aquascoot wrote on Dec 19^th, 2023 at 5:13am:


Why is that the case, I wonder? Hint: it is closely related to the fact that 95% (more like 99% actually) won't wear a mask in crowded places to protect themselves and others from SARS-CoV-2. Oh, and in the case of the Covid vaccines, government and business "messaging" that Covid is over or "just a cold" nowadays.

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Is that the majority of the half a dozen people (maximum) who read these threads? Or the majority of the Australian population?

Either way, they're obviously not listening. Eat, drink and be merry (and spend lots of money) is the only thing the majority are listening to at the moment.

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Yes, of course. Because everyone seems to believe it's just so normal to be constantly sick and sneezing and/or hacking up a lung (like I hear so many doing when I'm out shopping these days) at this time of the year in Australia.

And, I guarantee if I asked any of them if they think they might have Covid I would get that stunned, 'deer caught in the headlights' stare and they would say something like "oh, no... it isn't Covid" or "can't be Covid because I was told the pandemic is over".

While you're here... seeing as you're OzPolitic's Master of the Word Salad, could you decipher this for me?

If it's too confusing even for you perhaps your maskless wife who works in the local hospital might be able to help?

https://nitter.net/plumskyjam/status/1736636432201265322#m

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Don't forget to read the replies.

(And, yes... I know that's in NSW but it would be exactly the same in Queensland and the rest of Australia).

Also...

https://nitter.net/AndrewHewat/status/1736709301677535305#m

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Indeed.

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Well, we are talking about government and pollies here so I wouldn't have expected anything different.

MeisterEckhart wrote on Dec 19^th, 2023 at 10:08am:



human success RELIES upon the social contract that each generation will
sacrifice itself to ensure that the subsequent generation does better.

migrants understand this
they will happily work 2 blue collar jobs to see their kids go to university
it is the fuel that give them joy.

when societies do not ensure the next generation does better, the next generation becomes very disruptive and unhappy and , surprisingly, most of the grandparents become very unhappy about the distress subsequent generations are manifesting


society will fall over if this is not corrected.

young people must be given better housing then their parents, better education, better health care, more srimulating jobs, better prospects for travel and for meeting the opposite sex and raising their own family,

currently, on EVERY parameter, the younger generation are worse off.

the older generation appear to just not care

they are using their home equity to fuel personal pleasure rather then building wealth to be passed on

this is the number one thing that will result in societal collapse.
it seems the older generation are so selfish they dont care and they think they will be out of here when the poo really hits the fan .

disgraceful stuff

MeisterEckhart wrote on Dec 19^th, 2023 at 1:10pm:



truer words were never spoken

hence why every state is ramping up assisted voluntary dying and canada under leftie trudeau now has the loosest euthenasia laws on the planet

Carl D wrote on Dec 19^th, 2023 at 5:44pm:




Incorrect

We should be handing over balanced books a balanced energy situation
An ability to extract resources if necessary as the boomers have done

The boomers have basically racked up debt
Trashed mother nature
Extracted all the fossil fuel and water to fuel their own entitlement

And then said to the younger generation clean up this mess
Pay off that debt
And do it all whilst getting your energy from solar panels and wind turbines

Talk about selfish entitlement
Disgraceful stuff

As MeisterEckhart and Aquascoot have decided to
derail this thread with a meaningless rant against
baby boomers, I have to ask the obvious questions...

Why are they so afraid of us boomers, and what fuels
their jealousy of our lifestyles?

Each of them will eventually become so-called shadow
boomers, so it'd be interesting to revisit the silly comments
they make now when that time—inevitability as the clock
turns—comes around.

—I'd be interested in knowing just how old MeisterEckhart
   and Aquascoot are...  guys?

I am a boomer
Could easily easily retired if I wanted to and live in luxury
Could spend the next 20 years on a cruise ship or lolling around on a beach

Would probably be last about 2 hours before I was bored out of my brain
Intend to work until the day I die

Absolutely adore the grind
Should be able to pass on capital and be a good role model to children and grandchildren
Capital will only be passed on to children and grandchildren who show the correct attitude to life

That is

If one of my children is extremely successful then I would probably give them a larger share
As we should reinforce success

Thankfully they are all extremely motivated and hence that keeps me motivated to keep building the family equity pie

If you are approaching old age and your focus is not on your children and grandchildren
I absolutely pity you

The thought of pleasuring myself in my old age makes me feel sick to my stomach
I would jump out a window rather than be an entitled leech bludging on society

aquascoot wrote on Dec 19^th, 2023 at 9:10pm:

Well, you can forget your "pity" as I (thankfully) never had
children.  In fact most children are everything we abhor in
adults—they're egocentric, ill-mannered, are unruly and noisy,
demanding, selfish, impudent, and intolerant etc.

I'm not quite sure you mean by implying I could be an
"entitled leech" or "bludging" on society?   Please clarify.