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Post by GoBoks on Jun 8, 2021 22:26:54 GMT
Another outrageous scaremongering headline from the Manchester Evening News (same owners, The Mirror, as The Sentinel) this morning. View AttachmentC'Mon Scrotnig, give credit where it is due..... going from 1 to 5 cases is a 400% increase. If that doesn't deserve the term "rocket", then I don't know what does! I'm just surprised that there isn't a line about how this is burgeoning case rate is in danger of causing the imminent collapse of NHS.
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Post by GoBoks on Jun 8, 2021 20:07:51 GMT
🤣 Football is politics. This strand of thought is the latest one adopted by the knuckle draggers to justify racism I suppose "Football is politics." OK. Let's have all the teams taking a knee for all the Palestinian children murdered by Israel. Then they can take a knee for all the Uighurs being killed by China. Then they can... Well said! For heavens sake, football is football! I don't give a flying toot if James McClean has x political view, if Tyrese Campbell supports y movement or if Charlie Adam is a secret WWE fan! I don't expect to have religion, politics, race, nationality or Covid stuffed down my throat when I want to be entertained. Absolutely, any form of bigotry and abuse is unacceptable, and anyone engaging in such behaviour needs to have stiff consequences that are swiftly and consistently applied regardless of the ethnicity, nationality, political leaning, religion, age. sex or whatever grouping is performing the abuse. But give me a break! In what world is it ok for people who have spent huge amounts to watch a game, movie, show, educational offering or whatever to be subjected to a display of the performers currently held beliefs? In most cases they happen to be blessed with a particular talent/skill but not with exceptional intelligence (and even if they were, they still aren't in the business of unsolicited evangelizing of their own beliefs), and or wide ranging experience.
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Post by GoBoks on Jun 8, 2021 0:09:48 GMT
He needs to be sectioned under the Mental Health act. This country is losing it's marbles and people like him are a danger to every free thinking freedom loving Brit... Jesus wept. How does dogshit like that not get removed by twatter it wasn't said by Trump?
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Post by GoBoks on Jun 8, 2021 0:06:31 GMT
This guy is a fucking maniac Anyone agreeing with the latter parts of that tweet should be sectioned. I'd also have no problem if this bloke was sent to prison for spreading innacurate health advice under the Coronavirus Act. The world's gone fucking mad. Middle class fuckers holed up in their houses complaining about going back to work 5 days a week. Their bin man, health care workers, shop assistants and so on should follow their advice. They should stay home do a three day week see how they like it when no one delivers their falafel, buries their dead and let's the shit pile up outside their houses.
By the year AD 802,701, humanity has evolved into two separate species: the Eloi and the Morlocks. The Eloi live a banal life of ease on the surface of the Earth while the Morlocks live underground, tending machinery and providing food, clothing, and inventory for the Eloi. The the separation of species may have been the result of a widening split between different social classes. With all their needs and desires perfectly fulfilled, the Eloi have slowly become dissolute and naive
I think I inadvertently pressed the switch on HG Wells time machine. Anyone who agrees with any part of that needs to be sectioned. Book your Staycation now and expect stress. I thought a holiday was supposed to be stress relieving!
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Post by GoBoks on Jun 8, 2021 0:02:07 GMT
While we were all distracted during the latest pandemic, our Government has been secretly planning the creation of a massive new database for all our NHS health records assisted by the private tech giants Amazon, Google and Palantir. GPs will soon be asked to send patients' confidential health information to the new national database. This sensitive information cannot normally be accessed without the expressed consent of the patient but this will now change. You will not be consulted unless you opt out before 23rd June. Patients have until June 23 to opt out of having their health data transferred to the central facility.After that, without an opt out, the Government assumes the patient's consent, and the information becomes a permanent and irreversible part of the new data set and patients lose their right to decide. Matt Hancock has indicated that the data could be made available to third parties, which will include private health companies exploiting it for profit from commercial opportunities. In 2014 the Government first tried to collate and use patient's health records and were forced to abandon the plan due to the huge negative reaction from the public. Please inform your GP by letter or email if you want to opt out of the national database, and express your concerns to your MP to pause the initiative due to the lack of transparency and public awareness. Patient's need meaningful consultation over this issue. medconfidential.org/how-to-opt-out/I opted out today mate. I would never trust this corrupt Government with anything if I had my way. And I would trust even less big tech! I am fast coming to the realization that just as money has ruined football, so it is ruining life.
