Posted: Apr 13, 2020 1:01 am
Thommo wrote:https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/coronavirus-uk-lockdown-boris-johnson-poll-yougov-latest-a9420526.htmlCoronavirus: UK lockdown supported by 93 per cent of public, poll finds
The government is doing what the people want, in the good of the public overall as best as it can given all the information we lack.
Most people aren't stupid and most people understand this.
Even assuming that this poll is genuine, it was taken AFTER the government acted. In other words, the government forced everyone to stay home and not earn money BEFORE the poll. You don't appear to understand what democracy means.
Further, 'the people' in general are quite simple and seem to trust their government (in general) with such shit until the point that they're starving. That point hasn't happened yet, but let's get two things clear here:
1) Don't trust polls until people are hungry.
2) The way your government is responding to this emergency FUNDAMENTALLY destroys the Western ideals of both democracy and capitalism. Fact!
I acknowledge that people are afraid and have no other power/authority to look to than the government, but that government
HAS ALREADY BETRAYED YOU, because it's ONLY in power to preserve your personal and financial freedoms!!!!!
You all need to think about this at a time when you are not feeling particularly fearful, for when you do you will vehemently agree with me that the government's actions to counteract this virus ALL hint at a preference to preserve GOVERNMENT, as opposed to preserve democracy/freedom.
Any democratic government SHOULD be enforcing laws to encourage personal and financial freedoms AT ALL TIMES.
NEVER forget that. Or else, resolve to change your political ideals!!!!!