Wow, that story really does seem to fit.

This is a good summary of the story from 1 Kgs 12:1-33.
https://thebiblehistorybooks.wordpress.com/2012/04/28/the-kingdom-divided-rehoboam-vs-jeroboam/

Rehoboam took over as king in place of Solomon his father. His first major act was to decide on how his servants would be handled in terms of their working conditions. Led by Jeroboam, they pleaded for a lighter yoke and promised to serve him if he did make their yoke easier. He told them to return in three days for a response.

Rehoboam then sought counsel from the old men who served his father. They rightly advised him to listen to the people. He also the went to seek counsel from his younger colleagues, who told him to make the people’s work harder. Rehoboam then for no wise reason forsook the advice of the old men and went with the counsel of his young colleagues to a disastrous conclusion. Where do you get your counsel from? Who are you listening to?

The people withdrew their support for David and his house, as each man in Israel departed to his own tent, and left only Judah to Rehoboam.

Here’s a more elaborate exegesis, with some good commentary for the present crisis.
https://enduringword.com/bible-commentary/1-kings-12/

If Trudeau is lucky, only the current tenth of truckers will go on full strike.

Great post by El Gato Malo. Lots of pictures and commentary.
https://boriquagato.substack.com/p/attempts-to-vilify-the-ottawa-protesters

“…are going to backfire.”

We hope!

Ezra Levant – Ottawa police buying up hotel rooms to deny them to truckers.
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/52f3ac5c23a99e16f7fedf3b174bdf3d895d22922692f3ce66ed821ce5241aff.jpg

Gonna be hard to intimidate these people.
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/6e0a797b21470e03b3327150b34de1452700de0f991c661127d06c93bc709de5.jpg?w=600&h=264

What the truckers are saying – and trucks are big moving billboards! The objective of the protests:
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/46a2da1437002ec4ca968b7a174d846c5e583f36781d1ab3f249aec03e2c6192.jpg?w=600&h=314

This is for Americans to ponder:
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/ad05d1fd3be0975d6e744b6c606fc436dc11a60657715047280497540d393f3b.png?w=600&h=589

https://www.theblaze.com/news/freedom-trucker-convoy-fuel-police

Maybe they had to go there, because this didn’t work.
https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2022/02/06/watch-counter-protester-caught-faking-getting-hit-by-freedom-convoy-truck-n518383

There’s a typo in this one; I fixed it; the source was quoted correctly.
https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2022/02/06/ottawa-police-issuing-a-tyrannical-edict-which-may-end-the-freedom-convoy-n518259

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This could be very problematic, and effectively end the occupation, if the people obey this edict. But calling it “assisting a[n il]legal activity” seems an extremely questionable legal charge. Indeed, one might argue it’s an effort to shut down free speech by the government — which now places the government in the position of having violated Canadians’ rights.

Just how are they going to enforce it? Now, they’ll be having people smuggling cans of food in their jackets and backpacks.

Will this apply to those bringing tunes for the dance parties, coals for the saunas, or wood for the pizza ovens? https://t.co/PjCFjXsvoM

— Andrew Lawton (@AndrewLawton) February 6, 2022

[And also bouncy houses, according to The Blaze!]

Canadian prisons:

What are you in for?

Church. You?

Donating firewood.

Hey new guy. What did you do?

Terrorism. I honked after 7. https://t.co/Pa5DwFXgui

— Sheila Gunn Reid (@SheilaGunnReid) February 6, 2022

How insane does this have to get, before they just listen to their people and remove the mandates? Why don’t they just talk to the people? That’s why they’re there, why they went to Ottawa. But the government refuses to meet with them. We see mandates beginning to be removed now in other parts of Canada — Alberta and in Saskatchewan — with their premiers saying, “It’s time.”

Yet, Ottawa refuses to even discuss it, and paints Canadians who are just seeking redress of their grievances as “terrorists” or insurrectionists. “Material support” is the terminology used with terrorists. So, they’re going to go after little old ladies for bringing truckers food?

