Sigh… Beijing lays down the law | Zero Covid

 

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A comment at the site: We are 'part of China' - is that so? So, where else in China has been isolated from the mainland (for all but top business executives) since the beginning of the pandemic? Doesn't feel like we're part of anything apart from a nightmarish political tit for tat.

An SCMP editorial of 5 February says: “The ongoing evacuation of residents from high-risk buildings and targeted lockdowns are solid evidence of a deepening crisis”. Huh? Circular argument, much? Because you believe that Omicron is a crisis, you take measures (like evacuation) that then “prove” Omicron is a crisis! Wow! That’s the level of government officials, experts and journos’ analysis? Pathetic.

The article screenshot above is full of the same sorts of circular argument. “There is no other way” because, essentially, they have decided there is no other way. “We have no other options at this point. The situation is now so severe that all of our measures have to be tough,” [Cabinet member] Lam said. Talking as if there’s been no other experience elsewhere.

And so, on this “logic” the HK government announced today “toughest restrictions yet”. (ADDED: and getting hammered in the comments).

But other countries are doing away with restrictions. The whole of Scandinavia has done so and is getting along just fine. As are states in the US that opened — living with the virus — over a year ago. The UK has declining ICU hospitalisations. As does most of Europe. But reading the Post and what our government leaders are saying, you’d never know this! 

But to these dunderheads “we have no other options”. Why? Because “the situation is now so severe”. Why? Because we deem it so. Circular. Pshaw! Phooey! Bunkum! 

I read the other day that HK retail and F&B are losing ~$US 1 Billion a month. Min. That’s, like, 3% of annual GDP. But to some nonces that’s just an “inconvenience”.