What every Death Cult Capitalist braying for a return to work utterly miss in their free market fanaticism
The Death Cult Capitalists bray that we must get back to work, regardless of the human cost in life, because their blessed free market economy is dying.
Let’s put aside the moral obscenity of their herd immunity blood sacrifice on the alter of Milton Friedman.
Let’s ignore the fact that we aren’t going back to ‘normal’ and that we are in economic survival mode for 18months until the vaccine is available.
Let’s put aside whether we are even sure you gain long lasting immunity from this little understood novel virus.
Let’s just look at their total belief that lifting restrictions will suddenly kickstart the economy.
Are people after an unprecedented and emotionally shocking event suddenly going to simply pop out to the shops and start spending like good little consumers?
Really?
You don’t think that a deep sense of caution will exist, that the very second a flare up occurs and starts to break out that people won’t panic buy the basics and flee back to their homes?
People are frightened, there is an invisible illness that permeates in public that will probably not hurt you but might kill you or your family if you pass it to them and it spreads like catholic rabbits breeding.
There isn’t going to be a returning to normal, even under the best case scenario we are at level 3 or 2 for months at a time with the occasional shut down and heavy handed quarantining, testing and tracing programs with no tourism other than returning citizens until a vaccine is available.
AND THAT IS BETWEEN 12-18 MONTHS AWAY!
What is it about all of this that is so difficult for people to comprehend?
This once in a century unprecedented event won’t be solved by Lunchtime and expecting shell shocked citizens to morph into spending spree consumers just seems delusional in the extreme.
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Your post assumes that a vaccine can be produced which is not guaranteed in any way whatsoever.
Totally agree.
Vaccine already available. To be made mandatory.
It is easy to see where you three are coming from. SPC Yeti Helena? Jordan.
The point aboout the vaccines is based on reliable research overseas, and current tests and knowledge gained from them.
Rubbish Helena. Any vaccine would have to be thoroughly tested over many months (probably at least 18) to ensure it wouldn’t do more harm than good
Considering that a satisfactory SARS vaccine has not been produced yet then what magic is expected. A vaccine usually has draw backs and side effects such as interfering with your immune system initial response with like virusses.
It appears Hosking disagrees. He believes we are placing the health aspect ahead of the economy. Clearly no one in his family has died from this.
You are a Labour supporter I am a National supporter but I would rather poke my eyes out than start my day listening to Hoskings and his message of hate. Think of your blood pressure Bert
Haha Trev.Sadly he has taken over the Radio NZ Sports airwaves I enjoyed. I do agree, there is hatred in.his voice.
Heh–“Dead People make rather Poor Consumers”–suck on that all you capitalists!
Yes, it is clear some of these cynical types think a spreadsheet is all that is required to prove their case–well I think “Increased Shareholder Value” is bottom of humanities requirements at the moment–millions of people are not clamouring to buy shit they don’t actually need, and will support extended lockdowns.
If you destroy the economy waiting for a vaccine and no vaccine comes …
And yes there may be no long lasting immunity weither, it goes around like the flu again and again and it kills at .5% first time round- lower rates after because the weak are already dead.
The longer we are in lock down the more the consumer society will be re-educating and re-evaluating itself. That’s a worrisome prospect for the captains of retail and associated consumption. That’s why we need to return to “business as usual” asap – before the masses realise that the unusual may have a whole lot more appeal.
before the masses realise that the unusual may have a whole lot more appeal.
Yes. Indeedy. (Once you really start thinking about the benefits, they can grow and expand exponentially even faster than the virus does.)
Read about 2 pieces of research over the last 24hours. Both grim reading.
1st, NZH on 14/4 p.A14 headline; ‘Study shows virus preys on immune system’. More than one study shows the T/immune cells come to fight the virus but the virus fights back, annihilating most. Put in another way, this lethal virus almost completely destroys our immune systems.
2nd, an excellent piece in Tuesday’s ‘Newsroom’ by Marc Daalder (available online), who examines the arguments put by the academics who oppose lockdown. Their position is the grim bit. It’s where Hosking gets some of his garbage from. I think of them as Trumpistas. What’s enlightening is how Daalder demolishes them. He provides lots of evidence from lots of sources. Read it