There are going to be great optics if the Royal Canadian Mounted Stasi beat up some grandmas.
That’s happened in Europe, Australia, and some American cities over Covid masks and lockdowns.
I don’t think the Maple Syrup Drinkers are going to be intimidated into backing down.

Unlike the BLM or Occupy, there are no rape tents; there’s no burning and smashing of property. So naturally, the government supports BLM, but they don’t support this. Justin Trudeau knelt with the BLM; he falsely calls these people racists.

It’s been so inspiring, it’s spread to other cities like Toronto as well, where you have similar scenes of people coming out.
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In these protests, you can see something that has been missing from the world for a while with the oppression of the government over the pandemic — that’s joy and celebration. People celebrating and championing freedom, the way all the world wants to. It’s this that has been so little valued by those in power the last couple of years. It’s this that they have so abused for their own power and purposes.

But the government is now trying to drop the hammer on the joy. The Ottawa Police announced that anyone providing “material supports” to the protesters, such as “gas, etc.,” could be subject to arrest, as we reported earlier.
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This is of questionable legality, I’m not sure what law they think prevents people from bringing people “support,” but theoretically this statement could apply to anything, even food as well, not just gas.
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They are seizing fuel from people who are trying to bring it to the protesters. They’re very heavily outfitted like SWAT or terrorism officers.

Update: no dismantling of Convoy protest camp east of downtown Ottawa. But propane/ gas has been seized. Supplies to truckers downtown disrupted

Apparently, the Government doesn’t like people helping Seditious Insurrectionists.
https://notthebee.com/article/canadian-freedom-convoy-truckers-amazed-by-incredible-supporters-providing-food-gas-rides

Just imagine the most beautiful Canadian accent in your mind as you read these truckers describe the support they’ve felt from their countrymen over the past few days.

Travis: “There’s people knocking on my door every five minutes wanting to give,” trucker Travis said. “There has been nothing but caring, sharing, and giving.”

Mat: “There’s been so many people coming up to us and shaking our hands and helping us with food and drinks and whatnot. The support has been incredible. I’ve never seen anything like it. I’ve never been more proud to be a Canadian.”

Andrew: “I got guys that come up to my door and offer me cash donations. I refuse. I don’t want cash. I’m not doing this to make money. I’m doing this for the choice, for everybody’s choice, for freedoms.”

At the start of the “Freedom Convoy,” two college students set up tables and water boilers outside the Canadian Parliament Building, providing food, drinks, clothes, and more. They’ve been doing it for nearly one week straight!
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Truckers have also received donations for fuel and shuttle rides to and from their hotels:

“I’ve been bringing about one to four guys back and forth, bringing them there in the night to catch up sleep, shower, bring them back for the day,” Laura, who has been shuttling truckers, said.

“Well, we’re just out here helping fuel up the trucks, keep the drivers happy, anything they need, we’re trying to take care of them,” Mark said. “They’re fighting for our freedom, so we’ve got to fight for what they need.”

On a more positive note, the cavalry has arrived – maybe the Canadians are ready to play Cowboys and Tyrants.
https://twitter.com/JackPosobiec/status/1490038362509561856

BREAKING: A hundred Canadian cowboys just showed up to the blockade in Alberta

https://twitter.com/bitcoinbwoi/status/1490041865768419333
“Muster the Rohirrim.”

“GoFu**Me.

The client can fill in the missing letters according to their ideology.

This is resulted in a huge movement of the Overton Window for the appropriateness of conservatives using lawfare.

Makes all the so called conservative Canadian mp’s that did nothing, appear like Eunuchs.

The so called conservatives reactions to the truckers reminds me of how the tea party was treated by the eGOP.

I have read that DeSantis’ call for an investigation was one of the things that got GoFundMe to change to automatic refunds rather than donating to another charity unless the donors specifically request a refund.