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Politician says pickup trucks glorify 'violence and DOMINION,' questions male truck owners' masculinity — but then gets angry when they question his
The Blaze ^ | 1/19/21 | SARAH TAYLOR

Posted on 01/20/2021 12:57:24 PM PST by Impala64ssa

'Never expected to have so many people on this website thinking about my penis'

A Canadian politician is receiving worldwide attention after he said that "unnecessary trucks" are complicit in the "glorification of violence and domination."

POLL: Should the Right embrace Conservatism or Populism to win future elections? He also questioned the masculinity of male truck owners, but was clearly taken aback when social media users came to question his own masculinity following the lengthy rant.

What are the details? Mathew Bond, a North Vancouver, Canada, council member shared a photo of a large pickup truck on social media, which he captioned, "The glorification of violence and domination. #unnecessarytrucks #petromasculinity."

Bond explained that the truck — a large white pickup with a large plate with a tongue-in-cheek joke reading "Global Warmer" — was dismissive in its treatment of global warming.

The glorification of violence and domination. #unnecessarytrucks #petromasculinity https://t.co/gb6Dxqq9hN — Mathew Bond (@Mathew Bond)1610842998.0 It only got better from there In a later thread, Bond said that owners and operators of such trucks are simply trying to reinforce their masculinity. "A lot of the replies to this tweet (which Twitter has graciously ran through the quality filter) are reinforcing the point I made," he shot back. "Wow, never expected to have so many people on this website thinking about my penis (especially dudes). Weird, but thanks? Trucks are necessary in many rural areas. Designing or modifying them to be more dangerous to others than they already are is unnecessary."

Wow, never expected to have so many people on this website thinking about my penis (especially dudes). Weird, but thanks? — Mathew Bond (@Mathew Bond)1610910052.0 Trucks are necessary is many rural areas. Designing or modifying them to be more dangerous to others than they already are is unnecessary. — Mathew Bond (@Mathew Bond)1610910133.0 Bond insisted that the trucks — and their owners — are doing nothing more than "glorifying global warming," a "harmful and disgusting" move.

"The fact is that trucks (all vehicles in fact) are being designed larger and more powerful than they have in the past," he explained. "Pick your favourite light or mid duty model and compare today's version to that of your parents (or grandparents if you're young). The design, specifically the size and heights of the front of the truck, is more dangerous and can cause more harm to others on the road than it used to. Life it up 6" inches [sic] plus, put a big bull bar on the front, and the affect [sic] is amplified."

The fact is that trucks (all vehicles in fact) are being designed larger and more powerful than they have in the pa… https://t.co/igD1vi3mHc — Mathew Bond (@Mathew Bond)1610957400.0 Bond also insisted that his critics are either ignorant, selfish, or preoccupied with the projection of their own masculinity.

"From the replies twitter has shown me, it seems a lot of people haven't thought about this," he mused. "Or they have thought about it and don't care about the impact on other people using the road. Or they've thought about it and decided that having a bigger, more powerful truck with modifications that are going to be more harmful to others in a crash is somehow more 'manly.'"

From the replies Twitter has shown me, it seems a lot of people haven't thought about this. Or they have thought… https://t.co/cNqhDKAf4f — Mathew Bond (@Mathew Bond)1610957732.0 Bond concluded the lengthy thread by stating that he is personally affronted by those critics who would dare question his masculinity after he questioned their masculinity.

"The mental leap from 'the message on the truck is harmful, glorifying global warming is violent and the size/mods on this truck make it more dangerous for others on the road' to 'Mathew is a d***less, ball-less, spineless, soy latte drinking, city living p***y who's never done a day of 'real' work in his life, sits down to pee, hates all trucks, the hard working people that drive them and wants to control our lives' actually illustrates the toxicity I was mentioning in the hashtags better than anything I could have done myself," he railed.

(H/T: The Daily Wire)


TOPICS: Canada; Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: bc; learnhowtopost; moronization; phallicsymbols; vancouver
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To: SaveFerris

The ghey is strong with this one.


21 posted on 01/20/2021 1:54:09 PM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: dfwgator; Obadiah

He’s pretty much what I expected to see.

Except no man-bun.


22 posted on 01/20/2021 1:58:11 PM PST by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: Impala64ssa
Pickup trucks, again.

In his video confession / manifesto, Michael Reinoehl (he murdered the Patriot Prayer supporter in Portland) cited pickup trucks as one of the objects of fear and loathing that "triggered" him. He said killing pickup drivers would be an pre-emptive act of self-defense.

Guns. Bibles. Pickup trucks. Liberals always declare their intentions.

23 posted on 01/20/2021 1:59:50 PM PST by Spirochete
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To: SaveFerris

The famous tag:
“10SNE1” ?


24 posted on 01/20/2021 2:06:16 PM PST by GOYAKLA (Winning not whining!)
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To: GOYAKLA

He probably identifies as “non-binary” too.


