On the one hand they are protesting against the government and, in a way, the system that creates all the disorder and chaos. On the other hand they block motorways even when they are not campaigning and ruin the roads with their ninety ton monster wagons. So, another contradiction within a contradiction manifests itself. however, you've got to admire the organisation of these truck drivers - working class (on the whole), pissed off and mobilised with an economic grievance everyone can sympathise with and, who knows, even emulate. Their methods of sabotague-lite and democratic centralism are heartening. There is talk of a blockade of the ports - like there is over here in France - and that can only be a good sign. One - people are thinking strategically and two - it shows spirit and fightback.
Here's hoping it spreads.
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