A Washington Post cartoonist portrayed the trucker convoy as "fascism" incarnate while another Post column derided the "toxic 'Freedom Convoy.'" Anyone who resists any government command is apparently now a public enemy.

The trucker protest was spurred by the Canadian government's sweeping covid vaccine mandate. Many truckers believe the risks of the vaccine outweigh the benefit and, more importantly, that they have the right to control their own bodies. Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau declared on Monday, "There is no place in our country for threats, violence or hatred." Except for the hatred Trudeau whips up by denouncing vaccine mandate opponents as "racist" and "misogynistic." And except for the "threats" and "violence" used by government enforcement agents to compel submission to any pandemic decree issued by Trudeau or other politicians.