Look, I tried to write this as calmly as I could, but I am shaking with anger... I don't know whether to laugh or cry.
This is lockdown number six, for Victoria (so far). There were TWO new cases today. SIX in Victoria in total. ALL in Metro Melbourne. None in regional areas, yet they will still ALL have to suffer the same rules, and the same restrictions, or rather, the same taking away of their fundamental human rights...
The man is... Evil. He breathlessly spouted lie after lie, and at one point even said that if Victorians don't play along, and "obey all the rules", he will place the whole state into a continuous lockdown until at least 80% of them are fully vaccinated...
That's not just morally repugnant and scientifically insane - it is genuinely evil. The worst kind of evil, too - the banal sort...
And then he had the audacity, the sheer gall, to jump on the "tragedy" that an unvaccinated (read: "scum") 27 year old died yesterday in Sydney...
What about those in their 20s who will die from lockdown, Dan? I turned 27 last week - what if this pushes me to the point of no return? Will you care then? Will that be a "tragedy" to you? Of course not, you corrupt fascist bastard. You don't even give a flying fuck, when it doesn't suit your bullshit agenda of gathering more power, and causing people to suffer more indignity. You don't care. You're the worst kind of politician. The worst I have ever seen.
I hate to say anything "violent", but gee, what a "pity" it would be if you, uhh, "accidentally" fell down some stairs again. Maybe face first this time. That'd be apt. Bastard...
Pathologically lying greedy bastard.
I know personally of three kids who were just on the verge of leaving school and entering the real world....all of which committed suicide between the months of March through June...these kids were in group therapy with me. Because of Covid fears, our local psych ward had to put a stop to meet ups for a while. That's when the first one decided to take their life. Because the one thing that was helping them was taken away from them. Over the next few months, two more followed suit. Because they felt they had nothing to live for. No hope. Nothing.
How do I know this? Because I tried to commit suicide last Christmas and was attending group therapy sessions with them. I had to hear our counselors deliver the unfortunate news one by one.
If I have to hear that fucking lie of "we are all in this together" while a FUCKING CUNT like Dan Andrews keeps giving himself pay rise after pay rise while locking his state down and destroying it systematically then I think I'm gonna fucking puke!
You have no idea how fucking angry I am at this government and this fucking country as a whole! I've seen it effect people personally and these assholes don't give one flying fucking shit but then have the GALL to tell us we're all in this together.
Btw, there are protests going on in Melbourne right now. For anyone interested. Look up Real Rukshan on Facebook...he's got live video of ongoing protests right now
All protests are a fresh coat of paint and a spot of perfume over "There are too many of us to stop and if we wanted to, we could overrun your guards and tear you to shreds."
Climate change lockdowns. To save the world they will do anything.
Soon the jabs will start killing millions and we will be told more jabs its covid 2022.
He breathlessly spouted lie after lie, and at one point even said that if Victorians don't play along, and "obey all the rules", he will place the whole state into a continuous lockdown until at least 80% of them are fully vaccinated...
That can’t happen unless people agree with him though. They pretend to have power, but where I live there would be revolts over the BS you guys are going through. You would see shootings.
It is mind blowing to me what you guys are going through right now. Utterly mind blowing. You have actual concentration camps being built for travelers. What do they have to do for people to be upset? Anal rape?
It is an always ever increasing numerator with no denominator or indication of rate. (increase over time) When they do mention rates, they take the number out of context or fail to demonstrate why it's significant or that it's predictive.
The radio DJ’s here in NZ were singing his praises for taking a “firm stance” etc 😒
“A 27 year old with his whole life ahead of him has now died 😱. And quite frankly, we’re all getting sick and tired of having to be nice”.
They must have had a shit ton of calls and texts because it was barely 15mins later and the DJ’s sheepishly added the addendum that the 27 year old “wasn’t in the best health to begin with...”
What the fuck is Australi's plan? To just have lockdowns until the virus disappears?
It's not going to dissappear. It's here forever, and it will probably mutate to the point where the current vaccines are useless. Hell, when it comes to the Delta variant, the vaccine already only seems to reduce mortality, not prevent illness.
