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Danimal28's avatar

I would like to re-post this in honor of our Canadian brothers and sisters:

The Men Who Wanted to Be Left Alone

“The most terrifying force of death comes from the hands of Men who wanted to be left Alone. They try, so very hard, to mind their own business and provide for themselves and those they love. They resist every impulse to fight back, knowing the forced and permanent change of life that will come from it. They know that the moment they fight back, their lives as they have lived them, are over. The moment the Men who wanted to be left alone are forced to fight back, it is a form of suicide. They are literally killing off who they used to be. Which is why, when forced to take up violence, these Men who wanted to be left alone, fight with unholy vengeance against those who murdered their former lives. They fight with raw hate, and a drive that cannot be fathomed by those who are merely play-acting at politics and terror. True terror will arrive at these people’s door, and they will cry, scream, and beg for mercy… but it will fall upon the deaf ears of the Men who just wanted to be left alone.”

– Author Unknown

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arrotsevni's avatar

A terrific characterization of the strength of the Canadian people. I would replace the word 'passive' with either 'quiet' or perhaps better 'stoic'. One has to be stoic to conquer the numerous natural threats faced to carve out not only livelihoods but whole communities. The strongest people tend to just get the job done without much complaining. They tend to be independent contributors, self-reliant, never asking for handouts but always contributing to society as a whole and taking quiet pride in doing so. Such people take much abuse before they reach a level feeling over-imposed that finally leads to action. Being independently-minded it takes a significant threat for these individuals to band together as the truckers did.

Self-organizing is a weaklings' approach. The type of weaklings one finds in government to scam taxpayers claiming they are dong the 'good of the people' when all they are doing is raising their own wealth. It does take a while for those used to operating independently busy making their own contributions to wake up and act in concert with others to counter those encroaching on their rights.

I believe a silent majority exists. If pushed too far, they self-activate.

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