South African Covid-19 News and Discussions

[Lupus]

At this point in time in my mind, I've just gotten to accept this lockdown is going to continue as the muppets at the top have no cooking clue what's going on.
I'm fine, I can get food, I've got electricity, roof over my head, all I ask for is clothing stores to be opened as winter it is coming.
I can do it, a lot of people can't and apparently we shouldn't worry about them, only the 65 who died over an entire month of a virus.
Even takeaways, I'm missing them, but it's over, sure I ended up spending more at grocery stores for luxuries, but
hey.

 

[Gtx Gaming]

Checkers durbanville closed now, as an staff member tested positive. Getting really close to places where I use to shop.

 

[ToxicBunny]

At this point in time in my mind, I've just gotten to accept this lockdown is going to continue as the muppets at the top have no cooking clue what's going on.
I'm fine, I can get food, I've got electricity, roof over my head, all I ask for is clothing stores to be opened as winter it is coming.
I can do it, a lot of people can't and apparently we shouldn't worry about them, only the 65 who died over an entire month of a virus.
Even takeaways, I'm missing them, but it's over, sure I ended up spending more at grocery stores for luxuries, but
hey.

I'm in largely the same boat as you mentally on this one.....

 

[daveza]

Checkers durbanville closed now, as an staff member tested positive. Getting really close to places where I use to shop.

Pharmacists.

 

[Lupus]

I'm in largely the same boat as you mentally on this one.....

There's not a lot we can do, the government has gotten a taste of power and it will not just exert it willy nilly. Oh you used to like Pepsi, no Pepsi for you only Coke, than no Coke for you only Kingsley or whatever they deem worthy.

 

[saor]

Checkers durbanville closed now, as an staff member tested positive. Getting really close to places where I use to shop.

Also Lions Square Spar in Somerset West...


https://www.facebook.com/kwiksparsomerset/

 

[Lupus]

So glad I'm not in the WC, seems you guys are actually worse off than Gauteng and we had the first case and quite a few in my area.

 

[Brian_G]

At this point in time in my mind, I've just gotten to accept this lockdown is going to continue as the muppets at the top have no cooking clue what's going on.
I'm fine, I can get food, I've got electricity, roof over my head, all I ask for is clothing stores to be opened as winter it is coming.
I can do it, a lot of people can't and apparently we shouldn't worry about them, only the 65 who died over an entire month of a virus.
Even takeaways, I'm missing them, but it's over, sure I ended up spending more at grocery stores for luxuries, but
hey.

Agreed, except the LD continuation bit - they have at least let us know it's going to start being "opened up", and we've got two airlines planning for that.
But there's a new buzz-term being muttered by authorities etc. everywhere - "things will never be the same again".
So I think we're seeing cooperative governments deciding humanity is too vast now, too out of control. Globalists I suspect, at least. Therefore it may feel like some of the LD never ends.

 

[Lupus]

Agreed, except the LD continuation bit - they have at least let us know it's going to start being "opened up", and we've got two airlines planning for that.
But there's a new buzz-term being muttered by authorities etc. everywhere - "things will never be the same again".
So I think we're seeing cooperative governments deciding humanity is too vast now, too out of control. Globalists I suspect, at least. Therefore it may feel like some of the LD never ends.

Okay so there are two things, clothes shop and headset, my wife keeps moaning I'm using hers too much :-(.

 

[ToxicBunny]

There's not a lot we can do, the government has gotten a taste of power and it will not just exert it willy nilly. Oh you used to like Pepsi, no Pepsi for you only Coke, than no Coke for you only Kingsley or whatever they deem worthy.

Individually no there isn't much we can do..

I think the big groups with money will start forcing the governments hand though.

 

[Lupus]

Individually no there isn't much we can do..

I think the big groups with money will start forcing the governments hand though.

You'd hope so, but they seem to be backing off as well

 

[ToxicBunny]

You'd hope so, but they seem to be backing off as well

They backed off last week... but there seems to be rumblings that they are going to start asserting themselves a bit if this shyte continues for too much longer without some damn good reasoning behind it.

The small little optimist in me is partially sure that the really big corporates have been bending Cyrils ear in the last week or so about how they need the economy up and running or there will be considerably more loss of life than the virus could cause... and there won't be an economy to return to.

 

[Lupus]

They backed off last week... but there seems to be rumblings that they are going to start asserting themselves a bit if this shyte continues for too much longer without some damn good reasoning behind it.

The small little optimist in me is partially sure that the really big corporates have been bending Cyrils ear in the last week or so about how they need the economy up and running or there will be considerably more loss of life than the virus could cause... and there won't be an economy to return to.

The real small optimist in my is hoping that as well, but Cyril seems to listen to the muppets he's hired.

 

[Brian_G]

...but Cyril seems to listen to the muppets he's hired.

Or is he perhaps obeying "conditions" from the IMF & co.?
Seems strange that they would try this LD for so long given their fear of losing votes and things certainly appearing to be quite harmless so far.

 

[Lupus]

Or is he perhaps obeying "conditions" from the IMF & co.?
Seems strange that they would try this LD for so long given their fear of losing votes and things certainly appearing to be quite harmless so far.

You'd think the IMF would prefer a working economy to get their monies back.

 

[Brian_G]

You'd think the IMF would prefer a working economy to get their monies back.

We discussed this a couple of days ago with a guy here who has specialist knowledge about them and finances - apparently they don't give a damn about recovery of capital, which is just manufactured anyway, they're always after interest effectively from tax payers (basically forever) or state assets.

 

[Paulsie]

Or is he perhaps obeying "conditions" from the IMF & co.?
Seems strange that they would try this LD for so long given their fear of losing votes and things certainly appearing to be quite harmless so far.

Good point. Also seems strange that after months and years of threats, the last ratings agency decides to downgrade us to junk just before the start of the lockdown. Suddenly access to funding gets just a bit more difficult and expensive. Coincidence?? ?

 

[Paulsie]

We discussed this a couple of days ago with a guy here who has specialist knowledge about them and finances - apparently they don't give a damn about recovery of capital, which is just manufactured anyway, they're always after interest effectively from tax payers (basically forever) or state assets.

The IMF and World Bank: Partners in Economic Backwardness - Global Research

Michael Hudson discusses his seminal work of 1972, Super Imperialism: The Economic Strategy of American Empire, a critique of how the US exploits foreign economies through IMF and World bank debt; difference between the IMF and World Bank; World Bank dysfunctional from the outset; loans made in...

www.globalresearch.ca

An interesting interwiew re IMF if you have the time... Answers lots of how's and why's

 

[daveza]

Checkers Durbanville closed due to staff member testing positive....

Pharmacists ...

 

[dualmeister]

Checkers durbanville closed now, as an staff member tested positive. Getting really close to places where I use to shop.

Eish