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By *hagTonight OP Man
over a year ago
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Why do you think the protest started? I think it could be because they got tired of the lockdowns, yesterday they were about 500 to 700 people which gathered in richmond about midday, do you know the latest of it? I heard that there were alot of trouble between them and the police there. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I think they had a March to vent and air their views on a subject which they personally feel very strongly about.
I can confirm that our daughter and son in law who live In Melbourne were not on the March because they are obeying lock down rules but they are very pleased to being able to obtain the vaccine soon.
Our granddaughter Who is three years old and lives with her parents in Melbourne doesn’t give a fuck either way as long as the wiggles are on the tele box.
Keep em coming Shag keep em coming!!!
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By *hagTonight OP Man
over a year ago
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"I think they had a March to vent and air their views on a subject which they personally feel very strongly about.
I can confirm that our daughter and son in law who live In Melbourne were not on the March because they are obeying lock down rules but they are very pleased to being able to obtain the vaccine soon.
Our granddaughter Who is three years old and lives with her parents in Melbourne doesn’t give a fuck either way as long as the wiggles are on the tele box.
Keep em coming Shag keep em coming!!!
T"
Yes. I think so too as there the lockdowns are very strict too. I also reckon that we will see more and more of these protests in most countries, the people also had umbrellas with them to be prepared of what the police would do. |
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By *hagTonight OP Man
over a year ago
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"It gives the authorities a chance to give the police some training on how to beat up defenceless pensioners and spray them in the face with a chemical. "
Yes. I saw that too, they were heavy handed too with most there. I have always said that how outrageous they are, during covid there, the police and how the government are with the lockdowns there.
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"It gives the authorities a chance to give the police some training on how to beat up defenceless pensioners and spray them in the face with a chemical. Yes. I saw that too, they were heavy handed too with most there. I have always said that how outrageous they are, during covid there, the police and how the government are with the lockdowns there."
700 would not even constitute a school outing.
Its hardly a million march on the capital.
Its fine if people want to protest, but it has to be kept in perspective.
I'm sure some people have more than 700 people on their Facebook friends list |
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"Why do you think the protest started? I think it could be because they got tired of the lockdowns, yesterday they were about 500 to 700 people which gathered in richmond about midday, do you know the latest of it? I heard that there were alot of trouble between them and the police there."
In best crocodile Dundee voice...
That's not a protest... This is a protest...
I grew up with thatcher v scargill and Gormley miners, poll tax... That was a protest.
Thank god there are people willing to protest and thank God we allow them to do so... Even if its a pain in the arse to get to work etc... Passion and outsiders make for a better outcome. |
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By *ozapperMan
over a year ago
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My daughter messaged me this morning and said the lockdowns will continue until at least 80% have been jabbed which they reckon will be mid to late October.
Their 'isolation' plan which was initially so successful has backfired somewhat as they didn't apply for the vaccines early enough evidently.
Such a shame on the Children in particular. I have 2 grandsons that have suffered mentally from the 7 lockdowns bless them.
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"Why do you think the protest started? I think it could be because they got tired of the lockdowns, yesterday they were about 500 to 700 people which gathered in richmond about midday, do you know the latest of it? I heard that there were alot of trouble between them and the police there."
Why... because everyone has a hobby and for some that’s simply finding excuses to fight a bobby... |
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“ Television networks have won the right to continue flying aircraft over Melbourne CBD to broadcast protests gripping the city until a trial is arranged for as early as next week.
Nine, Seven and the ABC were all part of the application against the Civil Aviation Safety Authority, which granted Victoria Police temporary restricted airspace, grounding and then restricting news coverage over the city.”
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"Now there is a protest in viktoria and there is a concern over how the police uses force to quell protests."
One man breaks the law and is brutalised while in restraint by the police and the whole world takes notice, one old woman breaks the law gets brutalised by the police while under restraint and the whole world pays no attention.
It would appear to an observer that the audience has a virtue signalling bias. |
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"Now there is a protest in viktoria and there is a concern over how the police uses force to quell protests.
