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Dear posters: unsubstantiated advice will be deleted. We understand you want to help, but #fakenews blah blah blah we're not allowing any disinformation. Got some great advice about washing your hands whilst dancing like David Byrne in Once In A Lifetime helps kill the virus? That's fantastic, provide a link to a reputable source.

 

[kirky]

So that’s it? Just brushed over the fact all measures have had a delay before being implemented? Doesn’t suit your conspiracy theory so you ignored it?

Not at all and it is convenient. He announced it in 13/3 and could have said it starts as at 15/3 - a full 24 hours notice just like most of his other announcements and in some cases announcements have made to take effect the very next day however in this instance he gave 48 hours notice. Convenient. Go figure.

 

[AmericanCrow]

Good open the beaches, national parks, school ovals, everywhere in my opinion just keep your social distancing and get some bloody exercise fresh air and go buy a coffee keep the economy alive.
I took my kids out to the park yesterday and kicked the footy with them for 40 mins or so. People turn into lazy slobs pretty quickly if given the chance.

No one suggests people do not get out to exercise.

Opening beaches up is an invitation for those who already have been fine tuned to downplay the nature of what this country is facing to keep on keeping on.

Watch Florida’s body count numbers the next 3 weeks and see how great it was they left their beaches open in direct contravention to every bit of medical advice.

 

[Bender20]

I always try in general to avoid eating anything from a communal sharing bowl or plate.

Like peanuts at a bar or after dinner mints at a restaurant.

Then again I stay at hotels which is like being cooked alive in a petri dish.

Don't forget the buffet.

 

[Eagleboy2011]

looks really plain.

Could the unattended bags be reported to security. Bomb threats.
These people are scum.

 

[mistylake]

This story can be accurately summarized as: "I ignored the advice on avoiding gatherings and got busted, but somehow I'm still the victim here"

'I felt violated': Virus vigilantes record and dob in neighbours over rules

Anger, resentment and shame are tearing apart communities apart as residents call the police on each other.

www.smh.com.au

Didnt it state, it was before the 2 person rule was brought in. So she was correct and the overzealous **** wad was being an arseh*le due to financial status jealousy.

 

[Tex200]

We don’t need to wait for the rest of the world. We could have led!

Most of us have acknowledge that they have got it right the last few weeks however do you acknowledge that they made serious missteps at the start?

I think all of us mere mortals grossly underestimate the gravity of what’s going on here.

My experience is that those screaming for a lockdown are generally people least affected - and I’m guilty of that myself.

The interests of all Australians have to be balanced and with every stroke of the pen as this has evolved, someone loses a livelihood.

I think also the lockdown screamers forget to factor in the whole concept of social order. What we’ve seen with a graduated process is relative calm and acceptance. Can you imagine if the PM just announced ever single measure in one presser? There would be every chance of total civil disobedience. The inertia effect of a whole country and economy coming to a screeching halt could have been even more devastating that it already is.

I think in hindsight the piecemeal way it’s been managed has got the majority of the public onside and accepting as we’ve been able to prepare ourselves.

As EC correctly notes it’s estimated that there is at least a 2 week lag between decision and effect, so what we have now is a cumulative effect from all past decisions. Has to be a tick.

 

[CrowinNT]

Interesting article on Traffic movement

These maps show the impact of the coronavirus lockdown on our cities

Maps and charts reveal how city after city has fallen silent as governments implore or compel residents to stay home.

www.abc.net.au

 

[mistylake]

It doesn’t pay it back tho does it. Stopping what is being introduced only brings it back to what it was before this started. We then have to tackle how to actually pay it back. It is going to put the budget into deficit by some $200b. Will be interesting to see what the plan will be.

Taxing the next group up. They will try get everyone back working over the next month hopefully and it won’t get to $200B in fact by the time they start paying as its on delay some areas may be working again before their first payments.

 

[GROTTO]

Could the unattended bags be reported to security. Bomb threats.
These people are scum.

What I would prefer is for them to make the purchase and then for the products to be immediately take off them and confiscated, then donated to the needy.

That could be enough of a deterrent to scare a lot of them of the ramifications of a massive financial loss that they will have to burden.

I dont give a flying f**k how bad their product is in their home country, its not our problem. Australia must look after its people first, then others.