I give it 10 years or less before we see Pandemic 2: Marek's Booglaoo
You should write an angry letter! And maybe even sternly wag your finger!
While that sounds sarcastic, it's a hell of a lot more than just whinging about it here. Last I checked, speaking ill of your government isn't an immediate death sentence. You might be a subsidiary of China, but you're not under their direct rules just yet.
I mean, sure, but I'm not in Victoria... No one gives a flying fuck what I, or any other Australian here, thinks...
But there's also, with no sarcasm, the issue of censorship. Newspapers won't publish those letters. Neither will television read them out. Nor will the radio...
So yes, I can make SOME noise, offline, but the point is, I guarantee you it will just be lost in the abyss of censorious bullshit that Australia has become. No one here cares anymore. That's why "whinging" here, on a couple of subreddits (you know which ones, already), and perhaps on anti-social media, is about the best we can do, other than protesting it directly... Unfortunately, I fully admit.
But anyway, at least I'm not whinging about "teh waaaahmeeeennnzzzz", or "da jooz", like some people here... I would like to think, in that way at least, that this is a slight change of pace/breath of fresh air, for now at least, lol...
Side note, if we have anyone in this forum who does live in Victoria rn, feel free to chime in on how we can help. I know that I, and presumably the other Aussies and Kiwis on here, will support you however we can, gratis.
Also, the one thing that I do at least do, is read extremely widely on what is going on...
I've done my research. I know my shit. As, seemingly, does danielmann. So at least we are trying to disseminate that information, and actual, true facts, to a broader audience, not just to "share our misfortune" or blackpill people, but also in the hope that... It makes people feel less alone, and less... Like they're crazy. Because if you PURELY watch mainstream media/news, and/or look at "social" media, you won't see any of this represented or spoken about, anywhere...
So if nothing else, that gives me a bit of hope, and I firmly hope that it does the same for anyone else, currently stuck in lockdown like the 12 million of us here, because that's better than living stuck in your head through the rest of this year from hell, I can at least say that much...
Sincerely thank you for sharing. I would have no idea this was going on if not for people like you.
What’s nuts is that life is back to normal in the Southern US and has been for a long time. We never even went through the lockdowns. They keep hyping cases and deaths but if you are just out in the street you wouldn’t know it.
Kids are playing in the neighborhood park and everyone is enjoying themselves. I will pray for you all in Aus. It’s hard to imagine being trapped like that.
Your man Dan is really "killing it" right now. Literally.
Oh, too soon? Sorry, guess I should just "Suck it up", and enjoy me some wholesome lockdown goodness, seeing as you find it so easy, which means of course I must, too...
In all seriousness: do shut up. If you don't like what I have to say, fine. But go and find something better to do than attack me for spouting my opinion and trying to keep people informed.
Oh, and FYI, I DO have a life, outside of "doomscrolling". It's just a bit hard to "enjoy" it, or see my fucking friends, when they're all locked down, and I'm trapped 2000 fucking kilometres away. So yeah, maybe it's not me who needs to shut up/get a grip.
Mate, this comes across as a very "NO U" response. The way you keep people "Informed" is instead of having a simple thread title like "Victora Aus, locked down for 6th time", you spin it as "Dan Andrews is the very definition of evil." You're propagating fear, and this isn't the first time. "Aus is finished" "Coup against public" "US of failed cities." These are all threads you've made in the past 2 weeks since joining.
How are you any better than the way MSM spins a story? Propagating fear isn't going to inform people, it's just going to demoralize them like you are.
And the crux of the issue is your first post 3 weeks ago. You come across someone who see's nothing but the black of society, someone drawn out and has been scraped of any happiness they have. That's not healthy which is why I say you need to not focus on the lockdowns.
Yes it sucks it happens, yes you can't see your friends and you need to deal with it. Trudging around in circles posting online about how everything is shit is not an effective coping mechanism. You're going to burn out one day and I won't be able to do anything to help you.
You're basically turning into the Impossible1 except lockdowns and depression.
