeqi&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink

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This is exactly what the Virtuals in America, the elites, did against the Physicals, the populists. The same tactics were used by the Democrats, governments, institutions to squash the Trump movement by controlling the narrative and the information. Trump was the first time!

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Chrystia Freeland’s book “Plutocrats” (the rise of the new global super rich and the fall of everyone else) - actual sub title - includes a chapter titled: The American Middle Class Needs to Take a Pay Cut. 😂 They’ve never tried to hide motive, they have media cover.

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Until the pizza guy stops coming or the instagram page no longer comes up, I'm not sure the average American will even notice, or, more sadly, even care. "What time does Dancing With Octamom come on tonight?"

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Feb 20, 2022·edited Feb 20, 2022

“If there is no fixed, objective truth, only power, then the mind’s will rules the world.“

Our modern day Tower of Babel is going to result (and has resulted—see Covid) in much pain and anguish.

“Here is my beloved Son, listen to Him”

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One day my AC went out, central Texas, 106 degrees. When my AC repairman showed up he looked to me like Jesus Christ walking up the sidewalk. I have been a big fan of Mike Rowe over the years, he has always said that the people who do “Dirty Jobs” are the ones who make civilization possible. I have quickly realized that the virtuals don’t care how many hundreds of thousands gather and march and give speeches, they probably just laugh. The truckers have enormous power. I am so proud of them. Really enjoyed the article

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Thanks Alex. A great read…

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I read the article and it was excellent. The meme about Socialists condemning the uniting of the working class is priceless.

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“The Physicals vs the Virtuals” As much as I hate to say it, this is one of the best explanations of Trump’s instincts.

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My brother is a truck driver here in the U.S., and he tells me that there is a very strong undercurrent among drivers here to do something similar to this later this year. Not a lot of detail at this stage, but things are very much in motion.

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What’s the difference between Canada and North Korea?

One country is a police state under the boot of a young tyrant scion of his father’s dynasty who brutally crushes opponents, free speech and liberty and the other is a country in Asia.

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We are having nursing shortages around the country. The nurses are part of the Physicals. The hospitals are "full' because they are short of nurses and workers. So the military is now in a lot of hospitals including two in OKC. Ever wonder why? The hospitals got in financial binds because the lockdowns scared people and they wouldn't go to hospitals causing some to totally shut down. Many nurses were laid off. In March 2020. one hospital system in OKC lost $100 million my doc told me. Then the vaccine mandates came along. The nurses are the most likely population group to see and treat vaccine damage on their 12 hour shifts. Many quit rather than take the jab. The hospitals became desperate. Hospitals became "full" because they reached the limit of their staffing shortages. So they starting paying unreal amounts to nurses. In OKC one hospital, I was told by a nurse yesterday, took out a $25 million loan so they could pay nurses $125 per hour. At 40 hours a week and 50 weeks a year that is $250,000 per year. Some nurses don't have to work now creating more shortages. NOW just imagine what would happen if other Physicals stopped working and drove the price for their services through the roof. The physicals have the power and the Virtuals need to realize that. Socialism has advanced in times past because it was a movement of the workers aka Physicals. The elite Virtuals are trying to start a socialism government by opposing the workers (Canada for instance). I don't think this ends well and we will experience a lot more shortages and rapid increases in inflation. As a Russian immigrant stated, "Some people in the U. S. embrace socialism because they haven't suffered enough!". The Question. How much suffering needs to occur before the American people, largely Physicals, rise up and take back control?

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It's also the same reason they keep insisting Trump wasn't spied on, that he really was a Russian asset, etc. It's all narrative, all the time.

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The media is attempting to portray the truckers as the fascists. Orwell would have been embarrassed.

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I’ll note that the recent DOJ initiative against crypto is part of this effort. They’re laying the groundwork to fight those who will attempt to escape the banking seizures. They know what’s coming.

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and guess what - the protest moved to Quebec City and today all the live cams of the downtown area are simultaneously “offline” - talk about tyranny.

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Excellent insights. I know Alex is skeptical, but the Physicals/Virtuals dichotomy is exactly why it is foolish to let elections be run by Virtuals. They need to be put back in the hands of the Physicals (see what I did there?)

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This author nailed it. The Justin knows that the folks do NOT need an arrogant, narcissistic, useless political elite such as himself, while they DO need the truckers. So, Trudeau does the toddler having a tantrum routine.

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"And it helps explain why the public health elite stubbornly continues to insist the mRNA vaccines work in the face of enormous evidence they don’t: the failings of the physical world cannot be allowed to touch the success of the narrative - the triumph of a diverse and multinational team of scientists in creating a biotechnology product that has repeatedly and explicitly been compared to software."

I find it ironic that Alex can write this sentence about mRNA vaccines while ignoring all the evidence that ivermectin works so well to inhibit viral replication both in many studies as well as tons of anecdotal evidence displayed in those that are living proof of its benefits. While not the only tool in the toolbox, it has proven itself over and over again during the last two years. While telling everyone correctly what doesn't work Alex has rarely commented on early treatment and has shown enormously in one post (Ivermectin Fails) that he has not commented much because he hasn't done his research.

