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Justin Trudeau Isn’t Hitler; He’s King Canute Trying to Buck the Tide of Weariness With Covid Restrictions

Justin Trudeau Isn’t Hitler; He’s King Canute Trying to Buck the Tide of Weariness With Covid Restrictions
Vehicles parked by Coutts in southern Alberta, Canada, as part of a protest convoy blocking the Canada-U.S. border to demand the removal of COVID-19 mandates, on Feb. 10, 2022. Michael Wing/The Epoch Times
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A few days ago, as Canadian police started using fists, clubs, rifles, tear gas, and the hooves of their horses to clear peaceful trucker protesters from Ottawa streets, Elon Musk issued a tweet comparing Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to Adolf Hitler. Musk apologized and retracted the analogy with its overtones of the Holocaust, but the comparison has persisted in blogs and internet images.
Charlotte Allen
Charlotte Allen
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Charlotte Allen is the executive editor of Catholic Arts Today and a frequent contributor to Quillette. She has a doctorate in medieval studies from the Catholic University of America.
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