The interesting thing is that they're not protesting the lockdowns, they're protesting the fact that they still have Covid.
They seem to have internalized the idea that the government is supposed to protect them (which has a cultural heritage from millenia of civil war, banditry, and rule by warlord). This means they are not mad that the government has overstepped it's role by implementing draconian lockdowns, rather, they're mad that the tyranny hasn't worked.
It's a very different way of looking at things than we're used to but it raises a good point for the pro-government types here: why are you fine with the fact that the government has failed to eliminate, or even contain, Covid?
I just watched some videos and heard slogans against virus testing and lockdowns specifically.
In a front-page editorial on Sunday, the Communist Party’s official People’s Daily said China would “unwaveringly persist” in its Covid-19 policies and that “victory will be attained only by persisting to the end”. The People’s Daily editorial, bylined Zhongyin – which stands for “voice of the party centre” – emphasised correcting wrong attitudes, including “underestimating the problem, indifference and self-righteousness”. “We must resolutely overcome numb thinking, war-weariness, wishful thinking and a lax mentality,” it said. “Our prevention and control policies can stand the test of history, (and they) are scientific and effective... They are the most economical and effective. There is no doubt about this, and we should have full confidence in this.”
The interesting thing is that they're not protesting the lockdowns, they're protesting the fact that they still have Covid.
They seem to have internalized the idea that the government is supposed to protect them (which has a cultural heritage from millenia of civil war, banditry, and rule by warlord). This means they are not mad that the government has overstepped it's role by implementing draconian lockdowns, rather, they're mad that the tyranny hasn't worked.
It's a very different way of looking at things than we're used to but it raises a good point for the pro-government types here: why are you fine with the fact that the government has failed to eliminate, or even contain, Covid?
I just watched some videos and heard slogans against virus testing and lockdowns specifically.
WeedleTLiar literally has liar in the name, came in with confidentlyincorrect bullshit, and immediately got upvoted. lol