One man breaks the law and is brutalised while in restraint by the police and the whole world takes notice, one old woman breaks the law gets brutalised by the police while under restraint and the whole world pays no attention.
It would appear to an observer that the audience has a virtue signalling bias."
Meh, can't take a knee for old people, who cares. |
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"Now there is a protest in viktoria and there is a concern over how the police uses force to quell protests.
One man breaks the law and is brutalised while in restraint by the police and the whole world takes notice, one old woman breaks the law gets brutalised by the police while under restraint and the whole world pays no attention.
It would appear to an observer that the audience has a virtue signalling bias."
What man and woman are you talking about? |
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"Why are you so interested in what happens on the other side of the world? "
Because Australia is considered a western society, like us, and tyranny over there is something we should be very fucking wary of |
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"Now there is a protest in viktoria and there is a concern over how the police uses force to quell protests.
One man breaks the law and is brutalised while in restraint by the police and the whole world takes notice, one old woman breaks the law gets brutalised by the police while under restraint and the whole world pays no attention.
It would appear to an observer that the audience has a virtue signalling bias.
What man and woman are you talking about?"
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Surely if you go to a protest you have to expect a robust response.
I'm all for the right to protest but if you break the law you have to expect force will be used to move you on.
Yes there will be extremes of violence given as an example, but come on you can't let a few hundred people dictate to the majority.
If the police did not step in you would have counter demonstrations taking the law into their own hands.
We don't want a situation like in the USA where both sides are drawn into face to face conflict |
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Don't forget that we vote for whichever govt, they are our servants, we empower them and next election we can take it away. The beauty of democracy is anyone who doesn't like the way things are can stand up and make a change by putting years of effort in to campaigning and politicking and getting voted in and empowered. |
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"Don't forget that we vote for whichever govt, they are our servants, we empower them and next election we can take it away. The beauty of democracy is anyone who doesn't like the way things are can stand up and make a change by putting years of effort in to campaigning and politicking and getting voted in and empowered. "
I want what you're on.
Democracy = Money wins |
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"Don't forget that we vote for whichever govt, they are our servants, we empower them and next election we can take it away. The beauty of democracy is anyone who doesn't like the way things are can stand up and make a change by putting years of effort in to campaigning and politicking and getting voted in and empowered.
I want what you're on.
Democracy = Money wins"
Money can only win if people vote for it. We have had many shades of government your issue is that most people either don't care or will vote middle of the road.
Democracy = I don't get my way and have to go with the group.
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"And non of this is being covered by our media.its shocking.
Australia seems to have gone into a police state."
To be fair why would they cover it, more people were in attendance at our wedding and that did not make world news either.
If they had more people interested in their cause then it would get more coverage.
Media are wanting to sell news, so it needs an audience and when the police outnumber the protestors there is clearly not enough demand to justify front page coverage. |
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By *litterbabeWoman
over a year ago
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"Surely if you go to a protest you have to expect a robust response.
I'm all for the right to protest but if you break the law you have to expect force will be used to move you on.
Yes there will be extremes of violence given as an example, but come on you can't let a few hundred people dictate to the majority.
If the police did not step in you would have counter demonstrations taking the law into their own hands.
We don't want a situation like in the USA where both sides are drawn into face to face conflict "
Not all the violence seems to be anything to do with protests, some of the videos are just people on the street minding their own business. |
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"And non of this is being covered by our media.its shocking.
Australia seems to have gone into a police state."
Interestingly measures were taken to try and prevent Australian media from reporting the protests.
“ Television networks have won the right to continue flying aircraft over Melbourne CBD to broadcast protests gripping the city until a trial is arranged for as early as next week.
Nine, Seven and the ABC were all part of the application against the Civil Aviation Safety Authority, which granted Victoria Police temporary restricted airspace, grounding and then restricting news coverage over the city.” |
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"Now there is a protest in viktoria and there is a concern over how the police uses force to quell protests.
