←back to thread

1525 points garyclarke27 | 1 comments | | HN request time: 0.199s | source
Show context
bbarn ◴[] No.23219613[source]
COVID-19 is the terrorism of this generation. It's the anything goes, doesn't matter how fair, as long as it's because COVID.
replies(3): >>23219798 #>>23219814 #>>23220435 #
switch007 ◴[] No.23219814[source]
I agree.

It’s badly affected air travel and who knows what changes will result (or what contracts for pointless bio-security theatre have been made)

In the UK, a 300+ page law was basically pre-written and enacted very quickly, reminiscent of the early anti terrorism law.

We have set up a bio security unit, currently headed by the security services.

UK has a “threat level” system for coronavirus similar to the terror threat level.

The government talk about it in threatening terms such as it being everywhere and it not going away.

If you are against measures you can easily be accused of wanting old people to die.

The UK was absolutely petrified of it at the beginning shown by the very successful self policed lockdown.

Definitely some similarities

replies(2): >>23219916 #>>23220214 #
solarkraft ◴[] No.23219916[source]
Do you think it's unjustified? Other countries have acted much more quickly and saved lots of lives.
replies(3): >>23220092 #>>23220136 #>>23220750 #
1. true_religion ◴[] No.23220092[source]
Personally, I don’t. Terrorism has killed fewer people in the UK than Covid19, despite having. 50+ year head start.