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Post by GoBoks on Jun 8, 2021 0:00:32 GMT
From the co-founder of the "Green New Deal". Definitely no hidden agenda here is there? ROFL Never let a good crisis go to waste! And, if you haven't achieved what you wanted to achieve during the crisis - extend it!
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Post by GoBoks on Jun 7, 2021 23:54:44 GMT
Problem is this Castleman guy is illogical when saying "people should have the freedom to decide for themselves how to handle the pandemic", and at the same time charge mask-wearing by $5. But I do understand his lack of patience. This shit has been going on for too long now! Btw saw Trump on TV today. Say what you want, but he's the only one talking about China. They could always not eat there. Trump got a lot of things right. The one eyed media were after him from day 1.
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Post by GoBoks on Jun 7, 2021 21:42:10 GMT
That's the ridiculousness of it, isn't it? If we can't "open up" whilst on 0 deaths two weeks before the given date, when can we? Based on how the numbers have fallen over the last three weeks, even if there is a bit of a spike over the next week or so, you're looking at very low numbers of recorded deaths before the go-ahead is hopefully given. Deaths that possibly haven't even happened within the last couple of weeks. It's as low as it's going to get, and has been at a steadily low level for weeks. If they do delay it, it's going to be based on overly cautious "what-ifs" rather than actual data. There will be no doubt some more scaremongering stories to come out between now and then, we just have to hope that the government relies on the positive data, and not some madcap scientist who wants us locked down until 2024. The data is pointing towards us being unlocked. It can't be argued. This is how cautious and overzealous we are being right now Im thinking of going for a walk later, but I know I could trip up and fall over whilst I'm out. But if I do trip I could fall and hit my head which may or may not go to hospital and it may or may not kill me. Because of this I think I won't go for that walk now because what if I do trip up? I will stay at home C'Mon Now! You're being selfish. Don't you realize that if you do trip and you do bash your head and need to go to hospital, you may overwhelm the NHS???
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Post by GoBoks on Jun 7, 2021 17:02:21 GMT
You don't have to give them up, you can always continue to wear them, wherever you want to (even in bed!), just don't expect everyone else to do so. Perhaps people hate them because for almost 18 months we have been forced to wear them for a disease that kills 16 out of 10,000 people. That's 9,984 people out of 10,000 having to wear them needlessly. How many do you think would have died if we'd completely ignored covid and let it spread through the whole population as quickly as possible? No masks, no distancing etc. In my head when I try to work out the effect of something I try to work out what the effect is "with" the thing versus "without" it, rather than just looking at what happened "with" it. Like I think it's really good that people have access to fluids to drink, like water, even though only 1-in-10,000 americans die from dehydration per year. A tiny fraction of people die from dehydration so you might argue that access to fluids is a tiny issue and not worth worrying about, but I think it's a really big thing because if you took it away then way more than 1-in-10-million would die. The way to work out cause-effect with masks is similar. Yeah I know it's different because masks are something you don't need to do to live, and a lot of it is about protecting other people etc, but that's how I'd work it out. When it comes to death, enormous medical & mental health harm from ICU stays and so on, I think 10k people putting on some cloth when they're around other people for a while is a pretty small price to pay. It wouldn't be worth it if it didn't save anyone, but since we can be confident it does save a bunch of lives I think it's worth it. You might have been happy with a couple of million dead Americans, but I think my position of investing a fair bit for fewer dead is perfectly valid. ROFL I'm sorry, but that is an absolutely ludicrous response. Firstly, No one is suggesting that we simply pretend the disease does not exist and do nothing. In my previous discussions with you and any posts I've made, I've always said the Covid response is way over the