One man breaks the law and is brutalised while in restraint by the police and the whole world takes notice, one old woman breaks the law gets brutalised by the police while under restraint and the whole world pays no attention.
It would appear to an observer that the audience has a virtue signalling bias.
What man and woman are you talking about?
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last week shocking scene two cops rush up to an elderly woman pushed her over she bangs her head and then they spray her in the face with a chemical whilst she was on the floor then move on."
That doesn’t sound even real! |
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"Now there is a protest in viktoria and there is a concern over how the police uses force to quell protests.
One man breaks the law and is brutalised while in restraint by the police and the whole world takes notice, one old woman breaks the law gets brutalised by the police while under restraint and the whole world pays no attention.
It would appear to an observer that the audience has a virtue signalling bias.
What man and woman are you talking about?
Jumping in
last week shocking scene two cops rush up to an elderly woman pushed her over she bangs her head and then they spray her in the face with a chemical whilst she was on the floor then move on.
That doesn’t sound even real!"
It was real. I saw the photo on mainstream media. At her age, she should not be taking part in such a demonstration. She should know better that such demonstration would not end well. |
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"And non of this is being covered by our media.its shocking.
Australia seems to have gone into a police state."
You're not in Australia at present, or are you studying Australian news in depth? What's the size of the protest currently? Would it warrant frequent international coverage? |
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"And non of this is being covered by our media.its shocking.
Australia seems to have gone into a police state.
You're not in Australia at present, or are you studying Australian news in depth? What's the size of the protest currently? Would it warrant frequent international coverage? "
The last report I saw showed a few hundred (at best) walking down the promenade.
You would have had more people involved in a ye olde viking raid on Shetland |
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"Now there is a protest in viktoria and there is a concern over how the police uses force to quell protests.
One man breaks the law and is brutalised while in restraint by the police and the whole world takes notice, one old woman breaks the law gets brutalised by the police while under restraint and the whole world pays no attention.
It would appear to an observer that the audience has a virtue signalling bias.
What man and woman are you talking about?"
It's a metaphor for two people committing crimes and getting treated badly in the same manner while doing it with very different outcomes.
It would appear some crimes "deserve" a beating and others not because the observers are hypocrites. |
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"Now there is a protest in viktoria and there is a concern over how the police uses force to quell protests.
One man breaks the law and is brutalised while in restraint by the police and the whole world takes notice, one old woman breaks the law gets brutalised by the police while under restraint and the whole world pays no attention.
It would appear to an observer that the audience has a virtue signalling bias.
What man and woman are you talking about?
It's a metaphor for two people committing crimes and getting treated badly in the same manner while doing it with very different outcomes.
It would appear some crimes "deserve" a beating and others not because the observers are hypocrites."
Or the level of interest around individual incidents varies depending on what else is going on in people's lives.
The more local something is rightly or wrongly that tends to generate more interest.
Similarly the more rare an incident the more publicity, so the first incident will always outstrip the second unless the level of the incident escalates.
But key is what else is going on in people's lives.
Again rightly or wrongly someone getting hit in Australia at a small protest is having to compete in the UK with fuel shortages, end of furlough, NHS waiting lists and covid.
All of which will get more headlines as they directly impact more people.
Whereas on a slow news day were life is generally stable with high levels of contentment, then smaller incidents get more press. |
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"Now there is a protest in viktoria and there is a concern over how the police uses force to quell protests.
One man breaks the law and is brutalised while in restraint by the police and the whole world takes notice, one old woman breaks the law gets brutalised by the police while under restraint and the whole world pays no attention.
It would appear to an observer that the audience has a virtue signalling bias.
What man and woman are you talking about?
It's a metaphor for two people committing crimes and getting treated badly in the same manner while doing it with very different outcomes.
It would appear some crimes "deserve" a beating and others not because the observers are hypocrites.
Or the level of interest around individual incidents varies depending on what else is going on in people's lives.
The more local something is rightly or wrongly that tends to generate more interest.
