You go to a protest like the Trucker Convoy for a reason. To get your message out and encourage other Canadians to your side.
Obviously, blocking the roads and honking your horns won't change any politician's mind just because you are annoying them.
The pressure on the politicians is not going to come from you directly, it is going to come from all the rest of the country sympathizing with the protesters instead of the government.
The moment you attack the police you destroy the whole purpose of the protest. You validate Trudeau's position that the protesters are violent and dangerous. You have lost.
It isn't about looking good.
It is about winning.
Lasering cops means losing.
At what point to you is defending yourself a good idea?
You go to a protest like the Trucker Convoy for a reason. To get your message out and encourage other Canadians to your side.
Obviously, blocking the roads and honking your horns won't change any politician's mind just because you are annoying them.
The pressure on the politicians is not going to come from you directly, it is going to come from all the rest of the country sympathizing with the protesters instead of the government.
The moment you attack the police you destroy the whole purpose of the protest. You validate Trudeau's position that the protesters are violent and dangerous. You have lost.