"stubbornly continues to insist" is very appropriate both regarding the public health elite with mRNA jabs and Alex with his refusal to truly research ivermectin. He is still in the "stubbornly continues" mode. In fact, he is so into "stubbornly continues" that he lashes out by comparing to his critics to Fauci. Sounds like a guy that can't defend his position.

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I love how in a group of thousands or tens of thousands one guy with a swastika flag somehow ruins the message. Didn't seem to work that way with blm. Hmmm

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How about we stop calling these motherfucking liars “elite?”

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Alex. Perhaps you have the data at hand and could easily write about it, if you find it interesting.

My current opinion is that it is all about money. The politicians are getting money from every jab, directly or indirectly. If you have the Israel data and you keep pushing for a 5th! shot, there is something behind. Probably money.

I have also read somewhere that AZ injection was way cheaper than the others. And it has vanished. Cheaper means less money.

But, I think it works as bad as the others and has slightly less side effects. So, it does not make sense to remove it. Perhaps same with J&J but I do not know

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Feb 20, 2022·edited Feb 20, 2022

“ control over digital financial assets is pretty much the ultimate leverage now available to the Virtuals. We should expect more use of this tool around the world anywhere the Physicals continue to revolt against their masters.”

This is a foreshadowing of what’s to come.

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► ► ► "Systematic information control, or what the Chinese Communist Party refers to as “public opinion management,” is now the entire strategic response of the Virtual class to every political problem."

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Feb 20, 2022·edited Feb 20, 2022

I’m bothered that the Physicals vs. Virtuals precept is a simplification that seems to suggest Virtuals are akin to Thinkers. Like Physicals, Thinkers have always been part of our existence—daVinci, Copernicus, Newton, Einstein, Pasteur, Tesla, on and on. They were driven by their intellectual curiosity and a passion to share their discoveries and inventions in hopes that it would improve the human experience. If they’d had laptops, I don’t believe it would have dulled their curiosity or personal drive. A laptop is simply a tool.

I think a better comparison is the Builders and the Destroyers—it’s a more honest and clear assessment of what is going on today.

Many of the most notable Destroyers (Virtuals) we are saddled with today do not come anywhere near the caliber of Thinkers who’ve advanced society through the ages. They are deviant, unremarkable, petty people who use tech to horde power for themselves. Zuckerberg ripped off code from his classmate/friend to create a program that ranked side-by-side photos of Harvard women. He managed to turn that into Facebook—a platform that, in my opinion, has not been a positive for humanity—and given birth to his Metaverse plan for world domination.

Steve Jobs and Bill Gates also heavily “borrowed” from Builders who did the real engineering to invent the components that gave way to their products. Now we’re stuck with phones and software that spy on us, limit our free speech and worse.

Unfortunately, the gap between Builders and Destroyers is being compounded by the downward spiral of our academic institutions that no longer prepare people to carry the mantle of critical thinking necessary to solve the world-class problems we currently face. Instead, they’re pretty much groomed to be order takers—focused on social media and surveillance tech and the invention of another relatively useless app for our phones. And the top Destroyers are focused on flooding our nation with needy, impoverished Physicals who will have no choice but to do whatever the Destroyers want if they are to survive – even if it is simply hand-to-mouth.

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I once worked for a great smaller chip company. So maybe 11,000 employees worldwide. My husband worked their first in manufacturing. I came later working in marketing. A few brilliant men started this company. One of them I got to know pretty well as his office was near where I worked. I loved working there. So much energy. The founders were present most days. It felt like family. I still get emotional talking about what happened because it mirrors life.

The chip industry was faced with chip competition often bankrolled by governments. It got very nasty. Still those of us on the bottom saw it coming. We assumed the top did as well. I could see the company losing focus, ignoring reality, doing nothing to stop the bleed. I was an auditor. I visited most departments every day. I reported to a executive committee. I told the truth. They did nothing. I was feeling sick watching this great company falling to its knees.

I did the unthinkable. I went and got the founder and led him through the company pointing out the obvious. I could see he was touched by my love of doing the right thing. Still, he was very rich and if all failed here, so be it. He was a very well known man in the US. What really stunned me was he really had no connection to any workers. This was a very nice man. He touched me. He had a good heart, it was just that he was so far removed from reality he never moved quick enough. Then company was dead in a few months. Broke my heart. Many have written about this company and it’s demise. The founding fathers are all dead now. Truth is nobody writing about this company get why it bled to death. Death came from within. Just like we are seeing now with western nations.

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Where are the bikers?? There are millions of them. I understand the weather and all perhaps in a couple months. What happened to the head of Bikers for Trump? Who knew it would be the truckers whom I have great respect for and let them all go at a stop sign while everyone beeps at me.... Haha kiss my a**.

