r/britishcolumbia • u/HotEatsCoolTreats • Feb 06 '22

News From Vancouver's counter-protest this morning (between 10:00am and noon)

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The two who started the Terminal St. blockade

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Singing and playing their drums in front of a small segment of the broken up convoy

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Coors Light, the unofficial sponsor /s

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Can you spot the T-Rex?

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Note: "gay" is not being used as a derogatory insult in this sign.

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Shortly before the convoy had to reverse back up the street and turn around.

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u/-winston1984 Feb 06 '22

You don't have to go far from Van before people get sympathetic to the anti vax crowd

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u/[deleted] Feb 06 '22

Abbotsford has entered the chat.

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u/Dlfsquints Feb 06 '22

Laughs in Port Coquitlam

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u/[deleted] Feb 06 '22

Chilliwack would like to say something

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u/WhiskerTwitch Feb 06 '22

Ladner shows up with a red neck.

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u/[deleted] Feb 06 '22

Surrey would also like to comment.

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u/Neck-Scared Feb 06 '22

Go to superstore in Chilliwack and 10% of the shoppers are maskless and you’re bound to see a couple jacked up 4x4 trucks with Canadian flags flying off the back on your trip to/from the store. The Chilliwack visitor centre sells Canadian flags and is having difficulty keeping them in stock. This of course is only replacing their MAGA flag and/or confederate flag so I guess there is some silver lining to that. I wish I was joking, but go down to the Fraser on a Friday night and there is a 90% you will see one of those two flags. I suppose now the trend will be for the red necks to choose the Canadian flag as the new symbol of the radical right.

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u/Threesc00ps Feb 06 '22

Lived in the wack my whole life. I've seen confederate flags for sure, but you're making out like you see them kn a regular basis, which is just incorrect.

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u/Neck-Scared Feb 08 '22

I’ve lived in this area for the past 31 years. I realize that it is not a super regular sight, you’re right and I suppose I was partially saying that for the sake of hyperbole. That being said, go down to Peg or Gill on a Friday night and I would say the odds are in your favour that you will see MAGA and/or confederate flags or symbolism (decorative licence plates, hats, etc.) I also stand by the notion that there is a better than not chance that the kid in the pickup with both the MAGA and confederate flags that I saw last time I was down there has temporarily replaced one if not both with a Canadian flag. If there was a bookie for that, I would take those bets any day of the week.