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Trucker Protest Isn’t Really About Vaccines

March 20, 2022 at 11:49 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

New York Times: “For the moment, the protest is perhaps most notable as a window onto the evolution of the American right in the wake of Donald Trump’s presidency, and one that Republican politicians are watching. Although organizers insist that their demonstration is nonpartisan and narrowly focused on Covid restrictions, in practice, it is animated by a broad, familiar array of conservative and right-wing issues and grievances. Complaints about schools mix with far-right conspiracy theories and refusal to accept the 2020 election results.”

“This worldview is increasingly incorporating ideas from the anti-vaccine movement, some of them preceding the Covid outbreak, even as the virus has receded and Covid restrictions have eased.”

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