Stupid is as stupid does

The effort to launch an American “freedom convoy”, inspired by the Canadian truckers who  [...]  shut down parts of Ottawa for several weeks initially to protest vaccine mandates, is taking shape in a somewhat haphazard fashion.

At least three national organizations, and a constellation of regional ones, say they will depart for Washington in early March.

One proposed convoy [organized by Kip Coltrin] aims to leave from Fresno in California on 2 March, taking the I-10 interstate straight to the capital, where it would arrive on 6 March.

  Guardian

I hope they're getting paid by someone with deep pockets. Those rigs cost a great deal to run, and unless they're making deliveries along the highway, they're losing big money. But perhaps the dumbest part is that they're protesting something that is rapidly being reversed without organized protests.

Numbskulls. They're just going to piss people off.

Another organization, which calls itself the “People’s Convoy”, also plans to depart in the first week of March from California. That effort is being backed by Freedom Fighter Nation, a far-right conspiracy group led by lawyer Leigh Dundas.

How deep are his pockets?

In a Facebook video, [Kip] Coltrin said he has been asked just how many participants he expects to join him on the trek to Washington. “My response was to begin laughing – respectfully, of course – chuckle and say, ‘I don’t know.’” But, he insisted: “It’s going to happen. There’s no maybes.”

Fool.  It may be him and his best buddy.  That'll cause some chuckling.  Respectfully, of course.

Around the world, convoys sympathetic to the Canadian truckers, who occupied the area in front of the parliament buildings and attracted thousands of additional protesters, have formed with varying degrees of success.

Apparently truckers around the globe are not the brightest folk.

Coltrin said in [one] video: “Patriot Guard Riders, our veterans, come on guys. Three Percenters: come on, guys. Oath Keepers: come on guys.”

[...]

The motivation of the US convoys appears as fragmented as its organization. Coltrin has said his group’s protest will be about everything from the cross-border vaccine mandates for truckers, to rising inflation, to their erroneous belief that electoral fraud cost Donald Trump his re-election.

Not a good plan. If you're going to have a protest, you need to focus it on one thing. "We're protesting everything" doesn't give people something to rally around. Think of the signs. No wonder it's not coming together well.

Also, the Oath Keepers are missing some leadership these days.  They won't be out of jail by the first of March.

On Friday, the White House press secretary, Jen Psaki, said the Department of Homeland Security is actively monitoring the possibility of a Washington-bound convoy.

“They’re taking all necessary steps to ensure that the convoy does not disrupt lawful trade and transportation or interfere with federal government and law enforcement operations,” Psaki said.

[...]

Dozens of social media pages have popped up to advertise and organize the American convoys, especially on rightwing social media platforms such as Gettr and Gab. One Facebook group intended to organize logistics and support boasts nearly 25,000 members.

[...]

Coltrin has repeatedly shared anti-vaccine misinformation on Facebook, including from the QAnon influencer Praying Medic.

Praying Medic?

...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.