{"id":6040,"date":"2021-04-05T22:40:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-06T02:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cafe.nfshost.com\/?p=6040"},"modified":"2021-04-05T22:40:00","modified_gmt":"2021-04-06T02:40:00","slug":"hugs-are-dangerous-guerilla-freedom-rally-in-vancouver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cafe.nfshost.com\/?p=6040","title":{"rendered":"Hugs Are Dangerous &#8212; Guerilla Freedom Rally in Vancouver"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\":2id7\">Hugs are dangerous&#8221; signs puzzle onlookers during silent freedom march in Vancouver<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Inbox<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ssl.gstatic.com\/ui\/v1\/icons\/mail\/profile_mask2.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>me<\/strong><\/td><td>7:20 PM (3 hours ago)<\/td><td><\/td><td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mail.google.com\/mail\/u\/0\/images\/cleardot.gif\" alt=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mail.google.com\/mail\/u\/0\/images\/cleardot.gif\" alt=\"\"><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>to bcc:&nbsp;me<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mail.google.com\/mail\/u\/0\/images\/cleardot.gif\" alt=\"\"><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>\u00a0<br><br><br>,There was a strange sight on the streets of Vancouver last Sunday. Dozens of silent masked protesters slowly wandered through downtown with signs proclaiming that &#8220;hugs are dangerous,&#8221; &#8220;politicians never lie,&#8221; &#8220;this is all for your protection,&#8221; and &#8220;wear your mask.&#8221;<br><br>Alexander (Sasha) Lasarev and Nikolai Thompson were the visionaries behind this unique freedom rally, inspired by John Carpenter&#8217;s 1998 cult classic,\u00a0<em>They Live<\/em>.Seeing the public&#8217;s resistance to the contrarian approach of\u00a0<strong>past lockdown protests sparked the idea to have protesters carry signs confirming commonly espoused beliefs about the pandemic lockdowns.<\/strong><br><br>The eerie display drew the attention of confused pedestrians and may have short-circuited some brain cells along the way, as some people instinctively tried to disagree with what they were seeing.<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rebelnews.com\/vancouver_anti_lockdown_protesters_shock_people_with_creepy_silent_march?e=5045b662f03737f70cfc320ff61dca55&amp;utm_source=therebel&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=dh_silpro_4_3_21&amp;n=7\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Here, take a look<\/strong><\/a><br><br>:<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rebelnews.com\/vancouver_anti_lockdown_protesters_shock_people_with_creepy_silent_march?e=5045b662f03737f70cfc320ff61dca55&amp;utm_source=therebel&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=dh_silpro_4_3_21&amp;n=8\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a>It&#8217;s nice to occasionally shake things up, and it looks like this protest did just that.Do you think this approach to protesting the coronavirus restrictions is effective?Let me know by leaving a comment on this video, and don&#8217;t forget to share it with your friends and family on social media.<br><br>Yours truly,<br><br>Drea Humphrey<br><br>P.S. 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