When will it all end?

Graham

Parachutes wrote: »

Believe it or not, there’s nutters out there who prefer this new abnormal compare to the way things were.

I suspect most of the people you've put in this category actually don't prefer it, they just understand why it's necessary.

Mr. Karate

Graham wrote: »

I suspect most of the people you've put in this category actually don't prefer it, they just understand why it's necessary.

When do you and the other pro-lockdowners on here say "enough is enough" Next year? 2023? 2024? 2025? 2035? Its clearly obvious at this stage they intend to keep this going for as long as the people are willing to put up with it.

S_D

Graham wrote: »

I suspect most of the people you've put in this category actually don't prefer it, they just understand why it's necessary.

I disagree, I think its people who now enjoy this new normal, aside from it being necessary to do it for the good of the nation. Several of my close friends are terrified of life going back to 'normal'. Instead of filling in the governments lack of news and those 'gaps' ...its not with optimism its all pessimistic views as well. Because thats what they actually want. Its not good to witness.

VeryWise

It really is amazing the extent many “sensible” people have lost proportion and buy into years of draconian emergency measures. Sure some restrictions are necessary but after a year surely we can do better than blanket bans on so much of life. I would never have believed a year ago that more than a small minority would accept the whole scale withdrawal of civil liberties as a good thing.

Silentcorner

Mr. Karate wrote: »

When do you and the other pro-lockdowners on here say "enough is enough" Next year? 2023? 2024? 2025? 2035? Its clearly obvious at this stage they intend to keep this going for as long as the people are willing to put up with it.

I have said it before and I believe it even more now...it's going to take protests to stop our health bureaucrats imposing draconian lockdowns in the months and years ahead...

I watch the hysteria of variants being so readily believed by so many...there will be another variant next Sept/Oct we won't know if the vaccines are enough to protect the system...you don't even need to be an expert to see that coming...our authorities will lock us down again and not give it a second thought.

xhomelezz

Mr. Karate wrote: »

When do you and the other pro-lockdowners on here say "enough is enough" Next year? 2023? 2024? 2025? 2035? Its clearly obvious at this stage they intend to keep this going for as long as the people are willing to put up with it.

Plain stupid post isn't it. Pro-lockdowners...etc...bla...bla...bla

This is even low for conspiracy theory threads..

But enjoy till you have audience to applaud.

Christ this thread is even worse than relaxation of restrictions one.

Plumbthedepths

Several posters moaning about the content and posters on this thread. If only there was some means of not having to 'follow' said thread. Ah well.........

xhomelezz

Majority of posters here are moaning. In case you didn't notice.

Plumbthedepths

xhomelezz wrote: »

Majority of posters here are moaning. In case you didn't notice.

Oh I know, I've seen several in the last minute.

xhomelezz

Plumbthedepths wrote: »

Oh I know, I've seen several in the last minute.

Yup 726 pages in Chrome on android. Moaning beyond.

Tredstone.

VeryWise wrote: »

It really is amazing the extent many “sensible” people have lost proportion and buy into years of draconian emergency measures. Sure some restrictions are necessary but after a year surely we can do better than blanket bans on so much of life. I would never have believed a year ago that more than a small minority would accept the whole scale withdrawal of civil liberties as a good thing.

The carrot being dangled is the ending of restrictions

Plumbthedepths

xhomelezz wrote: »

Yup 726 pages in Chrome on android. Moaning beyond.

You do realise you are not forced to read or comment here. It's optional.

xhomelezz

Plumbthedepths wrote: »

You do realise you are not forced to read or comment here. It's optional.

I know, just read few posts every couple days to find out it's still the same moaning and nonsense.

So optionally I post.

Any problem with that?

VonLuck

Parachutes wrote: »

Believe it or not, there’s nutters out there who prefer this new abnormal compare to the way things were.

Who exactly?

Plumbthedepths

xhomelezz wrote: »

I know, just read few posts every couple days to find out it's still the same moaning and nonsense.

So optionally I post.

Any problem with that?

None whatsoever , I just find amusing that people who post so infrequently feel it's ok to attack those that do .

bucketybuck

VeryWise wrote: »

It really is amazing the extent many “sensible” people have lost proportion and buy into years of draconian emergency measures.

Said it a few times, but a year ago 2 weeks of lockdown was seen as a huge deal, something not taken lightly, recognised and respected as the huge departure from the norm that it was.

Now? I believe that if a 2 year lockdown was announced there are people who would try to defend it. Who would claim that they dont like it but understand that 2 years was necessary...

El_Duderino 09

Silentcorner wrote: »

I have said it before and I believe it even more now...it's going to take protests to stop our health bureaucrats imposing draconian lockdowns in the months and years ahead...

I watch the hysteria of variants being so readily believed by so many...there will be another variant next Sept/Oct we won't know if the vaccines are enough to protect the system...you don't even need to be an expert to see that coming...our authorities will lock us down again and not give it a second thought.

Yeah but, this is ridiculous. They’ll relax restrictions in the next couple of months with or without protests. It’s like protesting the night and patting yourself on the back when the sun rises.

It’s happening anyway.

Tredstone.

bucketybuck wrote: »

Said it a few times, but a year ago 2 weeks of lockdown was seen as a huge deal, something not taken lightly, recognised and respected as the huge departure from the norm that it was.

Now? I believe that if a 2 year lockdown was announced there are people who would try to defend it. Who would claim that they dont like it but understand that 2 years was necessary...

The revolution if there is one won't start here

xhomelezz

Plumbthedepths wrote: »

None whatsoever , I just find amusing that people who post so infrequently feel it's ok to attack those that do .

