Re:The pandemic has eroded democracy and respect for human r...
by fogihujy on Sunday October 18, 2020 @08:37AM
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Not going outside a 5 km radius from home would barely allow me to visit the neighbours. I can imagine the situation is similar for quite a lot of people Down Under.
On the plus side, we were doing social distancing before it was cool.
Re:The pandemic has eroded democracy and respect for human r...
by inops on Sunday October 18, 2020 @07:19AM
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Good for you that that policy wouldn't affect you. That's not the case for a lot of people with the infringement on their freedom of movement.
Re:The pandemic has eroded democracy and respect for human r...
by notreallytrue on Sunday October 18, 2020 @07:33AM
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It's affecting everybody, I stayed home 110 consecutive days, when, I was living in Milan until July.
What looks infringement of freedom to you, to someone else is the best you can ask for.
I wish I could go as far as 5km from my house when I was in complete lockdown.
I live in Rome, near the Colosseum, I never travel 5km from home, unless I have to. Being stuck in the traffic jam in your car is not a nice experience.
EDIT: maybe I should add as a disclaimer that the post tone wasn't obvious.
it came out bad.
My fault.
As someone else said after me, lockdown in Italy meant "stay home, don't leave your neighborhood"
I couldn't even go to visit my parents that live 4 kms away.
So if in Australia 5kms look bad, what would they think about staying confined in your homes to live and work, while also trying to keep your kids happy and motivated, because schools are closed?