What happened to truck driver protest?

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Originally Posted By: antiqueshell
Originally Posted By: GreeCguy
I just read an article that said the whole thing was a hoax - the fellow with the idea made a post that was "tongue in cheek" - seems at least a few took him seriously.



Not so. That was the psy op slant added to the literal black out of the event on the mass media. Quite simply the corporate borg and corrupt gov't did NOT want this event to get traction.



You are completely nutz dude. Truckers try this stunt every year and no one ever shows up. The vast majority are company drivers that can't show up. The media didn't cover this event because there was nothing to cover.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/10/11/dozens-not-thousands-show-up-for-dc-trucker-protest/

psy op plant? Get over yourself. You're not in the know and everyone else isn't a moron for not believing the stupid [censored] you do.
 
A psy ops slant? That is insane. There were articles about it (see linked Washington Post story) even though it was a complete non-event - it got more press coverage than it warranted! Radio shows in the area were talking about it in the days leading up to it. There was no media blackout, to believe so is evidence of delusion.

jeff
 
Originally Posted By: GreeCguy
I just figured perhaps after he made the post, he got a visit from homeland security and used the "I was only kidding" defense.


No more like the IRS
 
Originally Posted By: CurtisB
My heart goes out to my fellow American truckers. I'm fortunate to live in a region where drivers, especially with experience, can make over $100,000 per year (Thank you oil industry). I'm non union and get paid hourly for any time I spend other than driving where I get paid per mile. During the week my arse belongs to my company, I live on the road and I would much rather be driving and making the most money I can, rather than sitting in a truck stop waiting for my "rest period" to be up. I don't believe the new H.O.S regulations have anything to do with safety, they are trying to increase the demand for drivers as a make work project. Just my two cents.


Must be nice! Out here where I am, we are lucky to make half that per year!
 
Even if they did make $100k/year, it sure has to be more costly being on the road, reducing the wage benefit.

There are some crazy stupid prices for things at truck stops. Can't imagine there are too many places one can park a big rig and go shopping when you are on the road.
 
What would be nice, is if somebody who's persuasive could organize a REAL protest. If a couple thousand big rigs filled the streets of DC, while a few million protestors stormed ALL of the Federal buildings - they could never stop us. Unless they want a Tiananmen Square on their hands, and at that point, I'd really hope another nation would finally step in.
 
A real protest would be a strike where nobody would haul anything anywhere anytime.
I'm pretty sure that if a majority of drivers were willing, they could "persuade" everyone else to fall in line.
The grocery store shelves would be bare in a matter of days and Walmart would run out of M1 AFE.
That would actually get everybody's attention.
A little blackmail goes a long way.
 
Originally Posted By: fdcg27
A real protest would be a strike where nobody would haul anything anywhere anytime.
I'm pretty sure that if a majority of drivers were willing, they could "persuade" everyone else to fall in line.
The grocery store shelves would be bare in a matter of days and Walmart would run out of M1 AFE.
That would actually get everybody's attention.
A little blackmail goes a long way.


Never going to happen. "When the wheels ain't turnin, you ain't earnin" is an old trucker proverb.
 
Originally Posted By: Drew99GT
Originally Posted By: fdcg27
A real protest would be a strike where nobody would haul anything anywhere anytime.
I'm pretty sure that if a majority of drivers were willing, they could "persuade" everyone else to fall in line.
The grocery store shelves would be bare in a matter of days and Walmart would run out of M1 AFE.
That would actually get everybody's attention.
A little blackmail goes a long way.


Never going to happen. "When the wheels ain't turnin, you ain't earnin" is an old trucker proverb.


No pain, no gain.
If drivers really feel slighted, they need to take an action that'll really attract attention, along with a lot of empathy.
If the average shopper really knew what the life of the average trucker was like as well as what they actually earn per actual hours worked, the drivers would have a winning hand.
A shutdown would give the opportunity for the kind of free media blitz that a traffic slowdown in a slow traffic region, which only irritates people, can never have.
If people understood what drivers actually go through as well as what they actually make per hour for the hours they spend away from home, as well as the social costs that imposes on all of us, then the drivers might be able to get a better deal.
The shippers and the forwarders aren't going to give it up without heavy public pressure, which would then only be the prelude to legislation.
Nobody outside of the drivers wants to see any improvements in duty hours worked uncompensated or rates per mile.
 
Originally Posted By: Miller88
Its still going on... news isn't covering it. Same as the biker rally


Totally correct. I live in Va, not that far from it all, the media will not, for some reason, acknowledge them, as if they are just not important. I guess covering Miley is more newsworthy.
 
Originally Posted By: JANDSZIRKLE
Originally Posted By: Miller88
Its still going on... news isn't covering it. Same as the biker rally


Totally correct. I live in Va, not that far from it all, the media will not, for some reason, acknowledge them, as if they are just not important. I guess covering Miley is more newsworthy.


The corporate borg and the treasonous gov't we have is doing a mass media blackout on these events.

Why?


Because they truly are afraid that the people are finally reaching the breaking point and major upheavals and violent protests are coming, after all how much tyranny and corruption can We The People take.

I know that many of the truckers were talking about making
citizens' arrests of the senators and congressmen that are guilty of not upholding their oath of office which means honoring the
Supreme Law Of The Land (U.S. Constitution). And you know what?

Legally the citizens have the Constitutional right to make those arrests, since these Congressmen constantly violate
Constitutional Law. Now you should understand.
 
I think you need to crawl back into your bunker. There was a "protest", the news covered it, it was less than 30 semis and traffic stinks as usual around here and the truckers went home or back to work.

A tractor trailer full of caulk overturned on I-95S earlier today and caused more of a delay.

But of course, yes, a conspiracy, the UN, minorities, POTUS, black helicopters, mind control vaccines, MSM, that's clearly the most logical explanation. Is Ham radio AM radio for people who find AM radio too believable?
 
Originally Posted By: JANDSZIRKLE
Originally Posted By: Miller88
Its still going on... news isn't covering it. Same as the biker rally


Totally correct. I live in Va, not that far from it all, the media will not, for some reason, acknowledge them, as if they are just not important. I guess covering Miley is more newsworthy.


They were both covered by the news. Your ignorance of facts doesn't change reality. WJLA 7, Fox 5 and WTOP all did stories those non-events. 30 trucks driving slow up 95? A hundred hicks on hogs doing laps on the beltway? Maybe that's breaking news in your town, but you should actually try driving through the mixing bowl on a weekday and see what it's like in the real world. (HINT: congested)
 
^^^Your distorted view of so-called facts culled from popular media is just as bad as any 'bunker dweller'. Imagining that your media is somehow honest and accurate is a huge mistake. To many their agenda is obvious.

What they do not say is just as egregious as what they do report!
 
Originally Posted By: SteveSRT8
^^^Your distorted view of so-called facts culled from popular media is just as bad as any 'bunker dweller'. Imagining that your media is somehow honest and accurate is a huge mistake. To many their agenda is obvious.

What they do not say is just as egregious as what they do report!

Enlighten us then, professor, what FACTS have been left out about coverage of the trucker protest?

Eagerly awaiting your so-called facts, Steve. Wouldn't want people to think you were low-information, would you?
 
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