top and a much more sensible approach should have been used. Secondly, if you're going to compare dealing with Covid to providing access to potable water, I reserve the right to revert to my earlier point about why it's OK to spend TRILLIONS of Dollars and forcibly disrupt everyone's lives to potentially save a few million people (many of whom have underlying conditions and may have died/had complications soon anyway), while in the same breath we feel it's acceptable to proactively kill 42 Million unborn humans every year. Thirdly, your point about enormous harm fails to take into account the even greater harm that is caused by the over-the-top restrictions that were applied willy nilly over the past 15 months. When so-called eminent "scientists" like Dr. Fauci have gone from Masks have absolutely no effect, to wear a mask if you're in a situation where you cannot maintain a distance of 6 ft, to always wear a mask indoors, to always wear a mask inside and outside only removing when you are about to eat or drink, to replace your mask between bites, to drink through your mask, to children (a low risk group) must wear a mask while competing in athletics, to wear 2 masks even while outside in a National Park of several hundred thousand acres, to if you're vaccinated you still need to wear a mask, to if you're vaccinated you can remove your mask if you're in the company of other vaccinated people, it is absolutely clear to all but the most dim-witted that these so-called "experts" don't have a clue what they're saying. I don't get where you say "I think 10k people putting on some cloth when they're around other people for a while is a pretty small price to pay." Where did you get 10,000 masks should be worn - Dr. Fauci? Given that everyone who wants to have a shot has had ample opportunity to have the shot and that they are allegedly immune, and assuming that the majority of people who are angry at wearing masks are either "immune" or have chosen not to be vaccinated, don't you think that it's time for the scaredy cat do-gooders to leave other people alone and get on with trying to rebuild their own lives? I choose not to wear a mask. I choose not to be vaccinated. I still take precautions. There are many millions like me. I am willing to take the risks. You choose to be vaccinated. There are many millions like you. You are "immune" and allegedly have no risks. Leave us alone and get on with your life.
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Post by GoBoks on Jun 7, 2021 16:31:45 GMT
Sorry to be pedantic, but you are really not answering my question! "What percentage chance of picking up a serious complication do you think is acceptable for you to agree to receive the CURRENT COVID-19 vaccine? (Not Ebola, not some other exotic deadly disease, Covid-19, and not death but a serious complication)" is not a hypothetical "how would you calculate the risk, but rather what percentage (i.e. a number between 0-100) risk of serious adverse reaction from Covid shot that you personally think is acceptable in order for you to agree to take the current Covid shot? Under 0.08% no questions asked. Probably with comfort up to ~1%. Given that the vaccines look like being way safer than 0.08% risk of hospitalisation, I don't need to work too hard on working out the other limit! And that makes it pretty easy to work out the big picture too from my point of view. Vaccines reduce spread, so those who choose not to get the vaccine are helping it spread. And if it mutates to become more deadly, then that's way more likely if it's had the chance to spread more. And if that mutation happens in a country with widespread vaccine access, then those who choose not to get vaccinated should be blamed for most of that. Just to be sure I understand, you're happy to take a shot that you have no track record of long term complications if the "stated risk" of hospitalization is up to 1 out of 100 for a disease, which at it's worst (before vaccines and additional knowledge/treatment) was killing 32 out of 10,000 people? And now for the kicker, even with your very high tolerance for risk of serious complication, I assume you would want to know what that risk is BEFORE you get the shot? Do you know what the actual risk of a serious complication is? On your secondary point of those who are not vaccinated are helping to spread the disease, I strongly disagree with you. You are assuming that people who don't get vaccinated are bumbling morons that are refusing to take the shot based on ignorance or some fanciful conspiracy theory when in actual fact, I'd