Coronavirus thread

[Montegriffo]

Could be worse...

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/wel ... e-lockdown

There are several good reasons for doing this.
See if you can think of any...

[Martin Hash]

Could be worse...

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/wel ... e-lockdown

There are several good reasons for doing this.
See if you can think of any...

Advances the goals of Environmentalists seems the most likely, but authoritarianism needs no real justification.

I'm just glad it's your country, not ours; however, if Biden "wins," ours will soon follow.

[SilverEagle]

Could be worse...

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/wel ... e-lockdown

There are several good reasons for doing this.
See if you can think of any...

Advances the goals of Environmentalists seems the most likely, but authoritarianism needs no real justification.

I'm just glad it's your country, not ours; however, if Biden "wins," ours will soon follow.

With one big difference, we’ll be in a hot civil war by Summer 2021.

[SuburbanFarmer]

Could be worse...

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/wel ... e-lockdown

There are several good reasons for doing this.
See if you can think of any...

I actually cannot. It’s a terrible idea.

[Montegriffo]

Could be worse...

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/wel ... e-lockdown

There are several good reasons for doing this.
See if you can think of any...

I actually cannot. It’s a terrible idea.

It cuts down the time people spend in the supermarket, it's a lockdown you shouldn't be browsing for new bedding or electric toasters. If you really need them you can buy them online
It helps the companies that specialise in selling these items rather than just making the supermarkets even richer.
It helps to remind people that they should only be shopping for essential goods.

[SuburbanFarmer]

There are several good reasons for doing this.
See if you can think of any...

I actually cannot. It’s a terrible idea.

It cuts down the time people spend in the supermarket, it's a lockdown you shouldn't be browsing for new bedding or electric toasters. If you really need them you can buy them online
It helps the companies that specialise in selling these items rather than just making the supermarkets even richer.
It helps to remind people that they should only be shopping for essential goods.

So essentially removing all possible competition for Amazon in every product category, which all but eliminates domestic producers of those products and all retailers.

In addition, removing the ability of all citizens to purchase anything other than government-deemed ‘essentials’ without a 2-3 day waiting period.

All for a virus that has roughly the impact of seasonal flu.

And this is reasonable to you?

[Montegriffo]

I actually cannot. It’s a terrible idea.

It cuts down the time people spend in the supermarket, it's a lockdown you shouldn't be browsing for new bedding or electric toasters. If you really need them you can buy them online
It helps the companies that specialise in selling these items rather than just making the supermarkets even richer.
It helps to remind people that they should only be shopping for essential goods.

So essentially removing all possible competition for Amazon in every product category, which all but eliminates domestic producers of those products and all retailers.

In addition, removing the ability of all citizens to purchase anything other than government-deemed ‘essentials’ without a 2-3 day waiting period.

All for a virus that has roughly the impact of seasonal flu.

And this is reasonable to you?

It's actually aimed at helping the small independent shops.
They've had to shut for two weeks to comply with the lockdown and the Welsh government thought it would be unfair to allow the supermarket to sell the same non essential products.
For example, toys. Toyshops are going to have a rough enough Christmas without an advantage being given to the supermarkets.
As far as I know Amazon doesn't produce anything. When I buy things through them or Ebay I'm buying from small independent producers and retailers.
As for having to wait for delivery, boo fucking hoo.
If that really upsets anyone they are probably the sort of person who can't drink a soda without using a plastic straw.
Man the fuck up...

[SuburbanFarmer]

It cuts down the time people spend in the supermarket, it's a lockdown you shouldn't be browsing for new bedding or electric toasters. If you really need them you can buy them online
It helps the companies that specialise in selling these items rather than just making the supermarkets even richer.
It helps to remind people that they should only be shopping for essential goods.

So essentially removing all possible competition for Amazon in every product category, which all but eliminates domestic producers of those products and all retailers.

In addition, removing the ability of all citizens to purchase anything other than government-deemed ‘essentials’ without a 2-3 day waiting period.

All for a virus that has roughly the impact of seasonal flu.

And this is reasonable to you?

It's actually aimed at helping the small independent shops.
They've had to shut for two weeks to comply with the lockdown and the Welsh government thought it would be unfair to allow the supermarket to sell the same non essential products.
For example, toys. Toyshops are going to have a rough enough Christmas without an advantage being given to the supermarkets.
As far as I know Amazon doesn't produce anything. When I buy things through them or Ebay I'm buying from small independent producers and retailers.
As for having to wait for delivery, boo fucking hoo.
If that really upsets anyone they are probably the sort of person who can't drink a soda without using a plastic straw.
Man the fuck up...

Advantage?? 90% of Amazon producers are in China. It’s national suicide.

And you expect the government to get this right? Can you go get a baby bottle at 3am? Adult diapers? Can you buy a thermometer or a can of baby food?

Wtf dude. You’re completely submitting to an autocratic nightmare and you tell me to man up??

[Martin Hash]

Nicely done.

[Martin Hash]

“When something doesn’t make sense, it’s usually because it’s nonsense” - me

The disingenuous reasons are really cover for Environmentalist goals.