| So, that Gangsta what dissed Prof Whitty, right on 22:14 - Feb 4 with 1201 views | rgp1 |
| So, that Gangsta what dissed Prof Whitty, right on 22:05 - Feb 4 by BlueBadger |
Like democracy, lockdowns are a terrible idea. Trouble is, all the other ideas are even worse. |
You might be right I only hope that while personally I find it incredibly frustrating I can deal with it. I just hope governments take mental health seriously after this and not just pay it lip service. |  | |  |
| So, that Gangsta what dissed Prof Whitty, right on 22:16 - Feb 4 with 1196 views | Guthrum |
| So, that Gangsta what dissed Prof Whitty, right on 20:52 - Feb 4 by rgp1 |
The point essentially is that many think the medicine is worse than the disease. Yes there are people who don't think it exists as I said quite frankly they are mad but discussions on the subject of how we have responded to it must be had otherwise free speech is dead. FWIW I think the government is going to have to spend double what it has already to regenerate the economy. After all how do you tax 5 million unemployed? [Post edited 4 Feb 2021 20:56]
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You will end up with a situation not dissimilar to the end of the Second World War, where the country was virtually bankrupt, indebted to the hilt and (unless you were in the building trades) not all that many jobs to come back to.
However, the country - and the world - had just survived a major crisis, costing millions of lives and taking years to overcome. As will be the situation when Covid is finally subdued.
In extraordinary times, extraordinary measures need to be taken. That includes breaking the economic rules in order to support the populace. Then repairing the damage afterwards. By 1957, not much more than a decade after the War ended, Britain had turned the situation around to "never had it so good" prosperity. It can be done.
The issue seems to be that some are simply not taking this pandemic seriously enough. To the extent of suggesting that more lives will be lost due to the economic shutdown than to the virus. That is, at best, a dubious and unsupported assertion. |  |
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| So, that Gangsta what dissed Prof Whitty, right on 22:26 - Feb 4 with 1180 views | Nthsuffolkblue |
Don't know if it has already been mentioned but I liked the bit where the mother said "I have not grounded him because he is already suffering enough from the lockdown and does not go out as much as he used to.”
More like because she didn't want him around the house any more than she has to. |  |
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| So, that Gangsta what dissed Prof Whitty, right on 22:30 - Feb 4 with 1168 views | rgp1 |
| So, that Gangsta what dissed Prof Whitty, right on 22:16 - Feb 4 by Guthrum |
You will end up with a situation not dissimilar to the end of the Second World War, where the country was virtually bankrupt, indebted to the hilt and (unless you were in the building trades) not all that many jobs to come back to.
However, the country - and the world - had just survived a major crisis, costing millions of lives and taking years to overcome. As will be the situation when Covid is finally subdued.
In extraordinary times, extraordinary measures need to be taken. That includes breaking the economic rules in order to support the populace. Then repairing the damage afterwards. By 1957, not much more than a decade after the War ended, Britain had turned the situation around to "never had it so good" prosperity. It can be done.
The issue seems to be that some are simply not taking this pandemic seriously enough. To the extent of suggesting that more lives will be lost due to the economic shutdown than to the virus. That is, at best, a dubious and unsupported assertion. |
An excellent post and I do believe that is what may happen. | | | |
| So, that Gangsta what dissed Prof Whitty, right on 22:30 - Feb 4 with 1166 views | chrismakin |
| So, that Gangsta what dissed Prof Whitty, right on 22:26 - Feb 4 by Nthsuffolkblue |
Don't know if it has already been mentioned but I liked the bit where the mother said "I have not grounded him because he is already suffering enough from the lockdown and does not go out as much as he used to.”
More like because she didn't want him around the house any more than she has to. |
You can tell straight away she hasn't done anything, he decides when he goes out and he decides if he wants to play playstation etc
To many kids owning their parents nowadays, that's why we end up having these pathetic chavs walking around the streets putting on bizarre accents and using the words Blud, etc |  |
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| So, that Gangsta what dissed Prof Whitty, right on 22:51 - Feb 4 with 1142 views | Parky |
EDIT Wrong thread [Post edited 4 Feb 2021 22:52]
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| So, that Gangsta what dissed Prof Whitty, right on 23:03 - Feb 4 with 1134 views | Guthrum |
| So, that Gangsta what dissed Prof Whitty, right on 22:30 - Feb 4 by rgp1 |
An excellent post and I do believe that is what may happen. |
Personally, I think there may be financial maneuverings to get around the debt burden at the end of this (e.g. devaluations, if not outright defaults). Much more powerful than trying to use austerity or high taxation when the economy is already weak.