argue that (given there are no stereotypes) unvaccinated people are MORE likely to be cautious and maintain social distance, wash their hands more often and generally be more aware of the dangers while those vaccinated have often done so without giving it the proper careful analysis (often as the result of some immediate "reward" like being able to travel, attend football games, or in New York, a free packet of fries!). These vaccinated people are also more likely to say something like "I can't get it therefore I can go back to old habits like infrequent hand washing, crowding or hand shaking without thinking that if they have touched a surface or are carrying the virus, they can still infect others. So careful, non-vaccinated people will probable engage in less risky behaviours. When you get to apportioning blame, I strongly disagree with you again. IMO, the lab in Wuhan is to blame 100%. There would have been ZERO people killed by the Covid-19 and all its strains without the desire by governments to obtain biological weapons. I don't believe for one moment that in "Classified" studies sponsored by USA, UK and a few dozen other countries, similar research is continuing even as we speak. Finally, there is one thing we are 100% certain of - life is a terminal condition. You and me are going to die. It then becomes an exercise in playing off priorities. I feel sorry for anyone whose top priority is to stay alive at any cost. There are things worse than death (don't worry, I won't get into the discussion of morality that seems uncomfortable to you). No one knows what the spread/mortality/morbidity rates would have been if a totally different approach of sensible pre-cautions, excellent treatment options and targeted interventions would have been, but assuming that it would have been double the rate it was (I sincerely doubt it would have been that high), 7 Million people out of 8 Billion people would have died. How many lives, companies, jobs, homes, marriages, and money would have been saved? In my humble opinion, this would have been a far better outcome.
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Post by GoBoks on Jun 5, 2021 17:33:05 GMT
Hmm having had a quick look, both Ronnies have played in 4 WC Finals, although in his first set Ronaldo did not actually play. But then it gets interesting ..... Ronnie Ronnie - Played 19 Scored 15 Lost 3 his team never finished lower than 5th and were in 3 finals winning twice Chris Ronnie - Played 17 Scored 7 Lost 5 his team only finished above 11th once (his first WC) Hmm, I change my vote! 2 others with 4 WC Finals: Pele - Played 14, Scored 12 Lost 1 His team won it 3 times Maradonna - Played 21, Scored 8, Lost 5 His team won once and were runners-up once Messi - Played 19, Scored 6, Lost 4 his team were losing finalists once. Pele for me! It doesn't feel right to base ability on success with international sides. On that basis George Best was pretty crap. If Best had been playing in a team like Brazil, lord knows what he would have achieved. He would have gotten drunk and been suspended! Or some other reason to mess-up.
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Post by GoBoks on Jun 4, 2021 17:41:48 GMT
Hmm having had a quick look, both Ronnies have played in 4 WC Finals, although in his first set Ronaldo did not actually play. But then it gets interesting ..... Ronnie Ronnie - Played 19 Scored 15 Lost 3 his team never finished lower than 5th and were in 3 finals winning twice Chris Ronnie - Played 17 Scored 7 Lost 5 his team only finished above 11th once (his first WC)
Hmm, I change my vote! 2 others with 4 WC Finals:
Pele - Played 14, Scored 12 Lost 1 His team won it 3 times Maradonna - Played 21, Scored 8, Lost 5 His team won once and were runners-up once Messi - Played 19, Scored 6, Lost 4 his team were losing finalists once.
Pele for me!
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Post by GoBoks on Jun 4, 2021 16:50:05 GMT
The “original” Ronaldo was a player I’d never seen the like of before. He was just awesome! The other Ronaldo is, well, one of the greatest players ever. I’d only go for Christiano Ronaldo due to his longevity in the game at the highest level but like you say it’s a fair debate. Some will say longevity counts for nothing when talking about who’s better but I think it does. Both were exceptional players, but I agree - to be able to stay at the top for so long is a mark of greatness. I guess it might be boiled down to "how many world cups did you play in?" (although that does not take the impact of injuries into account).
