Moreover, if there is violence, this gives the excuse for police to respond violently.
For the past few weeks I've been watching the commission investigating the declaration of the Emergencies Act in Canada, which was the government response to the trucker protests. This is going very badly for the government. After 4-5 weeks of testimony it is clear that the threshold for declaring the Act was not even close to being met.
Most of the representatives for the various government entities are more concerned with CYA than anything else, but at every opportunity, they will claim that the violence of the truckers caused the government response. When pressed on this issue, rather than actual physical violence, the "violence" they are actually referring to is honking and diesel fumes.
All that to say that the government is praying for violence so that a heavy-handed response can be justified.
Moreover, if there is violence, this gives the excuse for police to respond violently.
For the past few weeks I've been watching the commission investigating the declaration of the Emergencies Act in Canada, which was the government response to the trucker protests. This is going very badly for the government. After 4-5 weeks of testimony it is clear that the threshold for declaring the Act was not even close to being met.
Most of the representatives for the various government entities are more concerned with CYA than anything else, but at every opportunity, they will claim that the violence of the truckers caused the government response. When pressed on this issue, rather than actual physical violence, the "violence" they are actually referring to is honking and diesel fumes.
All that to say that the government is praying for violence so that a heavy-handed response can be justified.
Again … at 3 million strong, that government awaiting justification to respond with violence will quickly be dispatched. QUICKLY.