Call me a Keynesian, but I'd much rather we tried to stimulate our way out of this one than tighten the already pip-squeaking belt.
Pretty much everybody will be in the same boat. Even the Chinese, with all their markets in deep turmoil. So drastic action will not have the same consequences. Not that the latter are necessarily that serious, anyway. Argentina suffered almost no come-back from their default. [Post edited 4 Feb 2021 23:06]
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| So, that Gangsta what dissed Prof Whitty, right on 23:06 - Feb 4 with 1124 views | Lord_Lucan |
| So, that Gangsta what dissed Prof Whitty, right on 22:16 - Feb 4 by Guthrum |
You will end up with a situation not dissimilar to the end of the Second World War, where the country was virtually bankrupt, indebted to the hilt and (unless you were in the building trades) not all that many jobs to come back to.
However, the country - and the world - had just survived a major crisis, costing millions of lives and taking years to overcome. As will be the situation when Covid is finally subdued.
In extraordinary times, extraordinary measures need to be taken. That includes breaking the economic rules in order to support the populace. Then repairing the damage afterwards. By 1957, not much more than a decade after the War ended, Britain had turned the situation around to "never had it so good" prosperity. It can be done.
The issue seems to be that some are simply not taking this pandemic seriously enough. To the extent of suggesting that more lives will be lost due to the economic shutdown than to the virus. That is, at best, a dubious and unsupported assertion. |
All the pandemic is going to do is kill off businesses that were going to die anyway. I don't mean Mr and Mrs Acme Ltd, I just mean the way it is dealt. The high street is dead, Covid will finish it off but it was absolutely fecked anyway.
You want a GI Joe with ski boots? Go to Debenhams to look at it and then go home and buy it from Amazon at a better price. The likes of Debenhams have become a showroom for Amazon. You really couldn't make it up but we are all doing it.
Many businesses have made a bundle out of covid and local councils have put in draconian measures in the name of it. We are surrounded by plant pots restricting access to emergency services and have temporary cycle bollards erected @ £100 a pop for what reason - apart from making it impossible to kerb when an emergency vehicle wants to pass.
We have people thrashing about over deaths and inoculation figures like it's a game show.
Come on Down!
Bunch of arse!!!!!! |  |
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| So, that Gangsta what dissed Prof Whitty, right on 23:09 - Feb 4 with 1120 views | Guthrum |
| So, that Gangsta what dissed Prof Whitty, right on 23:06 - Feb 4 by Lord_Lucan |
All the pandemic is going to do is kill off businesses that were going to die anyway. I don't mean Mr and Mrs Acme Ltd, I just mean the way it is dealt. The high street is dead, Covid will finish it off but it was absolutely fecked anyway.
You want a GI Joe with ski boots? Go to Debenhams to look at it and then go home and buy it from Amazon at a better price. The likes of Debenhams have become a showroom for Amazon. You really couldn't make it up but we are all doing it.
Many businesses have made a bundle out of covid and local councils have put in draconian measures in the name of it. We are surrounded by plant pots restricting access to emergency services and have temporary cycle bollards erected @ £100 a pop for what reason - apart from making it impossible to kerb when an emergency vehicle wants to pass.
We have people thrashing about over deaths and inoculation figures like it's a game show.
Come on Down!
Bunch of arse!!!!!! |
Very true about the High Street. That was deeply in crisis years before Covid came along. | |
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| So, that Gangsta what dissed Prof Whitty, right on 23:26 - Feb 4 with 1097 views | GlasgowBlue |
| So, that Gangsta what dissed Prof Whitty, right on 23:03 - Feb 4 by Guthrum |
Personally, I think there may be financial maneuverings to get around the debt burden at the end of this (e.g. devaluations, if not outright defaults). Much more powerful than trying to use austerity or high taxation when the economy is already weak.
Call me a Keynesian, but I'd much rather we tried to stimulate our way out of this one than tighten the already pip-squeaking belt.
