My dear runner,

I understand you much prefer bigoted, racist, misogynistic narratives instead as befits your toxic brand of faux Christianity.

You have prattled on about protesters, fat salaries, Danial Andrews, and now Somett, all on a thread about Sweden's response to the COVID.

Why? Do you feel the need to spit out your little nasty asides whatever the topic just to make you feel like you're doing God's work?

I'm not sure he appreciates it.

Oh Steelie

welcome. I thought you would be in Seattle celebrating the 'summer of love' with the rest of the anarchist.

SR, what makes you and Paul think you are the next coming with your continual posturing and preaching as if you are more knowledgeable and superior to the rest of us?
It is precisely because of your "holier than thou" attitude that renders you both beneath contempt, (including adjudicators) in the eyes of any open minded, mature and reasonable person on this forum.
It has not gone un-noticed that any shut downs have been the work of mainly one of you.
That kind of sanctimonious, "win at any cost", type of behaviour is that of a very insecure person who can't stand being proven wrong so they respond by "crying to mummy", and getting off on the fact that they won the point.
I did not know there was a section that broadcast those who were blocked.
I am most curious to know, as are others on OLO, so could you please enlighten us as to how/where to access this information, as I would like to know when and who has been "pulled", myself.

SR, BTW, leave God's name out of it, he has pulled your ticket years ago.
You were not his chosen one, even though you have been trying to win back his favour ever since, believing your doing God's work.
I'm sorry, you are lost to him, so you may as well give up, as we are not listening and don't care, just like him.

mhaze,

I guess it amounts to what you value the most. Money
or human lives. You said we'll by paying for decades
for our restrictions. Sweden won't.

Yes, Sweden took a relaxed approach towards COVID-19
choosing not ti institute strict lockdown policies with
no mandatory quarantine in place. Their museums, bars,
restaurants, gyms, malls, schools, nightclubs remained
open.
However, this had disastrous results with more than
4,500 deaths being reported by June 4th.

Apparently many of the deaths have hit people in
aged-care facilities. The most vulnerable.

We on the other hand have had fewer lives lost because
or our restrictions.

That's a price in my opinion at least, that's been worth
paying.

ttbn,

You brought up the topic of racism.

It's true that generally in this country, we all get along
pretty well and feel good about our society.

But we can't take that for granted if the Coronavirus
pandemic leads to a recession.

The pandemic has already lead to reports of racism,
including accounts of Asian Australians being verbally
abused.

The Australian Human Rights Commission says its recorded
more complaints in February than at any time over the
previous 12 months. This could get worse.

Our political leaders are crucial at this time.

Of course an up surge in racial prejudice during our
economic downturn is not inevitable but the fallout
of ignoring this prospect would be ugly for us all.

This is something we can anticipate and it also needs to be
prepared for, contained, and eliminated.

A spectacular over-simplification Foxy..."I guess it amounts to what you value the most. Money or human lives. You said we'll by paying for decades for our restrictions."

Money isn't the issue. Human lives are the issue. Enormous numbers of lives have been sacrificed to the lockdown mantra. Job losses. Peoples livelihoods destroyed, some forever. Savings gone. Small businesses built over decades gone at a stroke.

Any compassion for those people, Foxy? Thought not.

Psychologists are predicting significant increases in suicides. Any compassion for those losses?

Specialists are predicted increased cancer and heart deaths because people couldn't get medical assistance while hospitals waited for the virus influx that never came. Any compassion for those losses?

Domestic violence? Kids education?

Sweden suffered none of that because they treated their citizens like adults.

But let's ignore all that and consult the league table to see who's winning, eh? But why compare Sweden to Australia when the comparison is utterly invalid. Why not compare Sweden to the other nations who did lockdown and suffered yet.

And finally remember that this isn't over yet. Its a marathon and we've yet to reach the 10km point. That's why places like Victoria and NZ are so panicked