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> US covid deaths per million: 2,365.98 > AU covid deaths per million: 79.28 But it's not like you've "weathered the storm" and are ok now. It just hasn't hap
by version_five 5y ago
> US covid deaths per million: 2,365.98
> AU covid deaths per million: 79.28
But it's not like you've "weathered the storm" and are ok now. It just hasn't happened to you yet. Is there any evidence that if Australians ever come out of hiding, they won't just suffer similarly to the rest of the world? All you've done is oppress your citizens and cowered away for a couple years. I guess you're hoping that something will save you from what other places have experienced, but its just wishful thinking, it has no basis in reality.
Being an island and not having a bill of rights let you isolate yourselves and restrain your countrymen in a way impossible in other western nations, but so far it's just bought you time, if living under lockdown counts as living. It hasn't actually solved anything.
- exodust 5y ago> It hasn't actually solved anything. I think the idea was to vaccinate as many as possible before opening up. The vaccine rate is high, so maybe that's one thing solved. Many in Australia were happy to get the jab. Others were pushed. Threats of job loss, or shamed with name-calling and segregation. And others still were coerced over time. Worn down with endless messaging and fear-mongering. This government ad for example has an actor choking to death in ICU: https://youtu.be/5v0Xc4dWYH4 https://youtu.be/5v0Xc4dWYH4