Similarly the more rare an incident the more publicity, so the first incident will always outstrip the second unless the level of the incident escalates.
But key is what else is going on in people's lives.
Again rightly or wrongly someone getting hit in Australia at a small protest is having to compete in the UK with fuel shortages, end of furlough, NHS waiting lists and covid.
All of which will get more headlines as they directly impact more people.
Whereas on a slow news day were life is generally stable with high levels of contentment, then smaller incidents get more press. "
Possibly but then you can get small scale protests (traffic stopping loons) in a part of London that get nationwide headlines for days and 100k marching in London against vaccine mandates and you get practically nothing, the real truth is the media can control the narrative anytime it wants. |
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By *hagTonight OP Man
over a year ago
From the land of haribos. |
"Now there is a protest in viktoria and there is a concern over how the police uses force to quell protests.
One man breaks the law and is brutalised while in restraint by the police and the whole world takes notice, one old woman breaks the law gets brutalised by the police while under restraint and the whole world pays no attention.
It would appear to an observer that the audience has a virtue signalling bias.
What man and woman are you talking about?
It's a metaphor for two people committing crimes and getting treated badly in the same manner while doing it with very different outcomes.
It would appear some crimes "deserve" a beating and others not because the observers are hypocrites.
Or the level of interest around individual incidents varies depending on what else is going on in people's lives.
The more local something is rightly or wrongly that tends to generate more interest.
Similarly the more rare an incident the more publicity, so the first incident will always outstrip the second unless the level of the incident escalates.
But key is what else is going on in people's lives.
Again rightly or wrongly someone getting hit in Australia at a small protest is having to compete in the UK with fuel shortages, end of furlough, NHS waiting lists and covid.
All of which will get more headlines as they directly impact more people.
Whereas on a slow news day were life is generally stable with high levels of contentment, then smaller incidents get more press.
Possibly but then you can get small scale protests (traffic stopping loons) in a part of London that get nationwide headlines for days and 100k marching in London against vaccine mandates and you get practically nothing, the real truth is the media can control the narrative anytime it wants."
I think that rt news are doing better job at reporting of what is going on then the mainstream media, rt news covers stories that are overlooked by the mainstream media like with all the protests that are going on at the moment. |
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"Now there is a protest in viktoria and there is a concern over how the police uses force to quell protests.
One man breaks the law and is brutalised while in restraint by the police and the whole world takes notice, one old woman breaks the law gets brutalised by the police while under restraint and the whole world pays no attention.
It would appear to an observer that the audience has a virtue signalling bias.
What man and woman are you talking about?
It's a metaphor for two people committing crimes and getting treated badly in the same manner while doing it with very different outcomes.
It would appear some crimes "deserve" a beating and others not because the observers are hypocrites.
Or the level of interest around individual incidents varies depending on what else is going on in people's lives.
The more local something is rightly or wrongly that tends to generate more interest.
Similarly the more rare an incident the more publicity, so the first incident will always outstrip the second unless the level of the incident escalates.
But key is what else is going on in people's lives.
Again rightly or wrongly someone getting hit in Australia at a small protest is having to compete in the UK with fuel shortages, end of furlough, NHS waiting lists and covid.
All of which will get more headlines as they directly impact more people.
Whereas on a slow news day were life is generally stable with high levels of contentment, then smaller incidents get more press.
Possibly but then you can get small scale protests (traffic stopping loons) in a part of London that get nationwide headlines for days and 100k marching in London against vaccine mandates and you get practically nothing, the real truth is the media can control the narrative anytime it wants.I think that rt news are doing better job at reporting of what is going on then the mainstream media, rt news covers stories that are overlooked by the mainstream media like with all the protests that are going on at the moment."
I havent watched BBC news or any other news for a few years. but laely i have checked a few stories on youtube and have noticed RT cover a few things that have raised my interest. |
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"Now there is a protest in viktoria and there is a concern over how the police uses force to quell protests.
