Ottawa ‘Freedom Convoy’ Supporter: ‘Do I Look Like a White Supremacist?’
Robert Kraychik
“Do I look like a white supremacist?” a protester identifying himself as Daz asked Breitbart News jokingly on Wednesday, pointing to his dark skin, when asked about news media narratives of “white supremacy” among supporters of the Freedom Convoy.
Assorted news media outlets have characterized the ongoing demonstration in downtown Ottawa as motivated by “white supremacy.”
Leftist Prime Minister Justin Trudeau derided trucker protesters and their fellow demonstrators as “conspiracy theorist” wearers of “tinfoil hats.” He also denigrated Canadian citizens opposing his policies and ideology as members of “anti-vaxxer mobs” who are “racist,” “misogynistic,” and “don’t believe in science.”
The Associated Press framed Saturday’s demonstration as characterized by swastikas, Confederate flags, and desecrations of war memorials without providing any photographic or video evidence. CTV operatives tweeted accusations of protestors taking food from homeless shelters, waving swastikas, and going maskless into a Tim Hortons.