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Epidemiologist. Writer (Guardian, Observer etc). "Well known research trouble-maker". PhDing at @UoW Host of @senscipod Email gidmk.healthnerd@gmail.com he/him

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    Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK Feb 5

    Health Nerd Retweeted Prof Francois Balloux

    As an Australian who is going to two parties, dining in-person at a restaurant, and seeing a live show this weekend the idea that #ZeroCovid is not compatible with individual rights and freedoms just seems bizarrely out of touchhttps://twitter.com/BallouxFrancois/status/1357776017117560833 …

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    Prof Francois BallouxVerified account @BallouxFrancois
    An excellent read. It gives a good feel for what will likely be the major societal conflict ahead of us. At the risk of being blunt, #ZeroCovid is not compatible with the individual rights and freedoms that characterise postwar democracies. https://unherd.com/2021/02/inside-the-zero-covid-campaign/ …
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      1. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK Feb 6

        If anyone is interested, the show was Fangirls, a local Aussie production and it was fantastic. Tickets herehttps://belvoir.com.au/productions/fangirls-3/#performance-prices …

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      1. Davedontstandsoclosetome‏ @daveyinge Feb 5
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        I guess it depends on which country and democracy you live in

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      2. Boris Barbour‏ @BorisBarbour Feb 5
        Replying to @GidMK

        I guess his point is either that Australia and New Zealand aren't democracies or that they will fight a war in the future.

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      3. Boris Barbour‏ @BorisBarbour Feb 5
        Replying to @BorisBarbour @GidMK

        Also think one can conclude that a pandemic isn't really compatible with said freedoms either.

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      1. noa-witheringly‏ @noawitheringly Feb 5
        Replying to @GidMK

        Exactly. This is just the umpteenth rendition of a trite pseudo-argument based in turn on racist assumptions about "strict pandemic measures" not being applicable "in the West". & that's exactly where we are in Europe, still, after more than 1 year & hundreds of thousands deaths.

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      2. Greg Dore‏ @GregDore2 Feb 5
        Replying to @GidMK

        Maybe 🇦🇺 is a prewar democracy.

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      3. David Ridley‏ @RidleyDM Feb 5
        Replying to @GregDore2 @GidMK

        That sentence could be interpreted to be pretty dark. Let's hope not.

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      2. Cary Grant‏ @BothaBoy Feb 5
        Replying to @GidMK @dazult_pdempsey

        Any plans to travel the rest of the world soon ? What would likely happen to those who cocoon forever without contact with the outside world ? God bless vaccines working .. forever ... right ? This is more complex a situation than you suggest. But well done Oz/NZ to date ! 👍

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      1. Smoothbrain Central‏ @GasolineJoy Feb 5
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        I'm in the middle of a 2.5 month lockdown, and I'm not feeling especially free!

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