Our Common Ground (@cgroundpolitics.bsky.social) team spoke to dozens of participants at today's separatist rally. Today's conversations reinforced my sense that this is not our grandparents' populism or alienation. 🔗https://open.substack.com/pub/drjaredwesley/p/western-alienation-20 - ThreadSky

jaredwesley.ca • 14 days ago

Our Common Ground (@cgroundpolitics.bsky.social) team spoke to dozens of participants at today's separatist rally.

Today's conversations reinforced my sense that this is not our grandparents' populism or alienation.

🔗https://open.substack.com/pub/drjaredwesley/p/western-alienation-20

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sharksandwich80.bsky.social•14 days ago

Watched some news coverage. Perhaps it was who the cameras gravitated to... but it didn't give of "MENSA meeting" vibes.

destry66.bsky.social•13 days ago

That flag is offensive.😡

beware1984.bsky.social•14 days ago

Noticed that CBC covers this with 200 people present, but covered nothing on Gaza when thousands were present. Defund CBC.

jjerke.bsky.social•14 days ago

sphillipsab.bsky.social•14 days ago

There were, what, 100 or so people there? That’s how I see it from the photos though it’s hard to tell!

jaredwesley.ca•14 days ago

250 by my estimation. Plus counter protestors. I'm no crowd counting expert, though.

phunphunphun.bsky.social•14 days ago

This is the best picture I've found so far. (I wasn't there)
It's difficult to get a count from this pic. And who is there to protest vs counter protest?
Take care all

phunphunphun.bsky.social•14 days ago

CTV News said "hundreds" of separation protesters & "a few dozen" counter protesters.

https://www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/article/albertans-rally-for-separation-saying-things-wont-change-under-confederation/?cid=sm%3Atrueanthem%3Actvedmonton%3Atwittermanualpost&taid=6816aceb8ac612000125bfda&utm_campaign=trueAnthem%3A+New+Content+%28Feed%29&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=twitter

#Alberta

traveling4life.bsky.social•14 days ago

Meanwhile - more honour towards Canada by the Netherlands than this bunch in Edmonton https://bsky.app/profile/petervogel.bsky.social/post/3loe5xxl4b22w

They have no idea how lucky we are in this big beautiful country we call Canada.

sphillipsab.bsky.social•14 days ago

That’s about right. I’m no expert either but I couldn’t tell if it was 100 or 200. However, it was not massive. You can get 2-250 for almost anything

jaredwesley.ca•14 days ago

https://open.substack.com/pub/drjaredwesley/p/western-alienation-20?r=evscl&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false

buttigiegdem.bsky.social•14 days ago

No it’s just constant misinformation and journalists not explaining to ppl that the things that they actually complain about is thanks to their provincial governments

guerric.bsky.social•13 days ago

You could try reading Jared's article. I thought it was an insightful look into why the misinformation actually takes root.

buttigiegdem.bsky.social•13 days ago

I read the book Ripped which gives you the roots of misinformation since the 80’s in AB
it’s the 🇺🇸 oil & gas lobby that started all the mistrust between Alberta & the federal government.
What I’ll never understand is SK voting Cons after they sold the Wheat Board to 🇸🇦 instead of to the farmers

cdn-birdie.bsky.social•14 days ago

Looking mighty white and male. Someone needs to address the anger of white males between 20-50 years old.

thetruthfaerie.bsky.social•14 days ago

Maybe somebody who had the #mgtow tag embedded into his YouTube videos shouldn’t have started the Canadian rage-bait machine.

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