I breakdown the lessons learned from the first five days of the trucker protest taking place on and around Parliament Hill in Ottawa. I share some persuasion tips, I explain why the hearts and minds of the general population are vital and I talk about how costly mistakes can be to the greater movement.
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0:00 TL;DR summary
1:19 Why I'm covering the Ottawa protest this way
3:12 Why it's hart to get an objective sense of the events in Ottawa
7:13 The Mass Formation Psychosis lens and how it can help in Ottawa
14:27 The agility of independant journalism cuts both ways
16:41 Metaphors are UNPERSUASIVE
17:46 Bad behavior is unavoidable
20:29 Bad Arguments - Intro
21:48 Bad Argument - "90% of truckers are vaccinated"
23:28 Bad Argument - "The USA has vaccine mandates for truckers too"
25:02 The "Really?!?" filter
28:54 Trying (in vain) to find a news clip
31:09 Peaceful citizen's arrest... Really?!?
33:53 On Nazi comparisons...
38:21 Wrap-up
Mass Formation and Consequent Totalitarian Behavior in Homo Sapiens:
https://larryturner.substack.com/p/mass-formation-and-consequent-totalitarian
Radio-Canada clip of the protestor wanting to make "peaceful citizen's arrests":
