Hey it's Ben,
If you don't know the story behind this brand, and why our hero product is called Freedom Balm, you are about to find out.
**Warning if you are a communist who likes government mandates you will not like this email**
It was just over three years ago that I started to get wind of this trucker convoy thing...
If you don't know the story behind this brand, and why our hero product is called Freedom Balm, you are about to find out.
**Warning if you are a communist who likes government mandates you will not like this email**
It was just over three years ago that I started to get wind of this trucker convoy thing...
I had left Canada in November for an undefined road trip in the US, literally the day before the borders got locked down (story for another time).
The Canadian government was locking down more every week and the Winter ahead looked dark and bleak.
Canada was a scary place at that time...
You weren't allowed to participate in society unless you surrendered your personal autonomy to the government by getting an experimental vaccine - plain and simple.
People who refused to do so were persecuted, ridiculed, and treated as second class citizens.
We lost jobs; were kicked out university programs; were excluded from restaurants, gyms, concerts, travelling, and just about any activity outside the home - for multiple years.
We were ridiculed by the media, mocked by health "experts", and slandered by our own Prime Minister.
I remember vividly:
We were ridiculed by the media, mocked by health "experts", and slandered by our own Prime Minister.
I remember vividly:
My little brother getting kicked out of the hockey arena for not having the jab (at 16 years old!) and getting his friend to sneak him in the back door of the arena so he could still play...
My older brother getting kicked off the Toronto Fire Department with no pay for the same reason.
Other friends who were kicked out of university programs, excluded from social events, and let go from their jobs.
There was even legitimate talk of withholding healthcare and sending "people like us" to camps - READ THAT AGAIN.
There was even legitimate talk of withholding healthcare and sending "people like us" to camps - READ THAT AGAIN.
I remember my grandma telling me on the phone to just get the shot because: "everyone else was doing it".
I can feel the pit in my stomach coming back as I write this.
It was dark.
Shame on every single person who enforced, encouraged, and stood by those evil and unethical mandates.
I am forever grateful for my close family and close friends who had the courage to stand by their intuition, personal autonomy, and critical thinking during one of the biggest formalized psychological operations in human history.
Courage usually doesn't feel like courage while it's happening, it just feels lonely and scary and you doubt yourself a lot... you wonder if you are being "extreme" or "unreasonable".
But deep down, you know what's right and you know what's wrong.
And all science aside, getting forced by the government to inject a DNA altering "medicine" into your body and not letting you participate in society if you don't is about as wrong as it gets - regardless of ANY health emergency.
But then it all started to happen...
A few "fringe" of working class people decided enough was enough.
They decided to take this protest right to parliament and take a stand for a country - and the Freedom Trucker Convoy of 2022 was born.
It was dark.
Shame on every single person who enforced, encouraged, and stood by those evil and unethical mandates.
I am forever grateful for my close family and close friends who had the courage to stand by their intuition, personal autonomy, and critical thinking during one of the biggest formalized psychological operations in human history.
Courage usually doesn't feel like courage while it's happening, it just feels lonely and scary and you doubt yourself a lot... you wonder if you are being "extreme" or "unreasonable".
But deep down, you know what's right and you know what's wrong.
And all science aside, getting forced by the government to inject a DNA altering "medicine" into your body and not letting you participate in society if you don't is about as wrong as it gets - regardless of ANY health emergency.
But then it all started to happen...
A few "fringe" of working class people decided enough was enough.
They decided to take this protest right to parliament and take a stand for a country - and the Freedom Trucker Convoy of 2022 was born.
Shoutout to Tamara Lich and Chis Barber who helped organize the whole thing - they are true Canadian heroes (who are still being prosecuted by our government by the way).
As mentioned above, I was a nomad in the US at this point, basically wandering around trying to become a freelance writer and wondering if I could ever go home or if I was about to be an expat forever...
I was talking to my brothers on the phone and tracking the convoy as it started to pick up momentum across Canada.
I have goosebumps writing this as I remember watching the videos of those trucks driving under the underpasses with thousands of Canadians cheered them on in -30 C degree weather...
As mentioned above, I was a nomad in the US at this point, basically wandering around trying to become a freelance writer and wondering if I could ever go home or if I was about to be an expat forever...
I was talking to my brothers on the phone and tracking the convoy as it started to pick up momentum across Canada.
I have goosebumps writing this as I remember watching the videos of those trucks driving under the underpasses with thousands of Canadians cheered them on in -30 C degree weather...
Darkness and isolation turned to community and hope, people wept, laughed, and cheered as they suddenly realized they were not alone.
I'm not afraid to say that I had tears streaming down my face as I watched those videos...
I'm not afraid to say that I had tears streaming down my face as I watched those videos...
It's hard to explain the hope and pride that welled up in my heart but I know a whole bunch of you reading this had the exact same experience.... and it goes beyond words.
There's a lot more to this story but that hope and passion which was kindled three years ago has never gone out.
It was that flame of passion which inspired the message of this brand and the name for our first product - Freedom Balm - or "F-Balm" for short.
There's a lot more to this story but that hope and passion which was kindled three years ago has never gone out.
It was that flame of passion which inspired the message of this brand and the name for our first product - Freedom Balm - or "F-Balm" for short.
(It also doubles as a not so subtle "F you" to mandate pushers and corrupt leadership who try so hard to take away our freedom and ruin our great country)
F-Balm is a sign of the freedom movement that was born in Canada three years ago.
F-Balm is a sign of the freedom movement that was born in Canada three years ago.
It is a reminder to everyone of the courage and passion of that "fringe minority" who sparked a worldwide movement of hope and courage against truly evil authority that sought to stamp out the human spirit.
Since that January of 2022, this time of year will always be convoy season, and I will never stop talking about it.
To commemorate the last few days of the Freedom Convoy, I invented our annual Freedom Sale which takes place February 21-23 and where everything is 20% off.
But more on that soon.
I know this was a long one, so I'll end it here.
Since that January of 2022, this time of year will always be convoy season, and I will never stop talking about it.
To commemorate the last few days of the Freedom Convoy, I invented our annual Freedom Sale which takes place February 21-23 and where everything is 20% off.
But more on that soon.
I know this was a long one, so I'll end it here.
I don't always get to respond but I am always moved by the responses from you dear freedom fighters who support this brand and this mission.
Much love,
Ben
Much love,
Ben
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I was denied boarding to see my dad before he passed away and wasn’t allowed to leave for his funeral either. It didn’t matter that I had/have dual citizenship. My husband and I went through it all together and I’m so grateful I wasn’t alone but gosh, those were some dark times. I felt like every moment I was questioning my decision to not get it. So many people around us would say ‘just’ get it and because I worked with the public at that time I’d commonly hear people say to me “it’s a choice, no one is forcing them to get it.” Mind you, these people didn’t even know me but they felt free to say what they willed while I had to keep a straight face so I could keep my job. A week after my dad died, I spoke to a business owner who said “Why are they still protesting? The passes are over.” When I said it’s probably because there’s still mandates for flying she replied, “Well, I did my part and they haven’t done theirs so they shouldn’t be allowed.” …all this is to say, the cruelty of Canadians really opened my eyes to just how little my fellow citizens care for one another. The convoy was the light in the darkest of tunnels, it was the spark that gave me hope, and in the depths of my sadness at losing my dad it was a movement I am so grateful for to this day. As a side note: after having to deal with the public and still deal with comments from people at work my poker face has become phenomenal. I’ll say that much.
With ya 1000% Brother!!!
The battle is far from over.