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As we know, Australians returning from overseas are being put into quarantine in hotels for fourteen days, at the cost of the government.
This began a few days ago and now we are reading reports of unpleasant conditions in the hotels:
Lack of fresh air, poor food options, some people are allowed to receive care packages while others are not.
In fact it is being reported that many of these people cannot access ubereats or similar.
They are forced to make do with whatever crap the hotel provides.
It sounds like a complete shitshow to be honest.
And remember, these are Australian citizens who have committed no crimes.
They have done nothing wrong and are being placed under hotel-arrest for two weeks.
Many people think this is fair enough, to stop the virus, flatten the curve, fight the pandemic, we're all in this together, etc etc etc.
But I noticed in the comments section of an article in The Age that the majority of respondents had zero sympathy for the people now stuck in these conditions.
Many of them seemed to be taking delight in that fact that their fellow Australians are being treated like criminals.
See the comments for yourself:
For example:
Spoilt bunch, un-appreciative. There are people in the world who go without food during this crisis. Maybe it is good time for you to do some soul searching and see how you can contribute to the less fortunate.
-Ann
Move them to Christmas Island so they can try out those accommodations so they can then see how good they currently have it
-Dave
Human likes to complain about anything under the sun.
You’re not on a holiday, you need to be quarantine in the hotel to protect yourself and your families in case you contracted with the virus.
-Callum
A 14 day diet, sounds good to me
-Tone Def
On and on it goes.
To be fair, there are plenty of sympathetic comments in there as well. And for all we know, the vindictive comments may be coming from agitators to stir the pot.
However I do know that in real life, from my experience, there is a nasty attitude among many Australians, not merely a lack of sympathy, but a certain inherent schadenfreude.
Has it always been this way? Or are things getting worse with every passing year?
This began a few days ago and now we are reading reports of unpleasant conditions in the hotels:
Lack of fresh air, poor food options, some people are allowed to receive care packages while others are not.
In fact it is being reported that many of these people cannot access ubereats or similar.
They are forced to make do with whatever crap the hotel provides.
It sounds like a complete shitshow to be honest.
And remember, these are Australian citizens who have committed no crimes.
They have done nothing wrong and are being placed under hotel-arrest for two weeks.
Many people think this is fair enough, to stop the virus, flatten the curve, fight the pandemic, we're all in this together, etc etc etc.
But I noticed in the comments section of an article in The Age that the majority of respondents had zero sympathy for the people now stuck in these conditions.
Many of them seemed to be taking delight in that fact that their fellow Australians are being treated like criminals.
See the comments for yourself:
Three microwave meals and no snacks: Travellers resort to stealing food as hotel allowances cut
For hotels where guests in quarantine had an extra allowance, many were using the funds to purchase alcohol.
www.theage.com.au
For example:
Spoilt bunch, un-appreciative. There are people in the world who go without food during this crisis. Maybe it is good time for you to do some soul searching and see how you can contribute to the less fortunate.
-Ann
Move them to Christmas Island so they can try out those accommodations so they can then see how good they currently have it
-Dave
Human likes to complain about anything under the sun.
You’re not on a holiday, you need to be quarantine in the hotel to protect yourself and your families in case you contracted with the virus.
-Callum
A 14 day diet, sounds good to me
-Tone Def
On and on it goes.
To be fair, there are plenty of sympathetic comments in there as well. And for all we know, the vindictive comments may be coming from agitators to stir the pot.
However I do know that in real life, from my experience, there is a nasty attitude among many Australians, not merely a lack of sympathy, but a certain inherent schadenfreude.
Has it always been this way? Or are things getting worse with every passing year?