Banter Adelaide Board's Combined Politics/Covid discussion Banter Thread (WARNING NOT FOR THE FAINT-HEARTED)

[kirky]

Kirky henceforth to be referred to as JENNY

Well I’ve been offline for a few hours and thought someone better respond.

 

[GROTTO]

Seriously. Get help. You are embarrassing yourself.

Imagine the need to constantly troll and fabricate issues about you Jenny. That in itself tells you a lot about an individual and their level of happiness, not to mention to generally be drunk while posting.

Let him win the internet, hopefully it brings him fulfillment to his life.

 

[BACCS]

How long are people waiting for PCR results the last few days?

 

[CrowsB4hoes]

As I explained to you before, do you want to lose even more essential services staff by forcing them to take leave to look after their kids?

This would be stupid in the extreme!!

What a stupid post. Of course there are other options. What do you think they’ve been doing the last 6 weeks?

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

What a stupid post. Of course there are other options. What do you think they’ve been doing the last 6 weeks?

Yeah, many have been on holidays, but rather than realising this will cause more staff shortages... you choose to double down stupid.

 

[Geoffa32]

Paul Keating - one of the best long term thinkers of this country. Had a great deal of respect for him - called it as it was and you knew where you stood.

And as a Treasurer he shat all over Little Johnny.

The SGL is one of his greatest achievements.

Have a listen to his press club speech about the AUKUS treaty.

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[ad victoriam]

I take it you've never heard of a place called Taiwan.

Yes and if you notice, its a different issue,
Australia has never has been part of China, it was not involved in their civil war, which technically is still ongoing, and has not been resolved.

 

[fortunatecrow]

Have a listen to his press club speech about the AUKUS treaty.

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If you are aware that Paul Keating is a consultant to a State owned Chinese bank (China Development Bank) then you are less surprised that he no longer sees the threat from China as clearly as he saw it when he was PM.

 

[Geoffa32]

If you are aware that Paul Keating is a consultant to a State owned Chinese bank (China Development Bank) then you are less surprised that he no longer sees the threat from China as clearly as he saw it when he was PM.

Yes, fair point.

But his take on it is not wrong.


US see us as a pawn.

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[ad victoriam]

Djokovic touches down in Belgrade as fresh grand slam storm awaits

Deported tennis star Novak Djokovic posed for selfies upon arrival at Belgrade Airport on Monday, but fresh threats of grand slam bans were already overshadowing his warm welcome home.

www.smh.com.au

So… you now cannot enter France without being vaccinated…

You cannot enter the US without being vaccinated..

Wonder what the UK’s stance will be on Tennis players at Wimbledon..

Seems Ol’ Novax is going to struggle to make it to many of the grand slams this year..

Still… he did say he was all for “freedom of choice”.. so he really cant complain when these countries are freely choosing to say “no thanks” to Novax turning up at their doorsteps..

Be interesting to see if Novac changes his stance if Rafa wins the Australian Open, As Rafa would be the hot Favioute to win the French Open, and if the US and England stop Novak, Rafa could get himself a grand slam putting 4 opens in front of Novac,

 

[arrowman]

The hypocrisy and virtue signalling of the NBA and one of its franchise owners on display. China pulls all the strings of that organisation

And the backside covering has begun...

 

[GROTTO]

Be interesting to see if Novac changes his stance if Rafa wins the Australian Open, As Rafa would be the hot Favioute to win the French Open, and if the US and England stop Novak, Rafa could get himself a grand slam putting 4 opens in front of Novac,

He will get vaxxed soon IMO.

Once he sits down and appreciates the potential fallout, it will dawn upon him to comply.




The 34-year-old, who made $US30 million ($41.6 million) in sponsorship deals in 2021 according to Forbes, now faces an uncertain future if he is unable to compete at other Grand Slams including Roland Garros, Wimbledon and the US Open as a result of being unvaccinated against Covid-19.

Djokovic faces $42m headache as sponsors seek answers after visa disaster

‘What value’: Novak Djokovic’s $42 million headache

www.foxsports.com.au

 

[Slippery Pete]

 

[ad victoriam]

qqq

Because they had no case based on “the rules.”

Novak is not the first person nor will he be the last person to be refused/deported from Australia, for public interest type reason, He is just the highest-profile person to date.

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[arrowman]

it is also really important to look at what sits behind the head honcho in terms of party policy positions. Trump was a figurehead but the policy decisions on a number of issues were aimed at making American lives better - myopic outlook maybe, but then again, foreign policy was good under his watch too. On the other side, they literally could put up JFK and it would not make a jot of difference as the strings are being pulled by the hard wacky nutjob left of the party and the policy positions reflect that and the people are looking at it horrified. The republicans would have to absolutely self destruct (not ruling that out yet either) to not be holding both houses and have a president sitting there in 2024

I think there's a few more moving parts, and more popcorn to be consumed.

From the Republican side: I suspect if a credible candidate like e.g. De Santis put their hat in the ring, the Republican establishment would be very happy to see them nominated and put Trump behind them (even if they don't all dislike Trump as such, just to give the party some clear air). Question is: Would the establishment be able to swing the primaries in favour of their preferred candidate (as the Democrats are alleged to have done with Clinton in 2016), or would the grass roots have enough Trumpists to overcome that? Or would enough of the Trumpists in the grass roots be prepared to say you know what, Trump's had his time...

From the Democrat side: Not Biden, others must surely see their chance given Harris would be such a terrible candidate... I agree that the party establishment has probably swung to the left / woke so far that a candidate like e.g. Tulsi Gabbard (surely someone like that would have a broader appeal and would be better equipped to take on a credible Republican candidate?) would not be able to get up?

