The exact words of GiveSendGo, on Twitter:
“Know this! Canada has absolutely ZERO jurisdiction over how we manage our funds here at GiveSendGo. All funds for EVERY campaign on GiveSendGo flow directly to the recipients of those campaigns, not least of which is The Freedom Convoy campaign.”
Just the attitude one would hope for.
This wonderful statement is in response to assertions by the government of Ontario that they’re preventing the Freedom Convoy from getting the funds via GiveSendGo that truckers need to eat, gas up after police steal their gas, etc. All the standard expenses involved in being a national (and now international) trucker convey fighting tyranny.
Compare the inspiring policies of the folks at GiveSendGo with the dreary interventionism of the pinch-mouthed overlords at GoFundMe.
In addition to shutting down the Freedom Convoy campaign, GoFundMe briefly but seriously planned to steal some of the donations that had already been made.
GoFundMe has also shut down other fundraising campaigns to oppose mask and vaccine mandates, campaigns to help Kyle Rittenhouse and to help conservative students harassed at Arizona State University, a campaign to investigate voter fraud, etc.
We have to think long and hard. If we need to raise money for a purpose the tyrannical left would disapprove, are we better off going with new-kid-on-the-block GiveSendGo or better-established GoFundMe?
I hope that you ponder this question for the same full millisecond that I did.
This is Common Sense. I’m Paul Jacob.
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Will leftist governments allow these fundraising activities to continue, if they support the ‘wrong’ cause? TD Bank froze accounts which had received wire transfers and donations destined for the Freedom Convoy. Even if GiveSendGo says all donations will go to the intended causes, can Canadian banks prevent the transfer? There has to be a means to get the money to the intended beneficiaries.
Word is out that some have gone to Bitcoin to gather resources.
Could be interesting.