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Post by GoBoks on Jun 4, 2021 15:13:06 GMT
What's the Breaking News? My senile dog could have told you that headline in January last year. Let's never forget that lockdowns didn't exist in history until last year, until presented to the world by Communist China. And then, after only a matter of weeks, and from a known lying regime, it became the defacto method for virtually every country in the world. Someone dare fucking tell me that each of these countries decided this independently, and that it's not the most blatantly fucking obvious, globally orchestrated scam agenda ever... Swallowed hook line and sinker by pathetically weak-minded idiots.
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Post by GoBoks on Jun 4, 2021 15:09:16 GMT
My question would be "Please quantify hat are the benefits and what are the risks?"
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Post by GoBoks on Jun 4, 2021 15:05:10 GMT
Wales will not be fully reopening on 21 June, Mark Drakeford confirms. So Wales is the most vaccinated out of the UK and hasn't recorded any deaths in days, but still won't reopen, what a farce. Hopefully Johnson holds his nerve. What do you mean "hopefully". Let them know what you're feeling. Write letters, send e-mails, call their office, (attend/organize peaceful protests if that's your thing). Sitting and hoping anyone who has the opportunity to expand their power does not do so is a game for fools.
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Post by GoBoks on Jun 4, 2021 15:01:25 GMT
Anyone notice how our glorious leader was nowhere to be seen again yesterday ? As per usual he only speaks to us if he has any good news to deliver. A total coward and fraud of a Prime Minister…with him in charge this country is screwed with or without a Pandemic. God help us 😢 Count yourself lucky! Things could always be worse, you could be stuck with Joe "sippy cup" Biden!
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Post by GoBoks on Jun 4, 2021 15:00:03 GMT
I think the most staggering and indeed, disturbing aspect to the past 16 months has been how easily indoctrinated society has become. Admittedly it's now a minority but its still unfathomable. You can just totally see how China, Iran and North Korea got to where they got to. Its fascinating but equally annoying that people can be so fucking dumb. And then turn around and accuse you of being dumb if you dare to raise a question.
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Post by GoBoks on Jun 4, 2021 14:58:57 GMT
At least they're being a little honest about it and not the Biden Crap that "Come on man! This is perfectly safe." Question is: How the hell do they know when these supposed "dangerous side effects" will surface and what are they? The problem is they don't know what they don't know. For all they know, the Covid Shot (it's NOT a vaccination) side effects may surface in 4.2 years and be far more serious than they thought. Do someone actually know that, 4,2 years, why 4,2 years? A female medical expert said if we compare with other vaccinations in modern time, for instance the Pandemrix vaccine, then the unusual serious side effects like narcolepsy in hundreds of children and young adults appeared after six months. Other serious side effects could possibly be cancer, as these things take time. Just take a look at the side effects list from antibiotics. You say it's not a vaccination, what is it then? Musik, that's exactly the point! No one KNOWS what the heck is going on. 4.2 years is sucked out of my thumb as an example. When it does or doesn't happen, the "experts" (in this case my thumb) will take a new position. It is always that way with "experts". Look at any major issue, climate change, Economic Outlook, Political scenarios, etc, etc, there are always "experts" who were right and "experts" who were wrong. So it is with Covid. I'm not a "scientist" (Thank God!), but my understanding is that vaccines use weakened/dead cells from the disease to enable your body to build antibodies against that disease. Covid shot is using "new technology" (I translate to experimental technology) to cause the body to produce Spike Proteins that then fight the disease. Problem is, Spike Proteins are known to also be the cause for many other conditions. In addition, there is no mechanism to tell the body to stop producing Spike Proteins, they are relying on the body switching production off on it's own. There have been so many lies put out by the "experts" that I hesitate to believe a word anyone says without seeing the results of whatever action they recommend for myself.