 

[Scorpus]

Didnt it state, it was before the 2 person rule was brought in. So she was correct and the overzealous fu** wad was being an a-hole due to financial status jealousy.

Yes but it was still irresponsible even if it wasn't technically against the rules at the time.

 

[Crow54]

Sorry about your fellow Americans, AmericanCrow Watching this just leaves me speechless.

 

[mistylake]

What I would prefer is for them to make the purchase and then for the products to be immediately take off them and confiscated, then donated to the needy.

That could be enough of a deterrent to scare a lot of them of the ramifications of a massive financial loss that they will have to burden.

I dont give a flying f**k how bad their product is in their home country, its not our problem. Australia must look after its people first, then others.

the Fact is they are buying the product for money. That’s what you do at shops. What happens after is up to them.
why there can’t but this legally wholesale in boxes I do not know. Maybe China doesn’t allow baby formula imports due to protectionist policies. It’s more of them breaking Chinese laws than Australian ones.

 

[Tex200]

the Fact is they are buying the product for money. That’s what you do at shops. What happens after is up to them.
why there can’t but this legally wholesale in boxes I do not know. Maybe China doesn’t allow baby formula imports due to protectionist policies. It’s more of them breaking Chinese laws than Australian ones.

Reality is that Daigou is a multi million dollar industry that has grown under the radar due to its insidious nature.

Whilst it’s currently legal and indeed supported by business here who benefit, its high time the Government regulated its operation.

 

[GreyCrow]

Speaking of willfully ignorant morons

While I dont want to make this a morbid political attack - the fact that Bob Glanzer Republican member of the South Dakota House of Reps passed away - making him the 2nd member of his family to die from COVID - must give some pause to those Republicans who are dismissive of this

 

[Tex200]

In fact if I’d ever thought about it could have had a nice life doing reverse Daigou. Maybe somewhere like Vietnam buying cases of Tiger Beer for $12 and shipping back to Oz for $30 a carton.

I’m sure if I did there would be some law that would see me in a Saigon jail for 20 years

 

[Scorpus]

What we’ve seen with a graduated process is relative calm and acceptance. Can you imagine if the PM just announced ever single measure in one presser? There would be every chance of total civil disobedience. The inertia effect of a whole country and economy coming to a screeching halt could have been even more devastating that it already is.

I think in hindsight the piecemeal way it’s been managed has got the majority of the public onside and accepting as we’ve been able to prepare ourselves.

This isn't my recollection of what's happened over the last few weeks.

People basically did jack shit while the government was still "advising" people to stay at home. People only started paying attention when the actual lockdown was implemented, but even that wasn't enough, as people still flocked to beaches and so on. Many returning travelers did not follow the guidelines on self isolating.

So we had to start fining people considerable amounts of money, locking travelers in hotels and increasing the lockdown because people weren't paying attention.

The increasing measures don't seem to be a slow process that allows people to prepare. The responsible ones were implementing all the measures from the start in the "advice" period. The measures actually seem to be a response to disobedience, tightening controls to get people idiots to actually do it

 

[GreyCrow]

But if he wasn’t doing a good job early, like your expert opinion suggests, where would we be now? And when did he start doing a good job in your opinion or have you agreed with his measures all along?

As for bias, when you deflect criticism of China’s dodgy regime to ScoMos handling of the fires, then yeah you’re biased.

See this is the same assessment of the Crows last year

Crows are 8-5 at the bye and everyone thinks they are doing a good job - yet some still criticise - are they wrong or right because the season ended up a shizenhousen one?

Circumstances change and opinions change. Its fluid

Did you change your opinion on how the Crows did last year from pre-bye to after?

 

[GreyCrow]

This is quite sobering

Why the Global Recession Could Last a Long Time (Published 2020)

Fears are growing that the worldwide economic downturn could be especially deep and lengthy, with recovery limited by continued anxiety.

www.nytimes.com

PS : No point in responding to the cheerleaders on here. They see what they want to see and those with counter views believe the initial criticisms were well justified, we could have done better had we acted earlier. It is a pity that the Hillsong Conference wasn’t held in mid-Feb rather than mid-March .

