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G20 Photoblog

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I’ll continue to update you on news from the Toronto G20 summit as I get it. My initial post is here. I’ve decided to post some pictures that I think accuratley depict the state of affairs outside the security fence. Courtesy for these photos goes to reader Vardit F., author Tarek Fatah, the Toronto Sun, and several random Facebook profiles.

N.B.: If you can’t read the text on some of the signs, click on the photo for a full-size version.

Update: The National Post has an incredible photo gallery here.

Anatomy of a "peaceful" protest.

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All around the world, people are tuned into the events of the G8 summit in Huntsville, Ontario this past weekend as well as the G20 summit in Toronto taking place right now. Over the past few weeks, much controversy has arisen from people skeptical of the amount of money being spent on making sure this event goes on. The exact price tag is unknown at this point. However, the highest figure has been the $1 billion dollars invested in security.

Of all the costs Canada has had to ante to host this, the security tab is the least concerning. I think that the whole thing will be a waste of time, but the fact of the matter is that Canada is given the opportunity to be a leader in world issues, and Prime Minister Stephen Harper has the opportunity to show to Canadians what he stands for, and put forth some conservative initiatives in Canada and around the world. What he does with that opportunity is out of my ballpark.

I’ve been watching one of Canada’s two 24-hour news networks for the last couple of days to get a grasp on what’s actually going on in Toronto. Unfortunately, both of them are crap (not for long though!) As it stands, the best place to get up-to-date information on what’s going on seems to be the Toronto Sun’s G20 LiveBlog.

To date, there have been 6 police cars set on fire, over 500 arrests, 3 failed bombings, crates of weapons seized, Molotov Cocktails defused, rubber bullets used, tear gas emitted, and hundreds of 20-somethings with hemp purses, Che Guevera shirts and a cloud of marijuana smoke following them. Do I have an issue with spending money on security if it prevents world leaders and innocent tourists from being killed on Canadian soil? Not at all.

Amnesty International has already come out in opposition to Toronto police, apparently upset that violent anarchists may be being mistreated. Oh no!

Interestingly, there had been 412 arrests made before the summit even started this morning. One of the detainees was complaining on camera to the fact that there weren’t enough bathroom facilities at the makeshift detention center to ensure the comfort of the prisoners (apparently the Hilton was over-booked.)

If you plan on smashing in police car windows with a baseball bat, and knocking down elderly visitors, women with children, and law enforcement while attempting to hide in a mob for anonymity, I don’t care what happens to you. Strictly Right fully supports the actions of police and tactical units to ensure the safety of the summit.

G20 in Toronto: Communists already out

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With the G20 coming to Toronto, we’ve had our first major protest. The protesters occupied an Esso Station and blocked traffic – which is all fairly mild compared to what we are expecting.

But the scariest thing is what they were chanting. According to Yahoo! News:

They shouted “Stop the war, arm the poor, make the rich pay.”

Hmm… End war violence and arm the poor so that they can kill the rich. I suppose that if you dredge down into the bottom of the barrel of society – and then dig even further – you will see where these protesters came from.

They can hate whomever they want. But they are chanting on the streets and saying that they would like to kill an entire class of people. They are advocating genocide. The rich certainly count as an identifiable group. Those protesters are scum.

Of course, the mainstream media will tell you that the protest was peaceful. I suppose that, in most “peaceful” protests, large groups of people scream that they intend on committing genocide if they ever get in power.

That’s communism for you. I thought that I would amend this statement to be accurate:

From each [dead rich person] according to his ability, to each according to his needs [or according to whether or not he was the first to plunder]

The first protester arrested during the Toronto G20 conference was Mark Corbiere. I hope that they throw away the key.