THERE are so many headlines about COVID and vaccines and deaths that they eventually blur into one mass that now seems to pass by. But one recent case that gave the fact that Indonesia’s total deaths has passed 100,000 is a stark reminder of reality.
A few facts need to be written in stone. Yes, there is a pandemic and the best approach is vaccination and lockdown. Sorry Boris, the United Kingdom got it wrong. Those that deny this should be blocked from all media and yes, freedom of expression does not override the freedom to live.
In reality, should the “covidiots” who protest in mass, unmasked crowds be charged with manslaughter?
There are, or more accurately 100,000 people in Indonesia that may have had an opinion on the matter.
Get your vaccination now, mask up and stay at home, please!
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I want to eat cake
The phrase “let them eat cake”, commonly attributed to Marie Antoinette, doesn’t make any mention of vaccination cards but the French are protesting loudly about them. They and many countries are looking at the introduction of some form of vaccination proof and preferably one that is not easy to forge. This will then allow them to eat cake, have meals, out and go to sporting or cultural events and, more importantly, safely.
The first stage is the double vaccination and then being able to prove it, for many reasons. The first is your own safety and then that of everyone else, and finally hopefully everything could return to normal. So why are people protesting?
The worrying matter is the number of people who, without valid medical reasons, don’t want vaccinations since in reality they are being selfish and ignorant.
Some misguided individuals don’t believe the pandemic exists, that vaccines do actually work, and everyone needs it but they probably believe the Earth is flat and that Trump won.
It’s time to tell the French to “Se faire vaccine” and the English to “Get vaccinated”. Please!
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No gold for Barbie
The Olympics have finished in Tokyo, although there is still the Paralympics to start, and it has been a great success for the whole world in a time of difficulty.
There have been many stories of success but not the Barbie one. Mattel, the manufacturers of Barbie, have created an incomplete and inaccurate Olympic collection.
There seems to be no doll of Asian appearance, with only white and dark skin example available despite this being run in an Asian country.
There does not appear to be any representatives of the LGBTQIA+ community despite a number of participants from these groups, both publicly known and some not yet willing or able to identify themselves so.
It would also seem that Barbie only wins gold medals. There is nothing wrong with being second best in the world or 50th, it’s the participation that is important.
There needs to be role models for young people, and it appears to be the athletes themselves and not the Barbie versions of the athletes. (dfitzger@melbpc.org.au)/PN