And take a look at my post history, if I'm a lefty shill, I must be very deep cover for being here for over 9 months.
Look, all anger and theatrics aside, I understand Bamboozler's anger...I really do. Two days ago we had Dan Andrews tweet out a smug "Zero" followed by a snap lockdown for what? 2 cases. What, are we gonna close down every state every time someone gets the sniffles now?
It's hard not to have a fatalistic view point when you're watching people being fined by police even though they have mask exemptions from doctors. You're watching small businesses go out of business because they can't afford rent because not being able to operate during lockdown. You're watching depression rise upwards. You're constantly vilified by media goons for thinking outside of their lines (I know, for us who have been seeing this since 2014, we're used to it...but yeah, still gets tiring)
This marks the 6th lockdown for what? Two measly cases in Melbourne? That's worth shutting down yet again for?
It's honestly hard to find happiness when times are looking pretty damn bleak. I know I've been dealing with this all year. I've mentioned else where that I attempted suicide last year. I've been dealing with trying to find hope all year and I'm still here -- obviously -- trying to cling onto hope. But when you're watching what looks to be the world crumbling around you, it's really hard not to have a doomsday view at time. It's something I struggle with so I know the very pessimistic feeling.
Just saying...it's frustrating at all hell for everyone at the moment in all wakes of life and I think this is a case of someone needing to vent more than anything else. But that's just my take.
Get fucked please, leave us alone so we can "deal with it" how we see fit and we will let you disconnect from social media until September or whatever works for you ok
So leaving you to wallow in misery instead of offering you alternative ways to deal with the stuff that's happening? Can't really do that, cause I try to be a decent person so when I see warning signs of of a person being apathetic, especially in their text, I can't ignore that. Not when they start 3 posts in the span of 2 weeks with the same focus.
Instead of insulting me, maybe you should be trying to help as well instead of reinforcing negative bias.
Us or just you? But it is untimely your choice to be angry and to have it mean nothing but for you to twist yourself up in a mental jumble that will cause you to lash out at your supposed friends.
Do at least try to take your mind off of what's happening, you may be happier for it.
Holy shit Australians are cucks. Three of the comments from that article…
Now that Eric Abetz has publicly announced he is vehemently anti vaccination passports being required to domestic travel, it is even more crystal clear to me that once people have been given a fair opportunity to be vaccinated, we definitely need Vaccine Passports for domestic travel… (simple rule repeatedly proven - any social policy that is passed against the vehement objections of super right wingers like Eric Abetz is always definitely the right thing and long overdue…..)
We need the curfew again to stop people moving around and spreading the virus to even more people. Even as we speak people will be congregating in houses, visiting when they are not supposed to. We have to be part of the solution, not part of the problem.
People saying "lockdowns don't work because we have had so many and we keep having to have them so let's just give up" should never join the fire brigade!
Lockdowns used early and hard stop small outbreaks becoming big waves, and prevent lots of preventable death and disease. They also prevent longer lockdowns and strain on hospitals and medical staff. But they are not a magic charm against future outbreaks if the virus makes a re-entry into the community.
Let's perform Victorian Lockdown 6 competently and conscientiously, to keep it short and sharp.
The longer I am alive, the more I realize how true it is that we get what we deserve.
You can't keep doing this to yourself lad. I know the lockdowns and stuff might be affecting you but your post history is just nothing but that. If you constantly look at all the negative aspects of all this while constantly trodding in a cycle of "lockdowns bad, here's evidence to support it", you'll see nothing but black.
Doomer posting isn't going to help you cope with what's happening in a realistic way and try to deal with the psychological pressure of it all.
Take a week or two away from social media. Just try to calm yourself before something bad happens.
Forming para-social relationships and constantly being reminded about how shit the world is will lead you to madness. Cutting off social media will help clear your head. It's worked for me.
Para-social relationships? Fuck off I have real life friends and family on social media you cunt. I'm not disconnecting from my friends and family for two weeks even if it worked for you.
Look, I tried to write this as calmly as I could, but I am shaking with anger... I don't know whether to laugh or cry.
