NYT’s Friedman Mocks Canadian Truckers: ‘Their Protest Is Stupid and Selfish’

QUICK You know this ░░░░░░░░ blockade at the border ░░░░░░░░ the political divisions that ░░░░░░░░ years of pandemic life ░░░░░░░░ intensified The New York ░░░░░░░░ foreign affair columnist Tom ░░░░░░░░ joins us right now ░░░░░░░░ And Tom let s ░░░░░░░░ about this because there ░░░░░░░░ a right to protest ░░░░░░░░ people absolutely should have ░░░░░░░░ but I m reading ░░░░░░░░ the Canadian newspapers this ░░░░░░░░ The Global Mail talking ░░░░░░░░ how Ontario the government ░░░░░░░░ planning to take additional ░░░░░░░░ at this point They ░░░░░░░░ going to consider fines ░░░░░░░░ even potentially taking away ░░░░░░░░ of these trucks I ░░░░░░░░ this gets to the ░░░░░░░░ of a pretty big ░░░░░░░░ at this point FRIEDMAN ░░░░░░░░ right now we have ░░░░░░░░ pandemic of the foolish ░░░░░░░░ the selfish You know ░░░░░░░░ are the governments asking ░░░░░░░░ these drivers who cross ░░░░░░░░ back and forth every ░░░░░░░░ is get quarantined get ░░░░░░░░ fully vaccinated or be ░░░░░░░░ Do it for yourself ░░░░░░░░ it for your neighbors ░░░░░░░░ of all do it ░░░░░░░░ the doctors and nurses ░░░░░░░░ have been completely exhausted ░░░░░░░░ two years of this ░░░░░░░░ you won t be ░░░░░░░░ additional pressure on them ░░░░░░░░ so I find all ░░░░░░░░ this all being done ░░░░░░░░ the name of freedom ░░░░░░░░ from who From Mother ░░░░░░░░ It s just it ░░░░░░░░ just nonsense And we ░░░░░░░░ so late into this ░░░░░░░░ s so hurtful to ░░░░░░░░ neighbors to the doctors ░░░░░░░░ nurses and ultimately to ░░░░░░░░ economies QUICK But Tom ░░░░░░░░ do have the right ░░░░░░░░ protest FRIEDMAN Sure you ░░░░░░░░ the right to protest ░░░░░░░░ you should have at ░░░░░░░░ a logic to your ░░░░░░░░ They have a right ░░░░░░░░ protest and I have ░░░░░░░░ right to tell them ░░░░░░░░ protest is stupid and ░░░░░░░░ QUICK But they represent ░░░░░░░░ significant portion of the ░░░░░░░░ in Canada and in ░░░░░░░░ United States They re ░░░░░░░░ alone in this This ░░░░░░░░ not a small part ░░░░░░░░ the population and they ░░░░░░░░ angry about what s ░░░░░░░░ happening over the last ░░░░░░░░ of years FRIEDMAN Sure ░░░░░░░░ m angry Call Mother ░░░░░░░░ get her on the ░░░░░░░░ and say Stop spreading ░░░░░░░░ pandemic We know the ░░░░░░░░ Becky from the CDC ░░░░░░░░ you are an adult ░░░░░░░░ years or older and ░░░░░░░░ are not vaccinated you ░░░░░░░░ 60 times more likely ░░░░░░░░ end up in a ░░░░░░░░ If you re 65 ░░░░░░░░ over you re 50 ░░░░░░░░ more likely to end ░░░░░░░░ in a hospital And ░░░░░░░░ you re not vaccinated ░░░░░░░░ you re an adult ░░░░░░░░ re 20 times more ░░░░░░░░ to die So those ░░░░░░░░ the facts I don ░░░░░░░░ care if you want ░░░░░░░░ die for yourself but ░░░░░░░░ think about the doctors ░░░░░░░░ nurses that we have ░░░░░░░░ crushed in the last ░░░░░░░░ years because people won ░░░░░░░░ get vaccinated And what ░░░░░░░░ they end up in ░░░░░░░░ hospital and what do ░░░░░░░░ then say to those ░░░░░░░░ and nurses on their ░░░░░░░░ according to the American ░░░░░░░░ Association Boy I wish ░░░░░░░░ d been vaccinated.’”