{"id":145605,"date":"2023-10-25T14:02:07","date_gmt":"2023-10-25T18:02:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/rwddev\/?p=145605"},"modified":"2023-10-25T14:02:15","modified_gmt":"2023-10-25T18:02:15","slug":"protests-in-muskoka-are-anti-worker-letters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/protests-in-muskoka-are-anti-worker-letters\/","title":{"rendered":"Protests in Muskoka are anti-worker | Letters"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"float: left; margin-right: 14px;\"><strong><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45658\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone><\/strong><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>After the protests and counter-protests in Huntsville and Bracebridge on September 20 [ and October 21], I was surprised by an image on social media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The image was yet another sign saying \u201cHELP THE CHILDREN\u201d &#8211; a common slogan in last month\u2019s protests. But it also read \u201cSTOP THE JABS\u201d, an anti-vax message. This person, sharing their own sign, was one of the organizers prominently featured on YourTV Muskoka\u2019s coverage of the Bracebridge protests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Huntsville was no different &#8211; the person who hosted the Huntsville school walkout had previously run a book signing event calling the pandemic a \u201cfraud\u201d. And according to their Facebook, they are taking these actions because they want to \u201cdefund and destroy\u201d our \u201ccorrupt\u201d hospitals and schools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019ve already seen comments in local media like the Doppler declaring that these protest groups harbour hate, or ignore the real mental health problems faced by our youth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But these messages also attack the integrity and professionalism of teachers, nurses, and doctors. Whether it is medical workers accused of delivering fake vaccines, or teachers now accused of indoctrinating youth, these attacks share a distrust in expertise. This distrust leaves a hole that can only be filled by misinformation and conspiracy theories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Health and education require a basic foundation of trust &#8211; something that starts in our own community. Our friends and neighbours do not adopt sinister agendas when they go to work in the morning. Instead they use their hard-earned experience and education to deliver for us, by winning better outcomes for our families in healthcare and in school. We\u2019ve also seen time and time again how they are willing to fight for better conditions in our public services, which benefit everyone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This reality isn\u2019t compatible with the world of conspiracy theorists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So when I see signs that accuse teachers of being complicit in a plan to harm kids, I just have one thought to offer: Muskoka, we can do better than this for our workers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jeff Robertson<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Huntsville, ON<\/p>\n\n\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Don\u2019t miss out on Doppler!<\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Sign up <a href=\"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/dont-miss-out-on-doppler\/\"><u>here<\/u><\/a> to receive our email digest with links to our most recent stories.<br \/>\nLocal news in your inbox so you don&#8217;t miss anything!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"background: #5cb85c url('https:\/\/d1iczxrky3cnb2.cloudfront.net\/red_logo.png') no-repeat 37px; color: #fff; text-decoration: none; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; display: inline-block; font-size: 16px; padding: 15px 38px; padding-left: 75px; -webkit-border-radius: 2px; -moz-border-radius: 2px; border-radius: 2px; box-shadow: 0 1px 0 0 #1f5a89; text-shadow: 0 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);\" href=\"https:\/\/donorbox.org\/support-huntsville-doppler\">Click here to support local news<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45657\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After the protests and counter-protests in Huntsville and Bracebridge on September 20 [ and October 21], I was surprised by an image on social media. 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