The success of the so-called Freedom Convoy caught Canada, and much of the world, by surprise. Yet the tactic of parking vehicles to block roadways is not new: similar events have occurred in Europe and South America in recent years. What made this protest unique was the impact generated by hundreds of thousands of online users who sought to participate in, facilitate or disrupt the movement. Trucks may have been the tool; but low-level actions taken over the internet were the lifeblood of the convoy movement.
The author is a Carleton prof to whom Trucks are fascist.
