@4channel wrote:
@rogespeed wrote:Trump vs Dan - one big difference is that Trump is President over 52 largely independent States, who decree their own rules regarding health, whereas Dan is "President" over his own federalised State and so has all executive power regarding health
For some reason when thinking of Andrews, Pol Pot came to mind. I don't know what sparked off this crazy thought in my mind. But if given a free reign and his own devices, left to do what he wants, would he eventually have a Khmer Rouge style dictatorship in operation? Probably not but is he capablle of being a mini-Pol Pot? I don't really know. Is he capable of being a dictator? I believe yes because this is how he is behaving. Under Pot's Khmer rule, certain people were eliminated so reason could never take hold and challenge the rule. Under Andrews' regime, there seems to be a strong dislike of reason. So that's one similarity I guess.
And talking of Pots, highly regarded and respected Australian journalist, John Pilger referred to Andrews as a Tin Pot
Pilger canes โtin pot dictatorโ Andrews
John Pilger lashes Daniel Andrewsโ response to the Victoria outbreak, and accuses governments of โfearmongeringโ.
The Australian, Pilger canes โtin pot dictatorโ Andrews
----------------------------------------------------------------------------THE AUSTRALIANJohn Pilger@johnpilgerLucky Australia has no pandemic. This doesn't deter the provincial tinpots who run the states. Media-addicted windbag Dan Andrews, whose govt in Victoria slashed public health, has locked down Melbourne yet again. Tennis players in the Aust Open are exempt as 'essential workers'.John Pilger@johnpilgerโAustralia has almost no community transmission or none,โ says Prof. Peter Collignon. But Covid scaremongering allows Dan Andrews, the verbose politician who runs the state of Victoria, to lock down millions and demand ridiculous wartime powers. This is how autocracies are made.
I just hope he doesn't add Year Zero to his rhetoric
He is definately a China fan-guy - but such sentiment has a large following in Victoria - i suppose the 60s/70's uni rad's have assumed real influence now , education , public service , union/trades
Peeping at what is happening in China is usually indicative of what is likely to happen here , regarding mitigation ie China is building dedicated semi-remote covid quarantine facilities , well well well , just so happens .....
Anti-vaxxers wearing tinfoil crowns and chanting โall vaccines are toxicโ in wild scenes unfolding in the Brisbane CBD today.
