Canada is a nation of doves that has had no idea of how to deal with hawks. In fact, most have been conditioned to not acknowledge the very real existence of hawkish peoples.
To elaborate: there is a classic game theory model that positions two groups (hawks and doves) against each other. The hawks will fight and the doves retreat from the fight. The hawks always fight and if two hawks meet, there will always be a fight. If there is a fight, the loser picks up the costs of the fight and the winner gets the benefits. Since doves flee fights, they never get the benefit of the fight but also never incur the costs. However, if a dove meets another dove, then they both benefit since there is not fight.
Canadians, thinking that they're doves, often choose to settle for the 'benefit'. However, these convoy protests are but an example of that dynamic shifting when doves go on the offensive and the hawks getting defensive.
The hawks, also, have gotten used to dealing with doves and so are now resorting to some hitherto unused weaponry.
I have no idea how this will end, but it should at least show the doves that they are ruled by potential hawks.
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