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Originally Posted by inv4zn
Australia has been coming down HARD on 'deniers'; multiple videos of police (politely) raiding people who have organized anti-mask rallies. Hefty fines + jail time.
One could argue it's heavy-handed and surely infringing on some rights (the right to protest, for example), but if that nips the stupidity in the bud, then honestly so be it.
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So you welcome a 8pm-5am curfew, restrictions on who/how many can leave the house/day, to have police come into your home for posting something online that doesn't align with what the government tells you? These are the exact type of reasons why people flee China (and why my grandparents did).
I would be somewhat okay with some heavy-handed regulations if it's proven to stamp out the virus, but at this point it's looking like this thing is going to be around for years/the rest of our lives. Once you agree to these types of measures, it's extremely easy for these to just stick around indefinitely (it's like getting stuck with a responsibility that you temporarily accepted at work), or to accept even further, more "draconian" measures in the future as it becomes the "new normal."