@mkwadee it's a question of what the measures you're using to control the spread is. in 2020 I supported, roughly speaking, most of the measures but was against making criminal charges applicable to these guidelines.
when early treatment options seemed to show promise but were smeared, corbyn style, in favour of vaccination I became deeply concerned.
it's now over two years and a mild strain still has much of France and Germany in quasi-lockdown and the unvaccinated being scapegoated.
when there are tools on the table (early treatment, not a magic bullet but a cost effective, low risk option) that are being ignored in favour of expansion of government powers and expensive corporate solutions my hope is that .ost democratically minded people would become concerned.
r.e. Johnson being a follower and not a leader, if it's outcome is a reduction in government overreach then I'm all for it.
@mkwadee and to be clear, I was all for travel restrictions and perhaps lockdowns when the severity of the disease was unclear. once it became clear that the disease was dangerous but not catastrophic I became more vigilant about the powers that were being arrogated.
mismanagement is not a justification for more government control - quite the opposite.
@mkwadee it's not my personal freedom, we have an obligation and duty to preserve the political freedom of future generations that we were given. This conversation is clearly being had in Whitehall, however bastardised, whereas most of Europe seems to rubber stamp restrictions.
@mkwadee I'm incredibly thankful to the presence of the libertarian wing of the Tories; if I was in Germany or France I wouldn't be allowed to socialise or visit public places.
@11112011 silver tongued bastard
@11112011 I feel attacked
@nillerusr jesus christ dude could you not
@Cleisthenes it's boys bitching about it tho