I listen to the Freakonomics podcast - have I mentioned that - and a panel of High Government economists believe the US (for example) will need a stimulus package for at least 18 months

 

[Murray2503]

Sorry about your fellow Americans, AmericanCrow Watching this just leaves me speechless.

Yeah Murdoch and his family were taking the virus very seriously behind the scenes while their news organisation was downplaying it as a Democrat conspiracy. The only reason they changed their tune was due to concern about a potential lawsuit once ppl began to die. Disgusting news organisation fox news. Sorry America for having to put up with this australian scumbag on your shores.

 

[Tex200]

This isn't my recollection of what's happened over the last few weeks.

People basically did jack shit while the government was still "advising" people to stay at home. People only started paying attention when the actual lockdown was implemented, but even that wasn't enough, as people still flocked to beaches and so on. Many returning travelers did not follow the guidelines on self isolating.

So we had to start fining people considerable amounts of money, locking travelers in hotels and increasing the lockdown because people weren't paying attention.

The increasing measures don't seem to be a slow process that allows people to prepare. The responsible ones were implementing all the measures from the start in the "advice" period. The measures actually seem to be a response to disobedience, tightening controls to get people idiots to actually do it

Yep that’s exactly what happens - takes a while to get everyone moving in the right direction. The vast majority started doing the right thing, getting prepared.

Of course there’s always stragglers - it’s a huge thing. And yes eventually you have to enforce it for the minority.

Like I said though, how would it have gone if on say 1 March the PM just says the whole country is closing and locking down at Midnight tomorrow?

Would have been a disaster.

 

[Elite Crow]

See this is the same assessment of the Crows last year

Crows are 8-5 at the bye and everyone thinks they are doing a good job - yet some still criticise - are they wrong or right because the season ended up a shizenhousen one?

Circumstances change and opinions change. Its fluid

Did you change your opinion on how the Crows did last year from pre-bye to after?

I’m not going to keep rehashing the same point I’ve made, I’ve explained it a number of times already and by your response I suggest you haven’t got it

 

[Scorpus]

Yep that’s exactly what happens - takes a while to get everyone moving in the right direction. The vast majority started doing the right thing, getting prepared.

Of course there’s always stragglers - it’s a huge thing. And yes eventually you have to enforce it for the minority.

Like I said though, how would it have gone if on say 1 March the PM just says the whole country is closing and locking down at Midnight tomorrow?

Would have been a disaster.

I'm not sure it would have been a disaster. A lot of people only started paying attention when the rules were being enforced.

You'd still have some people not doing the right thing but we had that anyway.

It would have greatly depended on the messaging though. Mixed messaging and unclear/unfamiliar wording wouldn't have worked

 

[GreyCrow]

I’m not going to keep rehashing the same point I’ve made, I’ve explained it a number of times already and by your response I suggest you haven’t got it

Did you change your opinion on the Crows season after the bye?

 

[Mr_Moogle]

So your ironclad statement months ago that they’d never head into socialism policy regardless of situation turned out to be flat out wrong? Are you embarrassed that your belief was so incorrect? You should be.

Shame on me for not being able to predict a pandemic I guess.

I wouldn't be too certain we're not in for austerity measures sometime over the next decade anyway. I think it depends which faction leads the Liberal party. It won't happen under a Morrison government but there's no guarantee it will be him. We get somebody hard right like Dutton and all bets are off.

 

[mistylake]

This isn't my recollection of what's happened over the last few weeks.

People basically did jack shit while the government was still "advising" people to stay at home. People only started paying attention when the actual lockdown was implemented, but even that wasn't enough, as people still flocked to beaches and so on. Many returning travelers did not follow the guidelines on self isolating.

So we had to start fining people considerable amounts of money, locking travelers in hotels and increasing the lockdown because people weren't paying attention.

The increasing measures don't seem to be a slow process that allows people to prepare. The responsible ones were implementing all the measures from the start in the "advice" period. The measures actually seem to be a response to disobedience, tightening controls to get people idiots to actually do it

Just look at the traffic analysis above your post clearly shows that people did on the whole immediately take heed actually and in increasing amounts as the extra restrictions were applied. The so called idiots were far and few between and on the whole, most did the right thing after a few days. Even the Bondi incident was understandable this has been a bizarre handbreak on humanity some people just do stuff differently.