Pretty much everybody will be in the same boat. Even the Chinese, with all their markets in deep turmoil. So drastic action will not have the same consequences. Not that the latter are necessarily that serious, anyway. Argentina suffered almost no come-back from their default. [Post edited 4 Feb 2021 23:06]
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Just get the entire world to knock a zero off all national debt. |  |
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| So, that Gansta what dissed Prof Whitty, right on 23:30 - Feb 4 with 1091 views | 26_Paz |
| So, that Gansta what dissed Prof Whitty, right on 16:48 - Feb 4 by StokieBlue |
So I thought that was going quite well, a hugely embarrassing punishment from his mother splashed across the media but then she spoilt it with the last paragraph trying to excuse his actions by saying he was making a point about mental health which is hugely disingenuous.
He was just being an idiot.
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Is mental health not important then? |  |
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| So, that Gangsta what dissed Prof Whitty, right on 23:35 - Feb 4 with 1092 views | Guthrum |
| So, that Gangsta what dissed Prof Whitty, right on 23:26 - Feb 4 by GlasgowBlue |
Just get the entire world to knock a zero off all national debt. |
And help the Developing World at the same time. | |
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| So, that Gansta what dissed Prof Whitty, right on 23:36 - Feb 4 with 1087 views | reusersfreekicks |
| So, that Gansta what dissed Prof Whitty, right on 23:30 - Feb 4 by 26_Paz |
Is mental health not important then? |
Yes but as is obvious it's not what the lad was talking about. |  | | |
| So, that Gangsta what dissed Prof Whitty, right on 23:37 - Feb 4 with 1084 views | J2BLUE |
| So, that Gangsta what dissed Prof Whitty, right on 23:03 - Feb 4 by Guthrum |
Personally, I think there may be financial maneuverings to get around the debt burden at the end of this (e.g. devaluations, if not outright defaults). Much more powerful than trying to use austerity or high taxation when the economy is already weak.
Call me a Keynesian, but I'd much rather we tried to stimulate our way out of this one than tighten the already pip-squeaking belt.
Pretty much everybody will be in the same boat. Even the Chinese, with all their markets in deep turmoil. So drastic action will not have the same consequences. Not that the latter are necessarily that serious, anyway. Argentina suffered almost no come-back from their default. [Post edited 4 Feb 2021 23:06]
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I'm convinced there is something coming like that. I don't mean that 'global reset' conspiracy either. |  |
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| So, that Gansta what dissed Prof Whitty, right on 23:41 - Feb 4 with 1072 views | StokieBlue |
| So, that Gansta what dissed Prof Whitty, right on 23:30 - Feb 4 by 26_Paz |
Is mental health not important then? |
Where did I say that?
Perhaps read was is written?
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| So, that Gangsta what dissed Prof Whitty, right on 23:50 - Feb 4 with 1069 views | Lord_Lucan |
| So, that Gangsta what dissed Prof Whitty, right on 23:26 - Feb 4 by GlasgowBlue |
Just get the entire world to knock a zero off all national debt. |
Well I like to think I have a clue about stuff but in reality I don't, and most that think they do are just talking b0lllocks.
The thing is...... What Covid is giving is the chance of a full scale Motherfeck (IMHO).
Let's be perfectly honest, the only one thing that has kept the world from complete annihilation since WW11 has been the USA. Like them or loathe them Uncle Sam has let you go and play.
Not sure if people can see this but Russia and China are now at the situation that they can actually give the yanks a finger. Not 100% sure about Russia but China are fully stacked and they know what they are doing.
And here's the thing...... the conflict won't start about invading Poland, or turning over the rights of Mongolia or Taiwan. It will be about a 2% tax on steel or something equally as stupid. | |
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| So, that Gangsta what dissed Prof Whitty, right on 00:15 - Feb 5 with 1043 views | BlueBadger |
| So, that Gangsta what dissed Prof Whitty, right on 22:14 - Feb 4 by rgp1 |
You might be right I only hope that while personally I find it incredibly frustrating I can deal with it. I just hope governments take mental health seriously after this and not just pay it lip service. |
Don't worry ours won't. |  |
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| So, that Gangsta what dissed Prof Whitty, right on 09:32 - Feb 5 with 969 views | Ewan_Oozami |
| So, that Gangsta what dissed Prof Whitty, right on 22:09 - Feb 4 by vapour_trail |
Maybe it’s just me, but I find internet pile-ons, on children, pretty appalling. |
It's Schrodinger's Internet as practiced by all young people - he videoed it, uploaded it to tiktok because he wanted it to be seen, and possibly be famous for a while - but at the same time forgetting that there is a downside to all that, which is what he's now experiencing... |  |
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