Coronavirus

[Black Shepherd Carnage]

I dunno, the "I have no privacy" part was an instant sign to me that, whatever it was about, there was something slightly deeper than "only to be taken at face value" going on. I mean, anything touching the private sphere is going to provoke a hostile reaction, despite our en masse embracing of the increasingly diminished privacy that goes hand in hand with the advances in communication we, generally speaking, clamor for.

[astfgyl]

Yeah I'm not against advances in technology for the greater good at all, but this one doesn't feel like it will be for that. I'm going to be straight up, this shit frightens me. Like I understand Google watching my every move but I had it put down to being for marketing purposes.

[Kurt Cocaine]

On your knees astfgyl.... 

https://youtu.be/iyig2VznZqk

[Bigmac]

What do you make of the prediction of the next disaster which will make this one look like afternoon tea?

Now would be the time to start growing your own spuds.

[astfgyl]

On your knees astfgyl.... 

https://youtu.be/iyig2VznZqk

Either that or join the Gardai!

What do you make of the prediction of the next disaster which will make this one look like afternoon tea?

Now would be the time to start growing your own spuds.

That's the general conclusion I'm coming to as well.

[astfgyl]

Too late for the mink, and none of them infected.. although I doubt they were having a great time as it was..

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/covid-19-mink-farms-in-talks-over-plan-to-cull-120-000-animals-1.4413660?localLinksEnabled=false+farms+cull+ordered+over+Covid-19+concerns

[Bigmac]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvYzf0MqObg&ab_channel=Dr.MarcoCaravaggio

[Bigmac]

What do you make of the prediction of the next disaster which will make this one look like afternoon tea?

Now would be the time to start growing your own spuds.

That's the general conclusion I'm coming to as well.

If you're interested in starting a bit of self sufficiency I could cover some questions you might have in the gardening thread.

Or start a 'New Normal/Build Back Better' thread to hijack their shite slogans, and turn it into a more productive means of distancing ourselves from it all.

Give a man a few spuds and he'll eat for a day, teach a man to grow spuds and he can turn off the fuckin' news.

[Kurt Cocaine]

Well said Mac.... 

[astfgyl]

Yeah I reckon it's high time to get something practical going over there in the gardening thread. An absolute beginner myself so I hope you have patience! Good stuff Mac

[Bigmac]

Yeah I reckon it's high time to get something practical going over there in the gardening thread. An absolute beginner myself so I hope you have patience! Good stuff Mac

Yeah absolutely! Currently studying organic horticulture, so it's all good practice for me either way.

[Bigmac]

https://youtu.be/OWHLnDsOSwA

[astfgyl]

https://youtu.be/OWHLnDsOSwA

Yeah sure fair enough I suppose, it's one of the most dangerous viruses mankind has ever faced. The response is fully justified and we are not living through another rise of fascism in the slightest. I'm sure whatever he was saying was so dangerous that they needed those guns.

[Grim Reality]

I dunno man. I'd be tempted to hear out these Build Back Better guys. I'd certainly not be taking to the streets to defend the system and life we currently have.

If it's a fear of a socialist dystopia, where we own nothing and everyone is 'equal'...? Well I think the horse has already bolted on that one. Socialism/welfare state is already endemic in much of the world and you cannot take back what's already been given. The march to universal basic income has been underway for decades.

Im hardly 'free' now myself. Nominally middle class. Work my hole off in a typically middle class professional job. See my kids for an hour in the morning and evening. Do all the right things to pay my way and fit into my slot in the system. Recently tried to move up a tier, into the 'business' realm. Failed to break through. Not enough money to leave my caste. Hate my job but it feeds my kids and keeps our modest lifestyle afloat.

On the other side of things I see in our local town all the welfare class with wallets full of notes and driving the newest cars. I actually bought my 152 from a dealership who left the previous owners details in the glove box. Who was a serial benefits merchant from the town council estate.

Ireland is well on the way to economic 'equality' between all its citizens outside of the top 1%, whether you are a self respecting worker or benefits dependant.

We have a small family farm. Work hard at it. It's more or less unprofitable like most farms in these times. Needs subsidies to keep afloat and continue to produce food for people. The whole games fucked. Every place you look. And there's no turning back.

As I said I won't be out on the streets defending this shitshow and my little slot in the system.

All we can do is hope the new global socialism is significantly more comfortable for us than the last global effort.

[Scáthach]

Get yourself a criminal enterprise started up, it's great for topping up the auld welfare