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Wearing Masks
- Thread starter EsterEssence
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Lockdown measures are operating in one State, Victoria. There is a clear map for easing restrictions. The measures like curfews etc were in response to a movement that was clearly and deliberately flouting the laws. Again, this is in response to a health crisis. This has been picked up by the international press and sensationalised to cause outrage.
Just to be clear where I am living there are no restrictions apart from certain State border restrictions which are easing as we are getting on top of the virus. And that is only some States. There are zero restrictions apart from only certain numbers allowed in business like pubs. No internal checkpoints, no cops checking where you are going.
https://www.qld.gov.au/health/condi.../public-health-directions/border-restrictions
The language you used is the shit talking, like "corona police state" where you apparently get "accosted by thugs in uniform" at "actual police check points on the internal roads randomly asking for your Papers please", which is all complete emotive rubbish. None of this happened where I live. None of it happened to my relatives in our largest city, Sydney. And what papers are you talking about? The only thing an Australian cop will ask you is to see your drivers licence. You language make us sound like Nazi Germany and out police the Gestapo! It isn't the reality.
As for the Australian police having the power to "enter any home without a warrant now too in Australia"; they have no more power than they ever have, apart from one State, Victoria, where there is a clear path for restrictions to be eased. They can knock on your door if you have coronavirus to check that you are following 14 day islolation.
https://www.coronavirus.vic.gov.au/coronavirus-covid-19-restrictions-roadmaps
It seems the international press has run with some ridiculous stories around this so I guess I can't blame you for your ignorance.
As to your Patriot Act reference, all I can say is wtf? As you point out, Australia is not America.
All this is simply a response to a health crisis. In fact the measure we have today are incredibly similar to the way Australia responded to the Spanish Flu 100 years ago. That didn't result in a police state and this won't either. We had border closures, school and business closure, compulsory mask wearing back then too.
https://theconversation.com/how-aus...s-warnings-on-dealing-with-coronavirus-134017
I have no love of Police or Governments. At times Australia has introduced some draconian laws such as laws to deal with Motorcycle gangs which included stopping anyone on a motorbike, not allowed to display colours, and laws of association. They were mostly ditched and I would certainly oppose laws such as these which really do restrict freedoms. But this is something completely different. A response to a health crises, nothing more.
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so you'll take the word of someone who fox news and their lawyers say no reasonable person would take what they're saying seriously over the fact base side of fox news?
'Boogieman'
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People will say anything to get out of a lawsuit, especially when serious money is involved so I take that with a grain of salt. I will continue to watch Tucker, he makes more sense to me than anyone else. The ultra happy, super religious, turn the other cheek, be a good person or else, Rino cucks who run the "fact base" side of Fox can go fuck themselves.
Lets not forget Tuckers writer was a racist Bigot. He had to resign from his job because of it. For many years Tucker was reading what a racist put in front of him.
So tucker lied to get out of a law suit. So tucker lies.
He likes how and why Tucker lies.
'Boogieman'
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Yea the left will dig any dirt they can find on Tucker but his base is too strong for Fox to let him go. Going by your logic let's not forget Joe Biden was a racist bigot.
https://youtu.be/pjepbwKM5Bw
I have no issues with you believing Biden's a racist. Why you cant see Tucker the same way is the issue.
When it’s finished. Lol.
We will all be dead and gone when government gives back the power they siezed this year
Oh Dang, the critical race theory racist is back
I din’t understand how a high “karen ratio” effects infections/deaths.
What does effect infection/death numbers is
a) lack of national leadership
b) large groups of ignorant types that ignores basic science/math
c) outside agitators that take advantage of a and b and use politics to divide a country.
I don’t think ur reading the thread...
The USA with all of its lockdowns and mask mandates has a higher covid death Rate than the one country that did not order any lockdowns or mask mandates (Sweden).
That’s science.
Swallow it.
CaptainDankness
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Of course Sweden is not full of stupid Americans. Lol, we've had riots and protests from the start of the lockdowns, of course we have a higher rate of infection. We ain't social distancing at all.
I actually think it just shows how much smarter the Swedes are to voluntarily shut down, etc. The Americans treated it politically. Real smart.
Great minds, think alike eh?
Switcher56
Comfortably numb!
That statement is SO loaded, I'll just leave it alone!
Switcher56
Comfortably numb!
Too bad! Because you should fall off the planet!Ran some errands yesterday. Ended up in 6 different businesses.
Did not wear a mask in half of them.
I was quite pleased to see about 1/3 rd. of my fellow humans also not donning a mask.
ooooh, bad imi... BAD!hahaha
For all the folks who are now compelled to attempt to shame me...
I can't hear youparroting msn and kicking that same ole
The sky is not falling
oldschoolnitro
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Media propaganda is the enemy of the state... not Trump
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