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<blockquote data-quote="cobbles" data-source="post: 262718" data-attributes="member: 5138">We&#039;re heading to an incredibly dark place now in this country of far right populism as evidenced by the attack on migrants and the new laws on protest coming in the past few weeks. &#039;First I said nothing for I was not a migrant, a woman or a lefty....&#039; I don&#039;t doubt that Covid is serious and I have persevered in following the law of the land up to now, but if things like vaccine passports to enter pubs become a reality I&#039;m out. I&#039;m of ill health so been vaccinated, but I&#039;m in my 20s so none of my healthy friends have been done. Wasn&#039;t the whole fucking point of vaccinating us ill people so all of us could mix safely? The economy has been trashed, livelihoods and businesses destroyed - unemployment in my area is at nearly 10% and that&#039;s before you count those on furlough or with too much money to claim benefits, the social and cultural fabric of our country eroded and all for what? Yes some lives have been saved (primarily the elderly and the vulnerable) but at what cost? The perfect gateway to an authoritarian regime. I have no doubt that the initial intention of those involved in these restrictions been imposed was benevolent authoritarianism, unfortunately I don&#039;t accept that the most authoritarian cabinet we&#039;ve had since WW2 are going to be in any rush to revere them.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="cobbles, post: 262718, member: 5138"] We're heading to an incredibly dark place now in this country of far right populism as evidenced by the attack on migrants and the new laws on protest coming in the past few weeks. 'First I said nothing for I was not a migrant, a woman or a lefty....' I don't doubt that Covid is serious and I have persevered in following the law of the land up to now, but if things like vaccine passports to enter pubs become a reality I'm out. I'm of ill health so been vaccinated, but I'm in my 20s so none of my healthy friends have been done. Wasn't the whole fucking point of vaccinating us ill people so all of us could mix safely? The economy has been trashed, livelihoods and businesses destroyed - unemployment in my area is at nearly 10% and that's before you count those on furlough or with too much money to claim benefits, the social and cultural fabric of our country eroded and all for what? Yes some lives have been saved (primarily the elderly and the vulnerable) but at what cost? The perfect gateway to an authoritarian regime. I have no doubt that the initial intention of those involved in these restrictions been imposed was benevolent authoritarianism, unfortunately I don't accept that the most authoritarian cabinet we've had since WW2 are going to be in any rush to revere them. [/QUOTE]

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