Cynicism

A 3-post collection

Monday, Day Zero again

Two more cases related to known ones. Blargh. Meanwhile, anti-lockdown protesters in Brisbane are trying so very hard to get more lockdown. Way to go, people. The reason you think the plague is a hoax is because you were protected by the firkin lockdown. Gah.

Around and around and around and around...

Vaccine talk is increasing globally and it's plausible that, in a few short months, the anti-vaxxers will be the biggest problem in stopping the plague.

I still say Hoaxers should be put on bedpan duty in the covid wards. One way or another, it will shut them up. I'm very uncharitable about the people keeping MeMum locked in her house and unable to socialise. She's a technophobe and needs someone there to install things, so webcam noise is not an option.

Sigh.

I glanced at the news and most of it was wailing about the economy. The economy is tanking because all of you prioritised business over people. Now you're paying the price because this damned plague is STILL HERE.

Growl.

Onwards to the nonsense you expect out of me.

Six Days...

Amazing how closing the borders between us and an obvious plague vector has been effective at cutting new infections to zero for a much longer time window.

I'm still waiting for the "genius" move to deport all their sporting teams up to my sunny state to blow up on us. People who receive superstar treatment on the regular are the most likely to act like entitled shitholes.

Guaranteed, that's going to go sideways. There's going to be an outbreak out of nowhere

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I have been informed...

Today is, apparently, Sir Terry Pratchett day. In honour of the man, the magic, and his writing, I’ve decided to celebrate with one of my favourite quotes. It says so very much about the human condition. And it was in a footnote.

Every society needs a cry like [”Remember Koom Valley“], but only in a very few do they come out with the complete, unvarnished version, which is ‘Remember-the-atrocity-committed-against-us-last-time-that-will-excuse-the-atrocity-that-we’re-about-to-commit-today! And so on! Hurrah!’ —Sir Terry Pratchett,

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