One man breaks the law and is brutalised while in restraint by the police and the whole world takes notice, one old woman breaks the law gets brutalised by the police while under restraint and the whole world pays no attention.
It would appear to an observer that the audience has a virtue signalling bias.
What man and woman are you talking about?
It's a metaphor for two people committing crimes and getting treated badly in the same manner while doing it with very different outcomes.
It would appear some crimes "deserve" a beating and others not because the observers are hypocrites.
Or the level of interest around individual incidents varies depending on what else is going on in people's lives.
The more local something is rightly or wrongly that tends to generate more interest.
Similarly the more rare an incident the more publicity, so the first incident will always outstrip the second unless the level of the incident escalates.
But key is what else is going on in people's lives.
Again rightly or wrongly someone getting hit in Australia at a small protest is having to compete in the UK with fuel shortages, end of furlough, NHS waiting lists and covid.
All of which will get more headlines as they directly impact more people.
Whereas on a slow news day were life is generally stable with high levels of contentment, then smaller incidents get more press.
Possibly but then you can get small scale protests (traffic stopping loons) in a part of London that get nationwide headlines for days and 100k marching in London against vaccine mandates and you get practically nothing, the real truth is the media can control the narrative anytime it wants."
The media is not homogeneous though. They can all make their own choices of what events to cover and with the amount of cameras today you can't hide 100k people.
But again the reality is 10 people blocking the motorway impacts millions who use it and millions who rely on trucks that use it.
The impact of the protest in London (not sure which one specifically you mean there have been a few) tend only to interest those of a similar view and given most people are in favour of vaccines or don't care, the audience for such a march is smaller than for blocking the m25.
Its not a coordinated steer it is simple numbers. Where is the interest in reading about it.
Whether pro / anti or neutral on the vaccine we can all relate and get annoyed at loons who would bloke our commute/good supply/holiday trip. |
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Its true theres been many protests in London that havent been broadcast on any main stream media because unfortunately none of them are independant. The main stream media benefits from this current narrative.
The biggest advertisement revenue has been goverment advertisements for many.
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"Its true theres been many protests in London that havent been broadcast on any main stream media because unfortunately none of them are independant. The main stream media benefits from this current narrative.
The biggest advertisement revenue has been goverment advertisements for many.
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It has been entirely right not to publicise the actions of the attention seeking juveniles who have been conned and dragged deep down the internet rabbit hole by malicious or deranged actors. They are a danger to themselves and others equally vulnerable to becoming detached from reality  |
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"Its true theres been many protests in London that havent been broadcast on any main stream media because unfortunately none of them are independant. The main stream media benefits from this current narrative.
The biggest advertisement revenue has been goverment advertisements for many.
It has been entirely right not to publicise the actions of the attention seeking juveniles who have been conned and dragged deep down the internet rabbit hole by malicious or deranged actors. They are a danger to themselves and others equally vulnerable to becoming detached from reality "
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"The answer to a virus should never be a fascist dictatorship, and unfortunately that's what Australia has morphed into. "
Good grief 
Such comments not only show a detachment from any reasonable reality, but also even the most rudimentary knowledge of Australian politics or its constitution.
Why do you never hear about, I dunno, the fascism in Adelaide, Hobart, Brisbane, Perth, or Canberra?
Why does the fascism in Melbourne and Sydney differ?
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"Now there is a protest in viktoria and there is a concern over how the police uses force to quell protests.
One man breaks the law and is brutalised while in restraint by the police and the whole world takes notice, one old woman breaks the law gets brutalised by the police while under restraint and the whole world pays no attention.
It would appear to an observer that the audience has a virtue signalling bias."
Every time! |
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"You think their government will be handing back all these emergency powers sometime soon? "
I had heard of the Australian govt "disappearing" protestors... Just like the South American dictatorships... Or was it too much wolf blass.? |
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"You think their government will be handing back all these emergency powers sometime soon? "
I think none the governments of South Australia, Western Australia, Tasmania, Perth, Queensland, the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory, nor the Australian Federal Government, have exercised such powers. They have in New South Wales and Victoria.
