Liberal governments are checkmated, but haven’t yet realized it.
This is because liberals don’t have a good grasp of economics.
https://econjwatch.org/File+download...f?mimetype=pdf
There is currently an escalation in an attempt to coerce the truckers to leave.
Among the tactics are things like suspending their licenses and seizing their trucks.
It’s an empty threat, because even if the truckers leave, all they have to do is not return with the goods needed by the city.
Decreasing trucking capacity would also exacerbate the government’s long term problem because it gives the remaining truckers even more bargaining power.
Then there’s the practical matter of moving the trucks.
There was some idiot political figure on Twitter who advocated slashing their tires and taking their fuel.
Ummm…
How would that move them?
It is very easy to immobilize an air-brake equipped truck in such a manner that it takes people with expertise to move it again.
Whether it’s heavy tow truck drivers, heavy equipment mechanics, or others with the knowledge, governments need cooperation from the very people they’re threatening.
Meanwhile, the economic and supply-chain squeeze keeps getting worse.
Time is on the side of the truckers, and all they need to do is…nothing.
We’re seeing modern siege warfare in action.