Corona Virus Lock Down 'Rant' Thread.

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IslandPink wrote: Wed May 27, 2020 12:45 pm
“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.”
Ok Mark, that phrase it a tad trite.

To me, it means "good men who are (or were) in a position that would enable them to do something if they were not afraid of the consequences".

Like (as an example) those who turn a blind eye to child abuse in the church, or in child care homes.
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pre65 wrote: Wed May 27, 2020 12:45 pm What is the difference between what I said, and what you said then Nick ? :?

Me - "Do not worry about things you have no control over."

Nick - "to not worry about things you can't control"

PS I also contacted my MP (by Email) yesterday. But I'm not worrying about it.
No, and I am sure Mark is not worrying about it, but that doesn’t mean he can't get angry about it.
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pre65 wrote: Wed May 27, 2020 12:55 pm Ok Mark, that phrase it a tad trite.
I'm told that John Stewart Mill wasn't all that impressed with your amplifiers, either.
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IslandPink wrote: Wed May 27, 2020 1:46 pm
pre65 wrote: Wed May 27, 2020 12:55 pm Ok Mark, that phrase it a tad trite.
I'm told that John Stewart Mill wasn't all that impressed with your amplifiers, either.
I don't know who he is Mark, but it's OK for anyone not to like any of my amplifiers. :)
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UK police say that people breaking lockdown rules are using the actions of the prime minister's adviser Dominic Cummings - whose 260-mile trip sparked controversy - as an excuse.

West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner David Jamieson told BBC Radio 4's The World At One that the public are telling officers, "if it is okay for Cummings, it is okay for us", and "it looks like there is one rule for us and another rule for the people in No 10 Downing Street".

He said if the rules are interpreted as flexible by people at the heart of government, "then it is almost impossible for police officers to be able to carry out their job effectively".

Police were getting "quite a pushback" from all generations, he said.

"Now that is a bad sign, showing that confidence in the rules, confidence in government and thereby the police's ability to enforce it, has been undermined very much in the last few days," he said.


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Not surprising. My friend in Bromley said that people are just going back to normal down there in London. Yet we still have 80 to 90% of the population unexposed to the virus.
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Yep and at tonight's briefing, the very insincere Duracell Bunny, Matt Hancock, when launching the track and trace process, made a point that it was everyone’s civil duty to comply with any requirements. A pity he previously failed to apply the civil duty argument when he chose to defend Cummings. Arse!
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The police have my sympathy , they are really bearing the brunt of all the woolly advice and failure to agree consensus in the regions, must be a nightmare for them - & now with the Cummings stuff too. I am sure round here they are praying for some Wales/England alignment tomorrow, from Mark Drakeford, so they don't have to cruise around all the time policing cars coming into our area from England.
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To borrow from the King James Bible, (Proverbs 21:20), 'A fool and his money are soon parted'...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-52810220
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Ray P wrote: Thu May 28, 2020 8:10 am To borrow from the King James Bible, (Proverbs 21:20), 'A fool and his money are soon parted'...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-52810220
thats got f..k all to do with the virus
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#554 Re: Corona Virus Lock Down 'Rant' Thread.

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mainscablesrus wrote: Thu May 28, 2020 10:50 pm
Ray P wrote: Thu May 28, 2020 8:10 am To borrow from the King James Bible, (Proverbs 21:20), 'A fool and his money are soon parted'...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-52810220
thats got f..k all to do with the virus
There is a tenuous link to the virus via 5G if loonies like David Icke are to be believed. :lol:
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mainscablesrus wrote: Thu May 28, 2020 10:50 pm
Ray P wrote: Thu May 28, 2020 8:10 am To borrow from the King James Bible, (Proverbs 21:20), 'A fool and his money are soon parted'...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-52810220
thats got f..k all to do with the virus
And often, everything to do with sales at MCRU.

You do seem to allow self exposure about some of the nonsense you sell, don’t you think?
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