I don't think it's a laydown for the Republicans, it's more like they've got an advantage that they shouldn't get carried away with / squander. I don't think Trump would be a walkup start. Against Biden, maybe. Against Harris, surely. Against a more centrist, reasonable candidate? Maybe not. Biden / the Democrats seem to have squandered their popular vote advantage, but a lot will depend on the quality of their candidate.

It'll be interesting. IMO the best candidate for the Republicans would be a De Santis type, the best for the Dems would be a Gabbard type. I think the Republicans are more likely to go for the De Santis type (over Trump) than the Dems would be to go for the Gabbard type (over someone more to the left).

 

[rocket18]

The V man subbed off, Kirky comes on and at this rate he will take the number one spot in no time.

 

[Crow till I die]

And the backside covering has begun...

Now if Mr Palihapitaya was not a major Democrat sponsor, he would become the subject of cancel culture by the media and league. But as he is a major sponsor and the NBA is woke when it suits them, he will be exempt from the rules that would apply to any conservative making such a horrid statement

In fact, its interesting that the owner of the Houston Rockets was pillored on social media for daring to rebuke China over Hong Kong by no less than LeBron James, Greg Popovich, Steve Kerr and others. I wait with baited breath for these guys to call out Mr Palihapitaya over his comments

LeBron James issues defence of NBA-China relationship that leaves rival star shaking his head

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James launches an attack on Houston boss Daryl Morey and reopens the NBA's China wound all at once as a rival star blows up.

www.abc.net.au

Also, lets see if the GS Warriors players demand the part owner be forced out of the club or whether they will demand to be traded (like Westbrook and Harden did just because the Houston owner was a trump supporter). I suspect Genocide of people by the people that hold the NBA puppet strings - China - sits way down the priority list for the NBA justice warriors. Far better for them to get on their soap boxes and protest a president that's not their guy than to worry about mass killings etc by the people that prop up your league.

Report: James Harden, Russell Westbrook want out of Houston due to owner's Trump support

Harden and Westbrook reportedly want to be traded because Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta is a Trump supporter.

au.finance.yahoo.com

 

[Mr_Moogle]

They're treating criminals like anti-vaxers.

"They used us as an experiment": Arkansas inmates who were given ivermectin to treat COVID file federal lawsuit against jail

"They said they were vitamins, steroids and antibiotics," one of the plaintiffs told CBS News. "...It was not consensual. They used us as an experiment — like we're livestock."

www.cbsnews.com

 

[Slippery Pete]

Notice how “fully vaccinated” has gone out the window.

Whoever dies they just needed one more jab…

 

[1990crow]

Notice how “fully vaccinated” has gone out the window.

Whoever dies they just needed one more jab…

Please do go read the science on omicron vs vaccination. It's hurting my brain how dumb your posting is.

Science says 2 jabs doesn't give you sufficient benefits to prevent serious illness against Omicron, as it did against Delta and previous variants.

Until the population is minimum three jabs the deaths will keep stacking up.
The stats you posted are also only for one day, so proudly using a minute data point against a large sample also makes you come across as dishonest in your "argument".

 

[Slippery Pete]

Science says 2 jabs doesn't give you sufficient benefits to prevent serious illness against Omicron, as it did against Delta and previous variants.

This is the point I’ve been trying to make for weeks you jibbering moron.

It’s your mates you need to direct that comment to.

 

[1990crow]

This is the point I’ve been trying to make for weeks you jibbering moron.

It’s your mates you need to direct that comment to.

Why do you keep posting nonsense than?
Pfizer never claimed to protect against future variants and the government clearly hadn't planned for future variants (thanks Scomo).

 

[Bearded Clam]

I’m sure some random knob on twitter that calls himsef nomad “dad” neale knows better than all our country’s doctors, nurses, scientists and health practictioners..

And that Graph makes absolutely no sense whatsoever.. has it been doctored or something?..

I’ve got a question for you Slip..

If you had 10,000 people..

9,400 of them were fully vaxxed with booster included (or atleast had recieved 2 shots and werent yet due for their booster)

And 600 of them werent vaxed at all…

They all caught Covid-19 and 200 ended up in hospital…

Out of those 200…. 110 were vaxxed and 90 werent vaxxed..

So… 110 people in hospital were from the vaxed group of 9,400..

and 90 people in hospital were from the unvaxxed group of 600..

In your mind… Would this mean the vaxxes were or werent working?…

 

[Slippery Pete]

Why do you keep posting nonsense than?
Pfizer never claimed to protect against future variants and the government clearly hadn't planned for future variants (thanks Scomo).

What nonsense?

The point is that the overwhelming majority of the population is double vaccinated, and we have mandates and all sorts of bullshit focussed around this level of vaccination, when it doesn’t even offer any significant protection against the current variant.

We tore down society based on “double vaccination” and now it’s a total furphy.

When I point this out, the Covid police come running into the thread all guns blazing to protect their ever precious vaccine mandate narrative.

So tell me, why do we still have mandates/segregation and all sorts of other bullshit based on two shots of the vaccine?

 

[1990crow]

I’m sure some random knob on twitter that calls himsef nomad “dad” neale knows better than all our comutry’s doctors, nurses, scientists and health practictioners..

And that Graph makes absolutely no sense whatsoever.. has it been doctored or something?..

I’ve got a question for you Slip..

If you had 10,000 people..

9,400 of them were fully vaxxed with booster included (or atleast had recieved 2 shots and werent yet due for their booster)

And 600 of them werent vaxed at all…

They all caught Covid-19 and 200 ended up in hospital…

Out of those 200…. 110 were vaxxed and 90 werent vaxxed..

So… 110 people in hospital were from the vaxed group of 9,400..

and 90 people in hospital were from the unvaxxed group of 600..

In your mind… Would this mean the vaxxes were or werent working?…

I think you'll be talking to a brick wall here.