Ah ok, so I can't react to the post, because I don't post here frequently, or just point out bs imo, when I see it? And as far as I know I didn't attack the poster..

Silentcorner

El_Duderino 09 wrote: »

Yeah but, this is ridiculous. They’ll relax restrictions in the next couple of months with or without protests. It’s like protesting the night and patting yourself on the back when the sun rises.

It’s happening anyway.

The virus ain't going away, we all know that.

It is going to surge again, we all know that.

It will most likely surge next winter...some disagree on that.

There is no way there won't be more lock downs.

The variants will keep coming.

Tazz T

Silentcorner wrote: »

The virus ain't going away, we all know that.

It is going to surge again, we all know that.

It will most likely surge next winter...some disagree on that.

There is no way there won't be more lock downs.

The variants will keep coming.

Or...

The pandemic ends just like every other one since the beginning of time.

There's a blip in winter when a few aul wans need boosters. Some die, but much less than usual as seasonal flu has been eradicated.

Lockdowns, unfortunately do occur, despite the end of Covid, as NYPHET has become the ruling political party, taken control of the military and executed Leo and Mihail for being ****e. Mary Lou flees to the North to put the Ra back together. The Irish people send millions in aid for armaments to invade the south.

Dublin airport becomes a concentration camp for people who dare to venture out their front door to put the bins out. Moving within 5 metres of your home was criminalised in 2023.

El_Duderino 09

Silentcorner wrote: »

The virus ain't going away, we all know that.

It is going to surge again, we all know that.

It will most likely surge next winter...some disagree on that.

There is no way there won't be more lock downs.

The variants will keep coming.

I think that opinion goes beyond pessimistic and goes into being a paranoid viewpoint (the bit about there definitely being more lockdowns). There may be restrictions next winter because we’re very unlikely to have herd immunity by then. But lockdowns are not likely after this current one. And this lockdown will end soon.

never_mind

Tazz T wrote: »

Or...

The pandemic ends just like every other one since the beginning of time.

There's a blip in winter when a few aul wans need boosters. Some die, but much less than usual as seasonal flu has been eradicated.

Lockdowns, unfortunately do occur, despite the end of Covid, as NYPHET has become the ruling political party, taken control of the military and executed Leo and Mihail for being ****e. Mary Lou flees to the North to put the Ra back together. The Irish people send millions in aid for armaments to invade the south.

Dublin airport becomes a concentration camp for people who dare to venture out their front door to put the bins out. Moving within 5 metres of your home was criminalised in 2023.

😂😂😂😂😂

Plumbthedepths

Tazz T wrote: »

Or...

The pandemic ends just like every other one since the beginning of time.

There's a blip in winter when a few aul wans need boosters. Some die, but much less than usual as seasonal flu has been eradicated.

Lockdowns, unfortunately do occur, despite the end of Covid, as NYPHET has become the ruling political party, taken control of the military and executed Leo and Mihail for being ****e. Mary Lou flees to the North to put the Ra back together. The Irish people send millions in aid for armaments to invade the south.

Dublin airport becomes a concentration camp for people who dare to venture out their front door to put the bins out. Moving within 5 metres of your home was criminalised in 2023.

😆😆😆

marksetgo

Turn off your tv stop reading and listening to the news and hourly advertisements of covid

Take a break , would you know there is anything wrong if we didn't have this daily repetition from the media

Mr. Karate

xhomelezz wrote: »

Plain stupid post isn't it. Pro-lockdowners...etc...bla...bla...bla

This is even low for conspiracy theory threads..

But enjoy till you have audience to applaud.

Christ this thread is even worse than relaxation of restrictions one.

I noticed you and others on here who don't mind mind these lockdowns constantly being extended refuse to say when they'll stop supporting them.

stateofflux

Parachutes wrote: »

Believe it or not, there’s nutters out there who prefer this new abnormal compare to the way things were.

I've talked to a few of my friends who actually said they are getting used to the comforting mundanity & regularity of it all. I don't begrudge them but it certainly ain't me.

It reminds me of yer man in that movie The Grey who is so tired of trying, he sits by the river waiting for the wolves.

bucketybuck

marksetgo wrote: »

Take a break , would you know there is anything wrong if we didn't have this daily repetition from the media

Just a hunch, but I suspect the hundreds of thousands of people out of work, those struggling to pay debts and the millions of people who lost their social lives would indeed know that something was up even without reading or watching the news.

Parachutes

stateofflux wrote: »

I've talked to a few of my friends who actually said they are getting used to the comforting mundanity & regularity of it all. I don't begrudge them but it certainly ain't me.

It reminds me of yer man in that movie The Grey who is so tired of trying, he sits by the river waiting for the wolves.

If a year ago you had said to people we will be in and out of severe restrictions on their lives and personal liberties for the sake of a disease as mild as Covid-19 there is no way people would have accepted it. We are now in a situation where people are falling in love with their own servitude in a Stockholm syndrome on a global level.

We are like frogs being slowly cooked alive in a pot and being trained to accept any proposal from governments on a whim without question. I have no doubt that these restrictions will be permanent in the short to medium term.

TonyMaloney

Parachutes wrote: »

If a year ago you had said to people we will be in and out of severe restrictions on their lives and personal liberties for the sake of a disease as mild as Covid-19 there is no way people would have accepted it. We are now in a situation where people are falling in love with their own servitude in a Stockholm syndrome on a global level.

We are like frogs being slowly cooked alive in a pot and being trained to accept any proposal from governments on a whim without question. I have no doubt that these restrictions will be permanent in the short to medium term.

What's the motive?