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Sorry, you're right. The messaging was that it's primarily the travelers. My feeling is that the quarantines definitely should have gone ahead, but in justifyi
by jddj 7y ago
Sorry, you're right. The messaging was that it's primarily the travelers.
My feeling is that the quarantines definitely should have gone ahead, but in justifying them to the public the govt. seemed to place a little too much emphasis, such that people interpreted (as they do, in a crisis) most significant risk as only risk.
- nl 7y agoI think the government had a bunch of libertarians in their ear complaining about "infringing on our freedom" to lock people in an enforced quarantine. This sounds ridiculous, but I know someone who said "This is a nightmare! Australia has taken away all freedoms" in response to the announcement. In that context (and I can well believe the LNP would have people like this) I think the emphasis on "the forced quarantine is limited to travellers" makes sense.