Post by NFA on Jul 31, 2021 19:27:10 GMT 8
It begins: a Western ‘democracy’ calls in its military to force citizens to lockdownBy Thomas Lifson
Is this a portent of what lies ahead here? Power-mad leaders in Western ostensibly democratic nations seem to be enamored of the controls over their own citizenry they seized when the Chinese virus first hit. Even as the death toll from COVID variants declines as transmissibility increases (following the normal pattern of virus mutation), some nations resort again to the heretofore unthinkable notion of quarantining the healthy majority, not the sick.
And now, military forces are being called in to supplement police, who feel unable to contain the popular resistance.
The left wing Guardian newspaper is upset, mainly because racial minorities are going to be affected in New South Wales, Australia’s most populous state:
Interestingly, the article makes no mention of European-heritage Aussies and their reactions to the military being called up to keep them locked in their homes
And now, military forces are being called in to supplement police, who feel unable to contain the popular resistance.
The left wing Guardian newspaper is upset, mainly because racial minorities are going to be affected in New South Wales, Australia’s most populous state:
The deployment of troops to enforce Sydney’s lockdown could alienate the community and fuel vaccine hesitancy, particularly in the hard-hit western suburbs where many Indigenous Australians and migrants and refugees live, community groups and residents are warning.
Three hundred defence personnel are preparing to be deployed on Sydney’s streets on Monday after New South Wales police made a formal request for their help. They’ll undergo training at the weekend before joining police on the streets as they enforce a sixth week of lockdown.
Three hundred defence personnel are preparing to be deployed on Sydney’s streets on Monday after New South Wales police made a formal request for their help. They’ll undergo training at the weekend before joining police on the streets as they enforce a sixth week of lockdown.
Interestingly, the article makes no mention of European-heritage Aussies and their reactions to the military being called up to keep them locked in their homes
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