Ezra Levant

They're supportive of it.

Most Irish support, I'd almost call it a national strike.

And we were on the highways and it was extremely inconvenient.

And we would stop and chat with the people blocking the roads.

None of them have ever been to a protest before in their lives.

They're all wearing their working clothes, like farmers dressed in their high-vis vests.

And it's the realest people you've ever met.

I asked every one of them two questions.

The first is, why are you here?

And they all said the fuel taxes are just too much.

So this is a tax revolt, sort of like, you know, the Tea Party or the, you know, it's a little bit, I don't want to call it American style because the Irish are rebellious in their own way.

And the second question I asked each one, like these people are blocking major highways, I understand.

So I said to every one of them, what are the cops saying to you?

Every single one said the cops are giving them the thumbs up, not telling them to move.

Now, there have been some incidents where the cops have gotten a little rough.

But in the main, the country is being shut down.

It's almost like a general strike.

Well, Ireland is such a disconnect between the people and the government.

Let me give you three quick examples.

Mass immigration.