*… from teh tweeter. Couldn’t fit this into the post before this one, so I tweeted them to make them look nicer.
2/ Just to follow up: this has shown us in terrible clarity just how fragile our democracy is. I don't mean to be sententious, but it must wipe the smug smiles off the faces of Canadians who preen that it can't happen here. It almost *did* happen.
— Sol Chrom (@SolTwoPointO) February 19, 2022
3/ Along with that, it's shown us that the MAGA/Trumpist infection has not merely taken hold here — in certain segments of the body politic, it's approaching necrosis. We cannot dismiss it as a mere fringe. That riot was well-planned and well-financed.
— Sol Chrom (@SolTwoPointO) February 19, 2022
4/ If there was any doubt that support for the #FluTruxKlan now serves as a litmus test of character for Canadians in the way that support for Trump is a defining indicator of character for Americans, that doubt is now gone.
— Sol Chrom (@SolTwoPointO) February 19, 2022
5/ There are plenty of things reasonable people can disagree about — that's one of the hallmarks of an open society — but there are limits. You cannot embrace this so-called "Freedom Convoy" and still be thought of as a decent human being.
— Sol Chrom (@SolTwoPointO) February 19, 2022
6/ When people show you who they are: believe them. The people infesting Ottawa for the last three weeks have shown us quite clearly who they are.
— Sol Chrom (@SolTwoPointO) February 19, 2022
7/ And also: Disgust for these Duck Dynasty rejects (I wish I could recall where I saw that) does not imply support for the PMJT. (That *should* go without saying, but evidently not.)
— Sol Chrom (@SolTwoPointO) February 19, 2022
8/ Did I mention #WHITEPRIVILEGE?
— Sol Chrom (@SolTwoPointO) February 19, 2022