lockdown lockdown, you're in lockdown

[tielan]

To absolutely nobody's surprise, Sydney's lockdown* is going for another week to next Friday.

*look, 'lockdown' is the term that's being used, but if I told you what people are going out for, I don't imagine it would look very much like a lockdown to you.

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[lilysea]

One of my closest friends lives in Sydney [Glebe] with their partner. I'm so worried about them.

I really hope Sydney's numbers go down.

[wpadmirer]

Yeah, when we were in lockdown I couldn't believe the stupid shit people were going out for. But such is the way of idiots.

[jenab]

I hope your numbers start improving soon.

[velithya]

I saw a headline something like NSW government is thinking about just living with the delta variant and I honestly don't know what they're thinking?? Most new daily cases have been infectious in the community, more than 30 people are in the ICU, and they're not doing a proper lockdown? Still? it's inexplicable to me :(

[tielan]

It's all ideology. Frankly, the NSW govt is more scared of having to go back on their word that there wouldn't be 'econommic implications'.

I'm pretty sure that most of the people I know don't want to 'live with delta in the community' but we won't have much of a choice, I think. Well, not until the rich and powerful start dropping like flies, and most of them have had the vaccine so they're not worried... *rolls eyes*

[velithya]

If Melbourne last year could get it under control then Sydney can too, the government just has to show some actual, IDK, leadership???

If NSW is going to "live with the delta variant" then WA is going to "never drop its hard border" and you know what? I'm okay with that because I don't want to get covid :|

It's... incredibly frustrating watching politicians prioritise money over lives. I hope you have a state election coming up and I hope people remember.

[tielan]

Okay, they just had the press conf. Looks like Brad Hazzard decided to step out and make that announcement without consulting Gladys. Reporting is that she said 'nope' at the press conf, so that's hopeful.

I'm getting my reporting from here, btw - Guardian Australia's live news stream: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2021/jul/08/australia-news-live-sydney-lockdown-nsw-politics-morrison-albanese

Unfortunately, our last election was...2019, I think - same year as the last federal election, so we're not likely to see another state election until 2022.

[velithya]

Did she? oh thank god she's not completely soulless :|

Although... I clicked on that link and saw her say this: "For us to think that we can control a very contagious variant without having a certain proportion of the population vaccinated would be an unrealistic assumption"
and like... maybe I'm coming from a place of WA privilege but it's... not that hard?? you just... do an actual lockdown??? Because the delta variant got into QLD, NT, WA... and we all did an actual lockdown and now it's no longer in the community...
Being able to control a very contagious variant without a proportion of the population vaccinated is absolutely realistic because WA did it last week. skdjfnskjdg god this just makes me so mad. Last year they said we couldn't eradicate covid in the community either, and then WA went and did it anyway. Do they just... not pay attention??
Okay sorry I will stop being angry in your comments box... this is why I sometimes try not to pay attention to the news... it makes me furious to see politicians playing the party line instead of taking decisive actions to save lives.

Ahh, 2022 is probably too far away for people to properly remember :(

[tielan]

Yes, an actual lockdown would do it. But nobody in the NSW Liberals has the political will to say it and enforce it. And then even if Gladys did, the Right Wing of the Liberals would oust her faster than you can say 'golden handshake'.

Seriously, conservatives in leadership are basically a plague on our society, killing us all in slow waves of 'but this worked fine for the last forty years while we spent all our futures in todays, it will work fine even though the bank is now empty because we spent it all on yesterday!'

[velithya]

I agree 100% with you about conservatives in leadership :(

I hope you're faring okay in actual lockdown! I'm thinking of you from over here. ♥

[tielan]

Yes. I'm okay. A bit tired, a bit grumpy watching the numbers, and struggling with a cold/congestion/infection I've had for months, but otherwise okay.

[velithya]

ah, that's good!! Hang in there ♥