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29/03/20
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Originally posted by ozblue:
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What's the alternative to the current action by the government?? Just let it rip? You guys do realise that the 'let it rip' would quickly see the hospitals overrun, the death rate from the virus go way higher than necessary and destroy the economy anyway. People will stop going to work if they see the hospitals collapsing and sick people at their workplaces, especially after they see all the coffins mount up. It would be uncontrolled mayhem. Is that what you think is preferable? This virus doesn't care who you are, and you don't have immunity to it because it is new. Some, no idea of the percentage, of the survivors have permanent lung damage. Some seem to have relapses (20% is one figure from China), meaning they get a second dose of the virus. We don't know if any immunity built up will last. There is just way too much unknown to allow it to spread widely in a perhaps vain attempt to get to herd immunity. It is possible that 'let it rip' could lead to the collapse of civilization itself, simply because we just don't know enough yet. Buying time to find out more seems the most reasonable step for everyone. All IMHO of course....
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Australia’s economy is collapsing. This is probably the Greatest Depression that Australia could ever see. Australia could be existentially finished in its present form IMHO. It has become like the Soviet Union or East Germany suspending private property values. it is just the end.