Former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad condemned Canada’s crackdown on the Canadian trucker ‘Freedom Convoy’ questioning the way it squares with freedom of speech or alternative.
In a social media submit that left viewers questioning in the event that they’ve entered the fictional Marvel multiverse, Ahmadinejad railed towards the “violent” actions being taken to interrupt up the peaceable convoy by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
“The Violent crackdown on [the Freedom Convoy] has nothing to do with freedom of speech and human rights,” he tweeted. “How coercion might be associated to liberty [and] freedom of alternative?”
He included the hashtag #TruckersForFreedom hashtag in his submit.
The Violent crackdown on #FreedomConvoy2022 has nothing to do with freedom of speech and human rights. How coercion might be associated to liberty & freedom of alternative?#TruckersForFreedom
— Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (@Ahmadinejad1956) February 17, 2022
RELATED: Ilhan Omar Slams Reporters For Harassing Individuals Who Donated To Freedom Convoy Truckers
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Sides With the Freedom Convoy?
Look – I’m by no means so simply duped as to fail in recognizing that Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is solely stirring up hassle by making an attempt to make leaders within the West look silly and even to incite backlash.
That is, in any case, the identical man whose safety forces crushed protests towards his 2009 re-election.
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Ahmadinejad shouldn’t actually have a platform on Twitter contemplating his views on the destruction of Israel and being a outstanding Holocaust denier.
However the truth that his feedback have the optics of wanting stronger than most American lawmakers in condemning Trudeau is completely exceptional.
Truckers concerned within the ‘Freedom Convoy’ protest towards mandates and authorities overreach have had their financial institution accounts frozen. Protest leaders have been arrested and will probably be charged criminally.
They’ve been threatened with seizure of their autos, fines, revocation of their licenses. Kids have been used as pawns. Authorities have even threatened to grab truckers’ pets.
Consideration animal homeowners at demonstration
If you’re unable to care in your animal because of enforcement actions, your animal will positioned into protecting take care of 8 days, at your value. After 8 days, if preparations should not made, your animal will probably be thought-about relinquished. pic.twitter.com/OkbXc8RE3c
— Ottawa By-law (@OttawaBylaw) February 17, 2022
The previous chief of Iran’s feedback led one reader to tweet with shock: “Ahmadinejad and Ilhan Omar are in our nook.”
That remark is in reference to the truth that far-left Consultant Omar (D-MN) criticized reporters who’re focusing on and harassing donors to the Canadian trucker ‘Freedom Convoy.’
In referencing a restaurant proprietor who was compelled to shut her enterprise following threats when her title was leaked in a hacked knowledge breach of donors to the protest, Omar instructed reporters ought to perhaps pump the brakes on the harassment.
“I fail to notice why any journalist felt the necessity to report on a store proprietor making such a[n] insignificant donation relatively than to get them harassed,” Omar tweeted.
“It’s unconscionable and journalists have to do higher.”
I fail to notice why any journalist felt the necessity to report on a store proprietor making such a insignificant donation relatively than to get them harassed. It’s unconscionable and journalists have to do higher. https://t.co/oF7WIoS1jp
— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) February 16, 2022
RELATED: CNN Analyst And Former Obama DHS Official Calls for Police Slash Tires, Arrest Canadian Truckers
Republicans Must Amplify Their Voices
Essentially the most confounding query right here is how did Mahmoud Ahmadinejad get out in entrance of a majority of Republicans in voicing one thing they need to be condemning all day, every single day, with regard to Canada and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau?
Regulation Professor Ryan Alford slammed Trudeau in a latest op-ed for invoking the Emergencies Act, “giving him broad emergency powers to quash a nonviolent protest of truckers opposing vaccine mandates.”
Alford notes that such actions had been designed to fight terrorism, not peaceable protests, and is “clearly unconstitutional.”
This looks as if one thing aligned with conservative causes – adherence to the Structure, safety of free speech, protesting towards authorities overreach – that Republican lawmakers may actually latch on to.
So the place the hell are they? If this isn’t a hill to die on, what’s?
