When fascism comes to Alberta, it will be draped in the flag, wearing a NHL jersey over it’s l ❤️ O&G hoodie, and driving a blue truck.
...and the blue truck, a Dodge, won’t have mud flaps—which is a violation of section 64 of Vehicle Equipment Regulation of the Traffic Safety Act.

https://twitter.com/emmalgraney/status/1115724832245600256?s=21 https://twitter.com/emmalgraney/status/1115724832245600256
When fascism comes to Alberta it will use terms like “grassroots” and “let me be clear” and” tax cuts” and “job creation.” There will be “guarantees.”

There will be spelling errors.

The “errors” were a hint.
When fascism comes to Alberta, it will infliltrate professional organizations. They will play along without even realizing it. Fascism was, after all, wearing a hockey jersey.

https://twitter.com/thebreakdownab/status/1358578515239571457?s=21 https://twitter.com/thebreakdownab/status/1358578515239571457
When fascism comes to Alberta, the front page of the newspapers will celebrate.

The readers, in their livingrooms, waiting rooms, break rooms, and grocery store checkouts will see this as they turn to the sports page.

They will not be alarmed.

https://twitter.com/youseepeeyyc/status/1319523415649255427?s=21 https://twitter.com/youseepeeyyc/status/1319523415649255427
When fascism comes to Alberta, TV news and talk radio will celebrate.

The listeners, in their living rooms, and waiting rooms, and break rooms, and pick-up trucks, will hear this as they wait for the sports update.

They will not be alarmed.

https://twitter.com/youseepeeyyc/status/1323875094901391360?s=21 https://twitter.com/youseepeeyyc/status/1323875094901391360
When fascism comes to Alberta, it will try to blame everything on Rachel Notley, or Justin Trudeau, or someone else...
When fascism comes to Alberta, it will attack public institutions like public healthcare and public boradcasting.

https://twitter.com/youseepeeyyc/status/1324566606467403777?s=21 https://twitter.com/youseepeeyyc/status/1324566606467403777
When fascism comes to Alberta, it will promote Shopify.
When fascism comes to Alberta, people will say

“Please leave hockey out of this.”

The people liked their @NHL jersey.

Fascism knew that.
It would *not* leave hockey out of this.

#BattleOfAlberta

#CofRed

#LetsGoOilers

Fascism wanted you to think it was relatable.
When fascism comes to Alberta, it will infiltrate pro sports teams. The owmers will donated their money and time to help fascism.

Fascism was, after all, wearing their jersey.

#BattleOfAlberta
#LetsGoOilers
#CofRed

https://twitter.com/youseepeeyyc/status/1340409590299516928?s=21 https://twitter.com/youseepeeyyc/status/1340409590299516928
When fascism comes to Alberta, people will remember watching hockey on public television growing up.

They will remember the “wisdom”they learned on coach’s corner.

Fascism always liked coach’s cormer.
Fascism always liked coach’s corner.
When fascism comes to Alberta, it will pay homage to renowned Canadian actor, Christopher Plummer.
Christopher Plummer did not like fascists.
When fascism comes to Alberta it will praise Oil & Gas workers.
“We love oil & gas workers,” fascism will say, “you’re very special.”
When fascism comes to Alberta, ot will attack workers.

https://twitter.com/TheBeaverton/status/1182339476720439299?s=20 https://twitter.com/thebeaverton/status/1182339476720439299
When fascism comes to Alberta, it will try to normalize racism.
When fascism comes to Alberta, it will try to normalize racism.
When fascism comes to Aberta it will attack teachers’ pensions.

(Pensions are deferred wages.
Teachers’ pensions are the deferred wages of teachers.)
When fascism comes to Alberta, a war room will be formed.

https://twitter.com/jacksletters/status/1206995613209858049?s=21 https://twitter.com/jacksletters/status/1206995613209858049
The #shandemic would continue, but Alberta’s doctors, like @dr_oru, will always be Heref Oru.
When fascism comes to Alberta, @TELUS will offer their support.

https://twitter.com/kim_siever/status/1240978313155231744?s=20 https://twitter.com/kim_siever/status/1240978313155231744
When fascism arrives in Alberta, the @EdmontonOilers will offer their support.
When fascism arrives in Alberta, members of the @AlbertaParty will offer their support.
When fascism comes to Alberta, the @NHLFlamesPR will offer their support.

https://twitter.com/youseepeeyyc/status/1340413006530793472?s=21 https://twitter.com/youseepeeyyc/status/1340413006530793472
When fascism comes to Alberta, it will wear a cross under its @NHL jersey and I ❤️ oil hoodie.

To try to appeal to Christians.

Many will not see past the jersey, and the hoodie, and the cross.
When fascism comes to Alberta, it will wear a cross under its @NHL jersey and I ❤️ oil hoodie.

To try to appeal to Christians.

Many will not see past the jersey, and the hoodie, and the cross.
When fascism comes to Alberta, it will have tried to make friends with fascism in America.

https://twitter.com/Cleavon_MD/status/1347423824761942016?s=20 https://twitter.com/cleavon_md/status/1347423824761942016
When fascism comes to Alberta, it will wear a cross while it attacks women.

https://twitter.com/kylemmorrow/status/1009549111425748994?s=21 https://twitter.com/kylemmorrow/status/1009549111425748994
When fascism comes to Alberta it will go on vacation.

#AlohaAlberta 🏝
When fascism comes to Alberta, it will go on vacation, and claim that it did not bring home a souvenir. (We’ll probably never be certain.)

https://twitter.com/jlittlewoodndp/status/1358666495467819009?s=21 https://twitter.com/jlittlewoodndp/status/1358666495467819009
When fascism comes to Alberta, it will go on vacation so much that @CPBPodcast will make an episode about #VacationGate.

#AlohaAlberta 🏝 https://twitter.com/frequencypods/status/1353726854641946624?s=21
When fascism comes to Alberta, many citizens will not really know what it is or how to recognize it.

I will joke about how explaining fascism would be it’s own long-ass thread, then I will make a long ass thread about it and still not explain.

https://twitter.com/youseepeeyyc/status/1335738176904675328?s=21 https://twitter.com/youseepeeyyc/status/1335738176904675328
When fascism comes to Alberta, people will want to rewatch the old short film “Don’t be A Sucker” which warns people not to fall for fascism.
When fascism comes to Alberta, it will refuse to wear a mask. Publicly.

People curious about who is backing them will follow the money.

Follow. The. Money.

🧵
👇

https://twitter.com/youseepeeyyc/status/1335335842844352512?s=21 https://twitter.com/youseepeeyyc/status/1335335842844352512
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