Posted on 03/29/2020 10:24:58 AM PDT by MtnClimber
As I watched the Prime Minister order mass house arrest on Monday night, I felt revulsion, anger and grief – as anyone brought up when this was a free and well-governed country would. I also felt terribly alone. You could not have known, from anything broadcast that night or printed the following day, that anyone was unhappy with these events. But they were. So, above all things this week, I would like to thank all the kind, perplexed people who have got in touch with me by so many means, to say they share my doubts about the Government’s handling of Covid-19. There are, in fact, many of us. If you feel this way, you are nothing like as solitary as you think. Next, I would like to thank all those who disagree with me, who choose to abuse me, often with lies, personal smears and swearwords. Your childish, intolerant reaction has strengthened me in my conviction that mine is the better case. If your policy is so good, why can you not defend it like civilised adults? Do you really think that I regret needless deaths any less than you? Can you not accept that I also have good motives? I now suspect this dark season might get still worse before we see the clear, calm light of reason again. The greater the mistake we have made, the less willing we are to admit it or correct it. This is why I greatly fear worse developments in the coming few days. When I predicted roadblocks in my column two weeks ago, which I did, I did so out of an instinct that we were entering on the craziest period of our lives. And now there are such roadblocks, officious, embarrassing blots on our national reputation.
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When COVID-19 is gone will we get our freedom back?
Deep state mission being accomplished.
Haven’t seen any such powerful evidence
Go fear monger on DU.
Is there any reason to think we wont? We got it back after the spanish flu. We still own a massive amount of fire power.
Are we still not a free democratic republic. Are people calling their legislatures demanding lockdowns end? No most are supportive of the lockdowns.
Claims that we have permanently lost our freedom is fearmongering.
"The prudent see trouble coming and seek refuge. The simple continue and pay the penalty." Prov 22:3
We know. We known. We’re destined to Italy’s fate.
Jesus, you people never give it a rest.
The real fear-mongering is the people claiming that sensible precautions like social distancing is a permanent loss of rights and that are democratic republic is broken.
Will we “get”? Or will we “take”? I choose the latter...
“Sensible Precautions”
Like shutting down all access to public lands in my state? Can’t fish, hunt, hike, walk, jog, dirt bike...?
You mean that kind of “sensible”?
This is y2k all over again...
No one is claiming that. You lose lots of credibility when you make statements like that.
Yall can fight it by EVERYONE young and old- going out and defying his order- not enough prisons and jails to house everyone-
So far, I have not seen a single act of organized defiance to the largest grab of freedom in US history. Not a peep... The globalists are probably rather pleased with that and will take advantage this time, or next.
See post 2
It is and now “Trump has blood on his hands”.
Love Peter Hitchens. He always looks behind the curtain of societal trends, fads and political manias.
He did not say "sensible precautions like social distancing is a permanent loss of rights..." or anything close to that. You have no clue.
Trifecta...freedom shot, economy shot, and thousands sick/dead. What more could a democrat ask for?
It is important that right now, the statistics for flu be broadcast right along with COVID-19. Who could possibly object to this requirement. Stop scaring people now!!!
Exactly what freedom have you been denied in this crisis? You can leave you’re home, the Gov is only asking people to cooperate. I’ve not seen a single arrest nor heard of any in my area. People go about their business with “limitations” but “limitations’ are not taking away anyones rights.
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