This is lockdown number six, for Victoria (so far). There were TWO new cases today. SIX in Victoria in total. ALL in Metro Melbourne. None in regional areas, yet they will still ALL have to suffer the same rules, and the same restrictions, or rather, the same taking away of their fundamental human rights... The man is... Evil. He breathlessly spouted lie after lie, and at one point even said that if Victorians don't play along, and "obey all the rules", he will place the whole state into a continuous lockdown until at least 80% of them are fully vaccinated...
That's not just morally repugnant and scientifically insane - it is genuinely evil. The worst kind of evil, too - the banal sort...
And then he had the audacity, the sheer gall, to jump on the "tragedy" that an unvaccinated (read: "scum") 27 year old died yesterday in Sydney...
What about those in their 20s who will die from lockdown, Dan? I turned 27 last week - what if this pushes me to the point of no return? Will you care then? Will that be a "tragedy" to you? Of course not, you corrupt fascist bastard. You don't even give a flying fuck, when it doesn't suit your bullshit agenda of gathering more power, and causing people to suffer more indignity. You don't care. You're the worst kind of politician. The worst I have ever seen.
I hate to say anything "violent", but gee, what a "pity" it would be if you, uhh, "accidentally" fell down some stairs again. Maybe face first this time. That'd be apt. Bastard... Pathologically lying greedy bastard.
Suicides are up. Recently someone in Sydney mentioned that all psych ward beds are filled right now with people having breakdowns.
I know personally of three kids who were just on the verge of leaving school and entering the real world....all of which committed suicide between the months of March through June...these kids were in group therapy with me. Because of Covid fears, our local psych ward had to put a stop to meet ups for a while. That's when the first one decided to take their life. Because the one thing that was helping them was taken away from them. Over the next few months, two more followed suit. Because they felt they had nothing to live for. No hope. Nothing.
How do I know this? Because I tried to commit suicide last Christmas and was attending group therapy sessions with them. I had to hear our counselors deliver the unfortunate news one by one.
If I have to hear that fucking lie of "we are all in this together" while a FUCKING CUNT like Dan Andrews keeps giving himself pay rise after pay rise while locking his state down and destroying it systematically then I think I'm gonna fucking puke!
You have no idea how fucking angry I am at this government and this fucking country as a whole! I've seen it effect people personally and these assholes don't give one flying fucking shit but then have the GALL to tell us we're all in this together.
Sorry, this is making me white hot angry.
Btw, there are protests going on in Melbourne right now. For anyone interested. Look up Real Rukshan on Facebook...he's got live video of ongoing protests right now
Protests without the threat of violence are meaningless.
All protests are a fresh coat of paint and a spot of perfume over "There are too many of us to stop and if we wanted to, we could overrun your guards and tear you to shreds."
It’s long overdue though. You can’t live under constant lockdown.
Climate change lockdowns. To save the world they will do anything. Soon the jabs will start killing millions and we will be told more jabs its covid 2022.
That can’t happen unless people agree with him though. They pretend to have power, but where I live there would be revolts over the BS you guys are going through. You would see shootings.
It is mind blowing to me what you guys are going through right now. Utterly mind blowing. You have actual concentration camps being built for travelers. What do they have to do for people to be upset? Anal rape?
"Cases".
That is so meaningless.
It is an always ever increasing numerator with no denominator or indication of rate. (increase over time) When they do mention rates, they take the number out of context or fail to demonstrate why it's significant or that it's predictive.
"Mask up people! 233 new cases last Monday!"
Ok?
How many people died tho? OH WAIT ISNT IS FUCKING ZERO? Goddam this country is a mess
The radio DJ’s here in NZ were singing his praises for taking a “firm stance” etc 😒
“A 27 year old with his whole life ahead of him has now died 😱. And quite frankly, we’re all getting sick and tired of having to be nice”.
They must have had a shit ton of calls and texts because it was barely 15mins later and the DJ’s sheepishly added the addendum that the 27 year old “wasn’t in the best health to begin with...”
Fake fuckin news
What the fuck is Australi's plan? To just have lockdowns until the virus disappears?
