In Canada, most of the "energy" and crowds these idiots enjoy is a result of the low vaxx rate among 18-30 YOs, they make a much bigger splash and impact than older people. When covid recedes and restrictions drop, the air will go out of their "movement". However the core of Canada's right wing problem exposed themselves and those not already there, made it to the domestic terrorist watch list. I hope they took a lot of plate numbers and video and will be charging lot's of people in the coming weeks.
The organizers harnessed the discontent of youth with rebellion against restrictions and anti vaccine sentiment. The movement will evaporate with the restrictions, omicron and new research have made them kinda useless, or soon will. However future variants could be just as contagious and a lot more deadly, and our reaction to them with improved vaccines will get even quicker. There should be omicron specific vaccines/boosters by spring and many people will have become infected by then, including the vaccinated and boosted.
Masks in certain public settings are here to stay though and some businesses and settings will require them. People will need to get used to the idea that some people will want (or have) to wear a mask in public and harassing them for it will be considered a hate crime.
Think back to when you were 16 YO, the days were long and the years from 16 to 19 were a lifetime, when compared to how time flows when we are older. The years of childhood seemed endless and as we age, the days go faster as the years go by. Now, as a teenager, think about what a pandemic did to your life and education, with repeated lock downs and school closures that seemed to go on forever...
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Former Fox anchor finds network's coverage of Canada protests 'ironic'
Former Fox anchor Gretchen Carlson reacts to the network's extensive coverage of the trucker-inspired protests in Canada and CNN's Donie O'Sullivan discusses how the online radicalization of anti-vaxxers can turn into offline action.