Massive Unrest as The Once Free Australia Adopts China's Authoritarian 'COVID-Zero' Approach

PJ Media ^ | 08/22/2021 | Stacey Lennox

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Screenshot from embedded video of Australians pushing past police barriers in protest of more draconian COVID lockdowns.

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The emergence of SARS-CoV-2 and the resulting illness, COVID-19, has caused mass hysteria on global scale. Perhaps no response is as shocking as what we see in Australia. The country is included in the group of western democracies globally and among the Five Eyes intelligence community members. Yet, the nation’s response to the pandemic can only be described as authoritarian.

A COVID-19 Delta outbreak emerged in Australia in June. The country adopted a “Covid-Zero” strategy early in the pandemic. The government has repeatedly imposed draconian measures, rigorous testing, and closed international borders to eradicate the virus.

Related: Australia Building Quarantine Camps as Military Goes Door-to-Door to Enforce Lockdown Orders

Restrictions started immediately, but the virus continues to spread in Sydney despite five weeks of lockdown. The military began patrolling with police to enforce COVID orders at the beginning of August, including a 10-kilometer travel limit. The deployment occurred after 3,000 infections and nine deaths in a country of more than 25 million. Dr. Kerry Chant, chief health officer in New South Wales, told Australians they shouldn’t talk to one another:

“Whilst it’s human nature to engage in conversation with others, to be friendly, unfortunately this is not the time to do that.”

“So even if you run into your next door neighbor in the shopping center…don’t start up a conversation, now is the time for minimizing your interactions with others, even if you’ve got a mask, do not think that affords total protection, we wanna be absolutely sure that as we go about our daily lives we do not come into contact with anyone else that would pose a risk.”

[itsahoot]

the arrest of hundreds of protestors and seven police officers sustained injuries. In Melbourne, protesters broke the police lines.

Police promised to retaliate with severe measures. (If they can't get it done the military will, count on it)

[ronnie raygun]

I admire their courage, to bad we are still walking around with our heads up our a##es and whining and cowering in the corner with fear

[sauropod]

bkmk

[Jacob Kell]

When it comes to the Anglosphere, “conservative” is basically a relative term. Non-American conservatives are often, if not usually, not as right of center as we are.