It's not going to dissappear. It's here forever, and it will probably mutate to the point where the current vaccines are useless. Hell, when it comes to the Delta variant, the vaccine already only seems to reduce mortality, not prevent illness.
I give it 10 years or less before we see Pandemic 2: Marek's Booglaoo
It’s a globalist petri dish right now to see what levels of control they can get away with.
I'm waiting for the "bury your head in the sand and wait for Coof Coof to pass over" plan.
Oh wait, they're basically doing that now as is....
You should write an angry letter! And maybe even sternly wag your finger!
While that sounds sarcastic, it's a hell of a lot more than just whinging about it here. Last I checked, speaking ill of your government isn't an immediate death sentence. You might be a subsidiary of China, but you're not under their direct rules just yet.
I mean, sure, but I'm not in Victoria... No one gives a flying fuck what I, or any other Australian here, thinks...
But there's also, with no sarcasm, the issue of censorship. Newspapers won't publish those letters. Neither will television read them out. Nor will the radio...
So yes, I can make SOME noise, offline, but the point is, I guarantee you it will just be lost in the abyss of censorious bullshit that Australia has become. No one here cares anymore. That's why "whinging" here, on a couple of subreddits (you know which ones, already), and perhaps on anti-social media, is about the best we can do, other than protesting it directly... Unfortunately, I fully admit.
But anyway, at least I'm not whinging about "teh waaaahmeeeennnzzzz", or "da jooz", like some people here... I would like to think, in that way at least, that this is a slight change of pace/breath of fresh air, for now at least, lol...
Side note, if we have anyone in this forum who does live in Victoria rn, feel free to chime in on how we can help. I know that I, and presumably the other Aussies and Kiwis on here, will support you however we can, gratis.
Also, the one thing that I do at least do, is read extremely widely on what is going on...
I've done my research. I know my shit. As, seemingly, does danielmann. So at least we are trying to disseminate that information, and actual, true facts, to a broader audience, not just to "share our misfortune" or blackpill people, but also in the hope that... It makes people feel less alone, and less... Like they're crazy. Because if you PURELY watch mainstream media/news, and/or look at "social" media, you won't see any of this represented or spoken about, anywhere...
So if nothing else, that gives me a bit of hope, and I firmly hope that it does the same for anyone else, currently stuck in lockdown like the 12 million of us here, because that's better than living stuck in your head through the rest of this year from hell, I can at least say that much...
Sincerely thank you for sharing. I would have no idea this was going on if not for people like you.
What’s nuts is that life is back to normal in the Southern US and has been for a long time. We never even went through the lockdowns. They keep hyping cases and deaths but if you are just out in the street you wouldn’t know it.
Kids are playing in the neighborhood park and everyone is enjoying themselves. I will pray for you all in Aus. It’s hard to imagine being trapped like that.
Too bad aussies gave up their guns.
Good luck boys. You'll need it.
get on the beers hehehe -- DAN ANDREWS
Don't worry he'll throw the health ministers under the bus soon.
Edit: Keep at it leftist trolls. Stay mad, hey?
Your man Dan is really "killing it" right now. Literally.
Oh, too soon? Sorry, guess I should just "Suck it up", and enjoy me some wholesome lockdown goodness, seeing as you find it so easy, which means of course I must, too...
In all seriousness: do shut up. If you don't like what I have to say, fine. But go and find something better to do than attack me for spouting my opinion and trying to keep people informed.
Oh, and FYI, I DO have a life, outside of "doomscrolling". It's just a bit hard to "enjoy" it, or see my fucking friends, when they're all locked down, and I'm trapped 2000 fucking kilometres away. So yeah, maybe it's not me who needs to shut up/get a grip.
Mate, this comes across as a very "NO U" response. The way you keep people "Informed" is instead of having a simple thread title like "Victora Aus, locked down for 6th time", you spin it as "Dan Andrews is the very definition of evil." You're propagating fear, and this isn't the first time. "Aus is finished" "Coup against public" "US of failed cities." These are all threads you've made in the past 2 weeks since joining. How are you any better than the way MSM spins a story? Propagating fear isn't going to inform people, it's just going to demoralize them like you are.