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Post by GoBoks on Jun 3, 2021 20:31:30 GMT
Rubbish. They've been utter shite but it's not manslaughter. With you on that one, but it won't happen. They delayed decisions that caused deaths. That’s manslaughter. If they had done their job properly in Feb/March and then December thousands more would be alive. And yet when President Trump stopped all flights to/from China early on, the liberals over here could not stop claiming it was because of racism and wanted to throw the book at him. It's just one big political wrestling match and you or I don't matter one iota.
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Post by GoBoks on Jun 3, 2021 20:27:50 GMT
What's the Breaking News? My senile dog could have told you that headline in January last year.
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Post by GoBoks on Jun 3, 2021 20:23:14 GMT
Never again will this fucking government tell me how many people can be inside or outside my house at anytime ever. WTF did i vote for Sounds like you voted for the hundred odd thousand deaths from a negligent government tbh. How many deaths would have happened under a labour government?
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Post by GoBoks on Jun 3, 2021 20:21:51 GMT
Neither me or any of my family care now...bollocks to Johnson and Co...our lives are going to be as normal as possible from today onwards...we’re done with it. Never again will this fucking government tell me how many people can be inside or outside my house at anytime ever. WTF did i vote for Judging by the USA experience, the Liberals are significantly worse! They advocate wearing 2 masks whether you're vaccinated or not and regardless of whether you're alone or not.
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Post by GoBoks on Jun 3, 2021 20:19:10 GMT
We had only 32 positives from 12,597 tests in NYC yesterday .25%. All due to the massive role out of 2x vaccines. I can pretty much do whatever I like now (private businesses may still require a mask - supermarket, laundry, Dt's etc. but that's about it) I have a great Excelsior pass in my Apple wallet as proof that I'm 2x vaxxed if anyone needs to see it (MSG, Yankee stadium etc.) The restrictions in the UK do nothing more than convince people there's no point in getting 2x vaxxed because nothing is changing.. utterly bonkers. I live in Texas and can do everything you can (and have been doing since +/- August last year). The only concession I've made (apart from using actual common-sense precautions like frequent hand washing, no hand shaking and keeping a decent distance from others, is to wear a mask when required (flying, some stores/government offices). One quick question - How can you call it a "vaccine" when by their own admission it is not?
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Post by GoBoks on Jun 3, 2021 20:09:38 GMT
In Sweden 27% have received 1 dose. 19.5% have received 2 doses. Today they said, the really dangerous eventual side effects from the vaccination can only be seen after 6 months. 🤯 At least they're being a little honest about it and not the Biden Crap that "Come on man! This is perfectly safe." Question is: How the hell do they know when these supposed "dangerous side effects" will surface and what are they? The problem is they don't know what they don't know. For all they know, the Covid Shot (it's NOT a vaccination) side effects may surface in 4.2 years and be far more serious than they thought.
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Post by GoBoks on Jun 3, 2021 20:04:23 GMT
Vaccinated people can still pass on the virus so why are they thinking they can't? My parents being two of them. Best stop the vaccination programme then, if it's not the way out of this. Perhaps you could also tell us exactly what IS the way out? The way out is to start living normal lives, but take reasonable precautions. Don't shake hands; wash hands often; keep a reasonable distance from others (experts say greater than 3 feet). Press Government/"scientists" to develop better treatment protocols for those who do get sick. Why is it that people who got sick were simply left to their own devices until they needed hospitalization? Why is there no standard treatment protocol for a person with Covid as there is for almost every other common disease. We have to move past this "emergency" mindset and start treating it as a serious, but common, disease. Government needs to stop meddling in our lives and start leading their respective countries!