25 posted on 01/20/2021 2:13:01 PM PST by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: Cloverfarm

Back in ‘79 I drove down to OK/TX from NY and there was no end of young woman blasting around in pickups with a rifle in the rear window. To my NY eyes ir was quite an unusual sight.


26 posted on 01/20/2021 2:16:36 PM PST by TalBlack (We have a Christian duty and a patriotic duty. God help us.)
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To: Impala64ssa

I always thought pickups just symbolized someone who had stuff that needed to be driven around.


27 posted on 01/20/2021 2:35:20 PM PST by PATed
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To: SaveFerris

01111001 01100101 01110011


28 posted on 01/20/2021 2:39:11 PM PST by GOYAKLA (Winning not whining!)
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To: Impala64ssa

I have a 1976 1 ton dually full 8’ bed Pickup truck with a 454 gas engine. Get 5 MPG sitting in the driveway.

It has 348,000 miles on it-—I put over 250,000 miles on it.

I am female-—and I know more ladies with Pick up trucks than man....


29 posted on 01/20/2021 2:39:51 PM PST by ridesthemiles ( )
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To: SaveFerris

Guaranteed his hands have never seen a callous.
Limp wrested handshaker.


30 posted on 01/20/2021 2:51:35 PM PST by weston (As as I'm concerned, it's Christ or nothing)
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To: weston

Today’s modern soi boi.

He’s obviously “woke” and stuff.


31 posted on 01/20/2021 2:52:39 PM PST by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: Impala64ssa

“unnecessary trucks” are complicit in the “glorification of violence and domination.”

I remember when driving a truck meant you were from “the sticks”. I could not even get a date till I borrowed a car. Then got another truck and a sweet girl fell in love with me! Still drive a truck even fifty one years later.


32 posted on 01/20/2021 3:53:50 PM PST by Ruy Dias de Bivar ((Democrats have declared us to be THE OBSOLETE MAN in the Twilight Zone.) )
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To: Secret Agent Man

***the left is obsessed with genitals and sex** AND GUNS!

I worked with a hippy lib guy fifty one years ago who did not like people with gun racks in their trucks as his heroes in EASY RIDER were shot by a hick in a pickup truck.


33 posted on 01/20/2021 3:57:04 PM PST by Ruy Dias de Bivar ((Democrats have declared us to be THE OBSOLETE MAN in the Twilight Zone.) )
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To: Secret Agent Man

the left is obssessed with genitals and sex


That is because if it is not on their mind it is in their mouth.


34 posted on 01/20/2021 7:22:59 PM PST by zaxtres (`)
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To: Secret Agent Man

I guess my pecker was good enough to make my kids and that was before I owned a truck!

Since 83 I have owned nothing but trucks, need’em for work and for hunting/fishing.

Never owned a brand new one until 2018, got me a DODGE RAM TRADESMAN with 4 wheel drive, put saddle and cross bed boxes on it and a pipe rack.

I LOVE MY TRUCK (but my pecker stayed the same size) ;)

It’s rigged for a winch front and back, and has a heavy duty crash bar/brush guard on the front (damn deer).


35 posted on 01/20/2021 7:55:31 PM PST by 5th MEB (Progressives in the open; --- FIRE FOR EFFECT!!)
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To: DivineMomentsOfTruth

Damn; my RAM is white also.


36 posted on 01/20/2021 7:56:46 PM PST by 5th MEB (Progressives in the open; --- FIRE FOR EFFECT!!)
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To: TalBlack

When I was a young man that was a common sight in EVERY STATE!


37 posted on 01/20/2021 8:00:07 PM PST by 5th MEB (Progressives in the open; --- FIRE FOR EFFECT!!)
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To: xp38

In Alberta, vehicles don’t require front plates.

That looks like an Alberta truck to me!


38 posted on 01/20/2021 8:08:39 PM PST by headsonpikes (Mass murder and cannibalism are the twin sacraments of socialism - "Who-whom?"-Lenin)
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To: Joe 6-pack
I prefer Jeep products.

They are a lot better now than they used to be. My favorite car ever was an old Jeep, v6 Commando. It had a problem starting and I'd have to climb up on the front bumper, open the hood and stick a ball point pen into the carburetor valve. Loved that car though. It was beautiful. Fast as a rabbit.

39 posted on 01/20/2021 8:12:00 PM PST by ladyjane
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To: ridesthemiles
I have a 1976 1 ton dually full 8’ bed Pickup truck with a 454 gas engine. Get 5 MPG sitting in the driveway. It has 348,000 miles on it-—I put over 250,000 miles on it.
Damn good trucks! I know someone who got almost a million miles out of his 81 Chevy pickup, until all those NY winter salt baths took its toll.
40 posted on 01/20/2021 9:47:00 PM PST by Impala64ssa (Virtue signalling is no virtue)
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