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We just had hundreds of thousands of people go to the beach yesterday ignoring lockdown orders, I was worried about my country having read things like Gulag Arc
by gobookdev 5y ago
We just had hundreds of thousands of people go to the beach yesterday ignoring lockdown orders, I was worried about my country having read things like Gulag Archipelago, but the general population have shown where their line is. Still we're now a police state and the general population doesn't seem to give a shit about that.
- throwawayfear 5y agoRally your people and take it to the politicians’ offices until they throw out these policies entirely. Wear masks and go in big numbers.
- the_third_wave 5y agoBetter throw out the politicians together with the policies. Now that they've shown their true colours it would be foolhardy to expect them to restrain their authoritarian instincts come the next emergency - and if there is one thing easily come by these days it seems to be emergencies. Kick 'm out, elect a new batch and keep their feet to the fire.
- HKH2 5y agoBoth major parties are authoritarian. Australia has a good electoral system but people have to stop believing in major parties, or that it doesn't matter, and vote in droves for independents and minor parties (who, if unelected, give their votes to the party they prefer).
- gobookdev 5y agoDude that organised the last protest got 8 months prison. 75% of the population agrees with some of the totalitarian laws. Still a great country, but I'm looking at other places to live, Senior Engineer so it won't be hard to get sponsorship. Thinking about USA where people really understand the importance of their constitution, and the tech sector is the strongest in the world.
- brink 5y agoAppreciate the kind words about America, friend. Even with our constitution it's still be a fight. Unconstitutional laws are passed regularly here, until they're challenged in court. Sometimes they fall, sometimes they stay.