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Extremely hella good essay. Well worth the read.

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Feb 20, 2022·edited Feb 20, 2022

one more on how ivermectin doesn't work, Alex and how Malone and all the other doctors that say it does are shills, Alex. That's the crux of all that it's going on right now, Alex. Hubris...

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Feb 20, 2022·edited Feb 20, 2022

I have looked at several photos over and over again of the freedom protest in Ottawa. The heavily armed soldier types. It would appear the gov has placed some JTF2 members on the scene. If this is in fact true, its a very disturbing turn of events. Nothing more than highly trained killers. The Turd should be truly ashamed of himself.

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This is why they are so intent on mass immigration. They need a more pliant pool of Physicals. They don't care about voting.

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Is Atlas Shrugging?

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Dear Alex

My wife has long supported you and your work. For now she has moved on and unsubscribed from your Substack. What a surprise to to receive a sarcastic and belittling response from you! I am sorry to see such little regard and gratitude for your supporters. Best of luck to you and your work.

Regards

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Time for the Physicals to Wake Up, Wise up, and Take action.

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Virtuals. Guess how the Amazon stuff gets to your door step. You guessed it? The Physicals. Truck Drivers, Warehouse workers, Van Drivers, Workers loading planes and Airplane pilots. Guess where you food comes from? Farmers, Truck Drivers, Food processors and Grocery store workers. None of these run without diesel, jet fuel, natural gas and gasoline. Guess where that comes from. Drillers, Roughnecks, Fracture crews, Pumpers, Mechanics, Pipeline workers and Delivery truck drivers. Guess how your house gets built? You already know. All Physical. You want to live without stuff from Amazon, food to eat, transportation or housing? Stop being Air Heads!

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Alex I am in Ontario and am a paid subscriber. I am concerned of being targeted for using my bank account to pay this subscription. Things are scary here. I donated to the trucker convoy and expect my account to be frozen at any moment. I may have to cancel this one and set up an account connected to an anonymous email. Are there any untraceable options for subscriptions? Terrified here in Canada.

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I just hope there is a backlash against trudeau and his tyranny. Like a Nuremberg trial of sorts. In the end, I hope there is some check and balance put into Canada's government to control the abuse of such absolute power. In the US, my guess is that these actions would be found unconstitutional. I hope this causes Biden to think twice about manhandling US truckers into vaccine submission. I am still pure blooded and have never been vaccinated and I'm 100% proud of that. I've never even allowed myself to be tested for covid-19, not even once. I won't be forced to take a needle in my arm that I don't believe in. I am willing to die on this hill. I don't think trudeau has any idea how deep this runs. If trudeau was tarred and feathered and then hung at the gallows, that would be too nice of a punishment for his evil tyranny.

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So the Eloi are creating the Morlocks as we speak.

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The Physical Atlas' are shrugging.

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I love that article. I look forward to America waking up and standing up. I am praying for the truckers and protestors all over the world. We have a lot of lessons to learn from this horrific 2+ years. I pray we have the strength and resolve to correct it. Schwab, Soros, Gates and all their groupies (the technocrats and media class) can kiss my grits. It's time to vanquish them into obscurity, take back the reigns, restore strength, liberty and hope to the world. Let's get off the bench and onto the field. The physicals have the advantage. God bless the Truckers, God bless America, and God bless all who stand against evil.

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Yeah, people who have no value for life or freedom, negotiate with that. Note not a typo, purposely omitted “…with them.”

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The late Angelo Codevilla wrote a similar analysis in July 2010 in the Spectator. https://spectator.org/americas-ruling-class/

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This article was spot on. My husband and I both have worked in management and HR. In my early 30’s, my company sold and my HR position was eliminated. It was a wake up call. All my hard work that seemed so important was in a dumpster somewhere. This realization helped me to realize that basically anything I had done really didn’t matter in the grand scheme of things and made the decision a couple years later to stay home with our daughter an easy one. THAT mattered. We also have a profound respect for those people who do jobs that really matter. The dirty jobs, as Mike Rowe would say. If we had a breach of our electrical grid, a natural disaster or war, the people that matter are the “physicals”.

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Carhartt, the high quality workwear, outdoor apparel, and gear is mandating vaccines for their employees.

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What the hell is wrong with the police? They are arresting the very people who fought defunding them. Maybe they were right. Fight the police that don’t respect right and wrong. Fight them when they say just obeying orders.

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I can see by the comments below that I’m not alone in thinking of how depressing this whole thing is.

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Human Events' Jack Posobiec made a few excellent points.

First he noticed that no "democratic" country has condemned the imposition of martial law in Canada is response to a threat from the Canadian people. (Well El Salvador has, and of course China has). That's because martial law in Canada is a proof-of-concept. Schwab and O'Biden are running it.

He continues with the current regime view:

Ukraine freedom fighters = Good

Hungary freedom fighters = Bad

Poland freedom fighters = Bad

American freedom fighters = Really Bad

Canadian freedom fighters = Terrorists

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