And the crux of the issue is your first post 3 weeks ago. You come across someone who see's nothing but the black of society, someone drawn out and has been scraped of any happiness they have. That's not healthy which is why I say you need to not focus on the lockdowns. Yes it sucks it happens, yes you can't see your friends and you need to deal with it. Trudging around in circles posting online about how everything is shit is not an effective coping mechanism. You're going to burn out one day and I won't be able to do anything to help you.
You're basically turning into the Impossible1 except lockdowns and depression.
And take a look at my post history, if I'm a lefty shill, I must be very deep cover for being here for over 9 months.
Look, all anger and theatrics aside, I understand Bamboozler's anger...I really do. Two days ago we had Dan Andrews tweet out a smug "Zero" followed by a snap lockdown for what? 2 cases. What, are we gonna close down every state every time someone gets the sniffles now?
It's hard not to have a fatalistic view point when you're watching people being fined by police even though they have mask exemptions from doctors. You're watching small businesses go out of business because they can't afford rent because not being able to operate during lockdown. You're watching depression rise upwards. You're constantly vilified by media goons for thinking outside of their lines (I know, for us who have been seeing this since 2014, we're used to it...but yeah, still gets tiring)
This marks the 6th lockdown for what? Two measly cases in Melbourne? That's worth shutting down yet again for?
It's honestly hard to find happiness when times are looking pretty damn bleak. I know I've been dealing with this all year. I've mentioned else where that I attempted suicide last year. I've been dealing with trying to find hope all year and I'm still here -- obviously -- trying to cling onto hope. But when you're watching what looks to be the world crumbling around you, it's really hard not to have a doomsday view at time. It's something I struggle with so I know the very pessimistic feeling.
Just saying...it's frustrating at all hell for everyone at the moment in all wakes of life and I think this is a case of someone needing to vent more than anything else. But that's just my take.
I will pray for you Daniel. I can’t believe the hell you all are going through, and obviously no mention in the media of it.
People have to wake up. The politicians only have the power they are given.
Get fucked please, leave us alone so we can "deal with it" how we see fit and we will let you disconnect from social media until September or whatever works for you ok
So leaving you to wallow in misery instead of offering you alternative ways to deal with the stuff that's happening? Can't really do that, cause I try to be a decent person so when I see warning signs of of a person being apathetic, especially in their text, I can't ignore that. Not when they start 3 posts in the span of 2 weeks with the same focus.
Instead of insulting me, maybe you should be trying to help as well instead of reinforcing negative bias.
Are you a psychologist? Do you know me? Unsolicited mental health advice to strangers is not 'helping' it's just pissing us off more.
Us or just you? But it is untimely your choice to be angry and to have it mean nothing but for you to twist yourself up in a mental jumble that will cause you to lash out at your supposed friends.
Do at least try to take your mind off of what's happening, you may be happier for it.
Holy shit Australians are cucks. Three of the comments from that article…
The longer I am alive, the more I realize how true it is that we get what we deserve.
You can't keep doing this to yourself lad. I know the lockdowns and stuff might be affecting you but your post history is just nothing but that. If you constantly look at all the negative aspects of all this while constantly trodding in a cycle of "lockdowns bad, here's evidence to support it", you'll see nothing but black.
Doomer posting isn't going to help you cope with what's happening in a realistic way and try to deal with the psychological pressure of it all.
Take a week or two away from social media. Just try to calm yourself before something bad happens.
Take a week away from social media while I'm not getting any other social contact at all stuck in my fucking house? Are you mad?
Forming para-social relationships and constantly being reminded about how shit the world is will lead you to madness. Cutting off social media will help clear your head. It's worked for me.
Para-social relationships? Fuck off I have real life friends and family on social media you cunt. I'm not disconnecting from my friends and family for two weeks even if it worked for you.
If you're this rude to everyone in real life and choose to take out your anger on a convenient target, you obviously have no close friends.
Nope I'm only like this to people who think they are my online psychologist
Not evil. Don't you get what's going on yet?