Meanwhile, criminalisation of protest has passed in England. Not emergency powers - regular permanent laws 
Goodness, it's almost as if the rubbish that passes for news is distracting people from actual permanent loss of liberty. Maybe look at the mess in the UK before looking at temporary measures in parts of Australia |
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Bollocks
The states of Australia are Western Australia, Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania and South Australia. The territories are Northern Territory and Australian Capital Territory.
The federal government is separate.
Two entities out of these have used these laws against these protests. It's not the whole of Australia. A bit like the FreeDumb in Florida has not metastatised to Massachusetts, for similar reasons. |
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"Bollocks
The states of Australia are Western Australia, Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania and South Australia. The territories are Northern Territory and Australian Capital Territory.
The federal government is separate.
Two entities out of these have used these laws against these protests. It's not the whole of Australia. A bit like the FreeDumb in Florida has not metastatised to Massachusetts, for similar reasons."
Yeh but its easier to just say give us back out freedom.
Seems to have been missed that the same was said about the lockdown in the UK.
But as soon as those restrictions where lifted (proving their temporary nature) the shouters did not apologise and say they got it wrong they just moved on to the next false claim and kept shouting. |
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"Bollocks
The states of Australia are Western Australia, Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania and South Australia. The territories are Northern Territory and Australian Capital Territory.
The federal government is separate.
Two entities out of these have used these laws against these protests. It's not the whole of Australia. A bit like the FreeDumb in Florida has not metastatised to Massachusetts, for similar reasons.
Yeh but its easier to just say give us back out freedom.
Seems to have been missed that the same was said about the lockdown in the UK.
But as soon as those restrictions where lifted (proving their temporary nature) the shouters did not apologise and say they got it wrong they just moved on to the next false claim and kept shouting. "
Well, quite. And they're not shouting about actual problems, just ones they seem to have invented.
Painting Australia as tyrannical or doing badly is some kind of weak mind game - most have had very limited restrictions through most of this, plus our current post vaccination death toll is higher in a fortnight than theirs has been throughout the pandemic. (Yes smaller population - 25.6 million people. It doesn't help the argument really. Yes some bits where no one lives - the vast majority of Australians live in cities, and ditto) |
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"Bollocks
The states of Australia are Western Australia, Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania and South Australia. The territories are Northern Territory and Australian Capital Territory.
The federal government is separate.
Two entities out of these have used these laws against these protests. It's not the whole of Australia. A bit like the FreeDumb in Florida has not metastatised to Massachusetts, for similar reasons.
Yeh but its easier to just say give us back out freedom.
Seems to have been missed that the same was said about the lockdown in the UK.
But as soon as those restrictions where lifted (proving their temporary nature) the shouters did not apologise and say they got it wrong they just moved on to the next false claim and kept shouting. "
.....as they do. Makes me wonder if some have such unfulfilling lives that they just have to seek attention constantly. There are always genuine issues in the world, but we do seem to have those who want to constantly agitate, which has become a real bore now. Have to admit I was disgusted that one of the protests in Australia was at a national war memorial. Not the place to do it unless you actually want to anger people and cause confrontation. |
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By *hagTonight OP Man
over a year ago
From the land of haribos. |
"Now there is a protest in viktoria and there is a concern over how the police uses force to quell protests.
One man breaks the law and is brutalised while in restraint by the police and the whole world takes notice, one old woman breaks the law gets brutalised by the police while under restraint and the whole world pays no attention.
It would appear to an observer that the audience has a virtue signalling bias.
What man and woman are you talking about?
It's a metaphor for two people committing crimes and getting treated badly in the same manner while doing it with very different outcomes.
It would appear some crimes "deserve" a beating and others not because the observers are hypocrites.
Or the level of interest around individual incidents varies depending on what else is going on in people's lives.
The more local something is rightly or wrongly that tends to generate more interest.
