KARL Marx’s famous dictum, working off the back of his fellow German philosopher Hegel, stated that “history repeats itself, first as tragedy, then as farce”. The emerging COVID State is a rich mix of both, delivered all at once.
WHY are we so willing to give up our freedoms and how the hell did we get here? These are two of the most commonly asked questions about COVID-19 hysteria and the formulation and implementation of the disastrous policies across the globe in response to the Chinese virus. Excellent questions both.
THERE’s a sniff in the air, what with Gladys clearly jumping the shark with the latest NSW lockdown extension and the promise of a “plan”. For plan, read vaccine passports and endless restrictions upon freedom in the face of – two alleged deaths with/from COVID and its alleged variants.
MANY in NSW were taken aback by “liberal” Premier Gladys Berejiklian’s decision to strap us all in for a lockdown as a result of a few dozen positive COVID tests and, as usual, no deaths. Even more were confounded by the lockdown extension leaked on Tuesday and announced on Wednesday, with its forced incarceration of school students, the promise of further and tougher restrictions on freedom, and, worst of all, the foreshadowing of a “COVID Plan” for the State.
WHEN all seemed lost – and perhaps it still is – the Morrison Government has found someone hated by the progressive elites that have come to dominate Australian mainstream politics. Some years back, I argued that Barnaby Joyce’s greater sin was not deserting his then wife, but rather that he refused to use his Party’s power to keep Malcolm Turnbull away from the top job.
NSW Premier Berejiklian is just like all the rest of them, perhaps even worse because of the now-dashed hope that she engendered that NSW would remain the smart COVID State…
THE Deep State of NSW is getting deeper by the day. And it seems those in power are not even trying to hide it. In what should now be called the COVID State – new number plates are clearly needed between the Murray and the Tweed – the political class is tightening the screws and turning up the dial.
PRIME Minister Scott Morrison is sometimes unkindly labelled “Scotty from Marketing” in reference to his earlier career. But his – and Australia’s – ability to “sell” a reputation for excellence in COVID management has suddenly taken a dive. Mind you, Australia’s acquisition of this reputation for “pandemic management” has always been somewhat of a mystery.
IF AT first you don’t succeed, as the saying goes…Feminist Louise Milligan, the ABC’s attack-dog, came up short in the end with her anti-Pell campaign.
THE mild mannered and oddly admired Premier of NSW leads a dangerously radical government, driven by Leftist factional players and behind-the-scenes power brokers who most voters have never heard of. Indeed, many Party members may well have never heard of them. And, apparently, very few NSW citizens either recognise the radical agenda of the government nor care about it. What these people are up to and how they have gotten away with it is a story for the ages.