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Post by GoBoks on Jun 3, 2021 17:04:15 GMT
It's not torture, it's power grabbing. Now that they know (or think they know) that if you can conjure up enough "fright factor" you can get weak-minded people to do almost anything, they are going to A) make this last as long as possible and B) push the envelope on what societal changes they can make. 24 months ago, would you have believed that someone could make more than 50% of the population take an injection of a chemical that has no track record of safety, that they are not sure if it works and in fact don't even know what it does? ("Scientists said it's the best way to protect ourselves") Or that the government would simply tell you when, where and how you could take an overseas vacation? Crazy stuff and it will continue until enough people reject it. I wouldn't be at all surprised to see that various governments start "postponing elections due to safety concerns arising from the emerging super-mutant-hybrid international strain of Covid. Spot on mate. I’ve been a law abiding citizen all my 57 years but this shit show has pushed me past my limit. No longer will I comply they can shove their mask up their arse I ain’t wearing it no more. As regards a third booster jab...no chance...the two I’ve had haven’t improved things for me so why bother ?My entire family had Covid back in November and we were a bit rough for a few days...we isolated like good citizens but made a full recovery. Shit like today’s announcements over Portugal is a step too far now for me...they are taking the piss and we just sit back and take it. I will push back in my own little ways and try to make myself happy about it. If there is ever a demo about all this shit in or near Stoke count me in...F@#k you Johnson ! Two ways I push back. I will not wear a mask. If a store keeper asks me to wear a mask, I politely tell them it's no longer required (in USA). If they persist, I simply say "OK, I'll go to the store next door." about 2 out of 3 say, "no, don't worry. No mask needed." I will not take the Covid shot (it is NOT a vaccination). If someone asks (because I'm not wearing a mask) "Have you been vaccinated?" I politely respond "Have you been vaccinated?" Invariably the answer is "yes" to which I respond "Then you have nothing to worry about" If more people did this, the crap would die out.
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Post by GoBoks on Jun 3, 2021 16:08:25 GMT
USA was much earlier, but you're right, it was probably 15 months - call me a liar for 3 months! Sorry, I thought you were on about the UK Apology not accepted - You are simply trying to weasel out of coming on here everyday for 3 months to call me a liar! No worries mate - I think exaggeration is an unfortunate side effect of the pandemic!
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Post by GoBoks on Jun 3, 2021 16:05:26 GMT
IF this turns out to be true and they put Portugal on the amber list when they know thousands have either booked or are already there then that is pure,cruel mental torture. It would prove beyond doubt that there is something more sinister going on than mere concern for our health and wellbeing. Let's all hope it's just a rumour. It's not torture, it's power grabbing. Now that they know (or think they know) that if you can conjure up enough "fright factor" you can get weak-minded people to do almost anything, they are going to A) make this last as long as possible and B) push the envelope on what societal changes they can make. 24 months ago, would you have believed that someone could make more than 50% of the population take an injection of a chemical that has no track record of safety, that they are not sure if it works and in fact don't even know what it does? ("Scientists said it's the best way to protect ourselves") Or that the government would simply tell you when, where and how you could take an overseas vacation? Crazy stuff and it will continue until enough people reject it. I wouldn't be at all surprised to see that various governments start "postponing elections due to safety concerns arising from the emerging super-mutant-hybrid international strain of Covid.
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Post by GoBoks on Jun 3, 2021 15:56:39 GMT
The fear is ramping up now big time. We are getting two new variants a day. Hysterical stuff. The whole thing is just becoming one big fucking hoax isn't it. It will take years and years and years to get the world vaccinated. In the meantime will we have to deal with news stories of "new variant threatens to send us into lockdown" every month for the next decade? Holy Cow! It's time for people to grow a set and say "people die - from the flu, from obesity, from drunkeness, from violence against each other, from stupidity and from Covid." Let us live our lives and take reasonable precautions that suit our own particular set of circumstances. No one is out there measuring how many bottles of alcohol or fast food meals are consumed each day and threatening to put in place x. y. or z restrictions if it gets too high (by whose standard?). Covid is here to stay and I for one refuse to live my life in fear of the sky falling. That type of life is not worth living.
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