Similarly the more rare an incident the more publicity, so the first incident will always outstrip the second unless the level of the incident escalates.
But key is what else is going on in people's lives.
Again rightly or wrongly someone getting hit in Australia at a small protest is having to compete in the UK with fuel shortages, end of furlough, NHS waiting lists and covid.
All of which will get more headlines as they directly impact more people.
Whereas on a slow news day were life is generally stable with high levels of contentment, then smaller incidents get more press.
Possibly but then you can get small scale protests (traffic stopping loons) in a part of London that get nationwide headlines for days and 100k marching in London against vaccine mandates and you get practically nothing, the real truth is the media can control the narrative anytime it wants.I think that rt news are doing better job at reporting of what is going on then the mainstream media, rt news covers stories that are overlooked by the mainstream media like with all the protests that are going on at the moment.
I havent watched BBC news or any other news for a few years. but laely i have checked a few stories on youtube and have noticed RT cover a few things that have raised my interest."
Yes and same here, it interests me too, they are doing a good job of reporting of what is happening too |
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What's happening in Australia and some of the footage I've seen online is terrifying - police beating up women and elderly people for sitting in parks etc. Yet it's hardly being reported by the mainstream media here because it doesn't suit the agenda. |
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"Now there is a protest in viktoria and there is a concern over how the police uses force to quell protests.
One man breaks the law and is brutalised while in restraint by the police and the whole world takes notice, one old woman breaks the law gets brutalised by the police while under restraint and the whole world pays no attention.
It would appear to an observer that the audience has a virtue signalling bias.
What man and woman are you talking about?
It's a metaphor for two people committing crimes and getting treated badly in the same manner while doing it with very different outcomes.
It would appear some crimes "deserve" a beating and others not because the observers are hypocrites.
Or the level of interest around individual incidents varies depending on what else is going on in people's lives.
The more local something is rightly or wrongly that tends to generate more interest.
Similarly the more rare an incident the more publicity, so the first incident will always outstrip the second unless the level of the incident escalates.
But key is what else is going on in people's lives.
Again rightly or wrongly someone getting hit in Australia at a small protest is having to compete in the UK with fuel shortages, end of furlough, NHS waiting lists and covid.
All of which will get more headlines as they directly impact more people.
Whereas on a slow news day were life is generally stable with high levels of contentment, then smaller incidents get more press.
Possibly but then you can get small scale protests (traffic stopping loons) in a part of London that get nationwide headlines for days and 100k marching in London against vaccine mandates and you get practically nothing, the real truth is the media can control the narrative anytime it wants.I think that rt news are doing better job at reporting of what is going on then the mainstream media, rt news covers stories that are overlooked by the mainstream media like with all the protests that are going on at the moment.
I havent watched BBC news or any other news for a few years. but laely i have checked a few stories on youtube and have noticed RT cover a few things that have raised my interest.Yes and same here, it interests me too, they are doing a good job of reporting of what is happening too "
I sometimes watch a bit of RT. It does some good works of fiction. |
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"What's happening in Australia and some of the footage I've seen online is terrifying - police beating up women and elderly people for sitting in parks etc. Yet it's hardly being reported by the mainstream media here because it doesn't suit the agenda. "
This . |
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"What's happening in Australia and some of the footage I've seen online is terrifying - police beating up women and elderly people for sitting in parks etc. Yet it's hardly being reported by the mainstream media here because it doesn't suit the agenda. "
Have you got links to them? I've seen the old woman get pushed over and sprayed video but I can't find anything else online showing police brutality. Assume they're on Facebook or Twitter somewhere as they don't come up in a general Google search? |
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"What's happening in Australia and some of the footage I've seen online is terrifying - police beating up women and elderly people for sitting in parks etc. Yet it's hardly being reported by the mainstream media here because it doesn't suit the agenda. "
The agenda for most media is selling advertising.
The stories they cover are governed by what the public has an interest in.
A couple of protestors in Australia ain't going to sell papers or adverts when there are more interesting stories going on in the UK.
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