Former Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad voiced his help for Canadian truckers’ “Freedom Convoy” protests towards COVID-19 restrictions.#FreedomConvoy | #Canadahttps://t.co/Zvov1CzPyy
— The Jerusalem Publish (@Jerusalem_Post) February 17, 2022
Republicans appeared slightly extra vociferous within the early phases of the protest. On February 4th, former President Donald Trump slammed “far-left lunatic” Justin Trudeau.
“The Freedom Convoy is peacefully protesting the cruel insurance policies of far-left lunatic Justin Trudeau who has destroyed Canada with insane Covid mandates,” he mentioned in an announcement.
The sick factor is he’s not incorrect; positively wouldn’t name it a leftist transfer however Trudeau & the media have manipulated the narrative & vilified peaceable protesters.
Up actually is down rn
Trump calls Trudeau ‘far left lunatic,’ expresses help for convoy https://t.co/ml9QFPsLbn— Okay. Kamans (@LibertasExPugna) February 12, 2022
Trump, sadly, isn’t in energy. These who’re in energy actually need to step up their recreation.
Maine State Consultant Sherman Hutchins had the braveness to name Trudeau out for his actions saying they’re resulting in “the upcoming demise of the Canadian democracy.”
Hutchins referred to as the Prime Minister “Dictator Trudeau” and accused him of “demanding blind obedience” and utilizing “extreme power and arrest to silence peaceable protesters.”
Past that, there have been crickets coming from Republican lawmakers or politicians over the previous week.
What? It was secure to help the ‘Freedom Convoy’ when it first began however now we give Trudeau slightly wink and a nod, giving him a go to finish it by any means obligatory?
Fox Information host Tucker Carlson has been one of many few voices with the ethical conviction to talk out towards Trudeau’s actions.
“It is a peaceable, political protest. Nobody has proven any proof on the contrary. It’s not a drug trafficking or human trafficking operation. It’s not Al Qaeda,” Carlson informed his viewers.
“These are Canadian residents who drive vehicles for a residing, however they’re being handled like a terror group.”
Trudeau brings martial regulation to Canada. pic.twitter.com/RsiTrChIMe
— Tucker Carlson (@TuckerCarlson) February 15, 2022
Additionally having a extra stable spine than the present Republican Social gathering? Joel Lightbound, a lawmaker for Trudeau’s Liberal Social gathering.
Lightbound resigned after accusing Trudeau of dividing the Canadian individuals and slammed the Prime Minister for “demonizing” protesters as ‘swastika wavers.’
A brand new low, even for Trudeau: he falsely accuses a Jewish MP and descendent of holocaust survivors of standing with individuals who wave swastikas. She didn’t.
Sufficient mendacity and dividing.
Unite Canadians for freedom. pic.twitter.com/Qnv6ak1LEa
— pierrepoilievre (@PierrePoilievre) February 16, 2022
“I can’t assist however discover with remorse that each the tone and the insurance policies of my authorities have modified drastically for the reason that final election marketing campaign. It went from a extra optimistic method to at least one that stigmatizes and divides individuals,” Lightbound mentioned.
“It’s turning into more durable and more durable to know when public well being stops and the place politics begins,” he added. “It’s time to cease dividing Canadians and pitting one a part of the inhabitants towards one other.”
Lightbound resigns as Quebec caucus chair after his press convention this morning criticizing the government and his social gathering’s dealing with of COVID laws and tone https://t.co/rUB5v8IMTS
— Mercedes Stephenson (@MercedesGlobal) February 8, 2022
Members of the Liberal Social gathering of Canada have discovered a voice of opposition to Trudeau. Ilhan Omar has discovered a voice of opposition to the media. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in some way discovered a voice to criticize Canada.
The place are the Republican voices?
“At all times stand on precept … even in case you stand alone,” John Adams, one among this nation’s founding fathers as soon as mentioned.
It’s time to face up. It’s time to struggle in your precept beliefs.
And once you do, you certainly is not going to be standing alone.
