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Wow. It’s like the twilight zone over there. I’m quite concerned at the lengths governments are going to take away our rights. All in the name of “the good of o

Wow. It’s like the twilight zone over there. I’m quite concerned at the lengths governments are going to take away our rights. All in the name of “the good of others”.

InvertedRhodium 5y ago
Couldn't agree more - the fact that my request to go on a stabbing rampage was declined due to "the good of others" is a travesty against human rights and the freedoms that come with them.
- blitz_skull 5y ago
  Don’t imagine many folks are making requests for those sort of shenanigans. Seems kinda like something you do of your own accord, yeah?
  - InvertedRhodium 5y ago
    But then I'd have to go on a stabbing spree, when simply complaining about it online is a much safer - and more importantly comfortable - if ultimately pointless endeavor.
tootahe45 5y ago
That's just the excuse, and the excuses don't come very often so you have to pass as many bs laws while the average voter is in a panic.
- jimmaswell 5y ago
  Never let a crisis go to waste.
kongin 5y ago
Believing what you see on the news about covid is like believing the USSR's growth numbers. It's the terminally online and politicians who push the narrative, the rest don't care, including the police. In Australia it's under 20% of people that have gone insane. The rest have checked out and completely ignored it. It's like a long holiday where you get paid to pretend you work. But you can't say that in polite company so you just have ~40 percent compliance with whatever insanity is going on now. Hilariously enough the compliance from police is lower than from the general population so basically we have politicians and the terminally online talking about masks, jabs and sign ins and the people who are supposed to enforce it not being bothered with it. Standing in front of the super market something like one in three pull out their phone, unlock it, point it at the check in qr code and not log in. I'm reminded of the latter days of the USSR where no one took anything the government said seriously and just did whatever they felt like. Which does not bode well for the current incarnation of Australia long term.
- blitz_skull 5y ago
  Ah, well for the fate of our friends down under, that seems good that it’s mostly “talk” and not as bad as they indicate. Thanks for this refreshing update!

Wow. It’s like the twilight zone over there. I’m quite concerned at the lengths governments are going to take away our rights. All in the name of “the good of others”.

InvertedRhodium 5y ago

Couldn't agree more - the fact that my request to go on a stabbing rampage was declined due to "the good of others" is a travesty against human rights and the freedoms that come with them.

blitz_skull 5y ago
Don’t imagine many folks are making requests for those sort of shenanigans. Seems kinda like something you do of your own accord, yeah?
- InvertedRhodium 5y ago
  But then I'd have to go on a stabbing spree, when simply complaining about it online is a much safer - and more importantly comfortable - if ultimately pointless endeavor.

tootahe45 5y ago

That's just the excuse, and the excuses don't come very often so you have to pass as many bs laws while the average voter is in a panic.

jimmaswell 5y ago
Never let a crisis go to waste.

kongin 5y ago

Believing what you see on the news about covid is like believing the USSR's growth numbers. It's the terminally online and politicians who push the narrative, the rest don't care, including the police. In Australia it's under 20% of people that have gone insane. The rest have checked out and completely ignored it. It's like a long holiday where you get paid to pretend you work. But you can't say that in polite company so you just have ~40 percent compliance with whatever insanity is going on now. Hilariously enough the compliance from police is lower than from the general population so basically we have politicians and the terminally online talking about masks, jabs and sign ins and the people who are supposed to enforce it not being bothered with it. Standing in front of the super market something like one in three pull out their phone, unlock it, point it at the check in qr code and not log in. I'm reminded of the latter days of the USSR where no one took anything the government said seriously and just did whatever they felt like. Which does not bode well for the current incarnation of Australia long term.

blitz_skull 5y ago
Ah, well for the fate of our friends down under, that seems good that it’s mostly “talk” and not as bad as they indicate. Thanks for this refreshing update!