Flu Strikes Forever

Another day in a world gone mad :)

I saw yesterday someone making the point that this lock down is the logical end point of 'health and safety' culture. Sadly I can't remember where I saw the tweet, so I can't give the person proper credit, however it was a wonderful insight.

We literally now cannot leave the house and meet other people because it's "too dangerous". Even though the fatality rate for this virus is clearly and undeniably now in the same ballpark as normal flu viruses.

In fact, that's another thing worth noting. Whenever you get people comparing this virus to regular flu it's often met with the angry response "It's. Not. Flu." It's becoming like another SJW type catchphrase. Almost like you're misgendering the virus.

Anyway, the 'health and safety' insight got me thinking further about where this may all be going. If the entire political establishment, in every single country, are fully invested in the "forever lock down" then it's pretty much game over for anyone against it. However, if the "right", for want of a better label, put up some resistance then we might see an endless battle.

I'm thinking something similar to the endless strikes of the 1970's. The left constantly striking to get their political demands. The right trying to break the strikes and get the economy moving. In the process looking like heartless cotton mill owners only bothered about money and economics. An obvious one to watch is the school re-openings. If teachers (and parents) refuse to re-open due to the "health risks" then they may effectively go on strike until it's "safe". It will then be a huge battle to get the schools open. This could go on endlessly back and forth. Especially with the so-called "second" and "third" waves, etc. This could then happen in any other sphere or industry.

Of course, they'll claim it's simply the "health" issue they're striking over. However it will be used to hold the country hostage to get all myriad different demands. As it already is now. Brexit delay. Universal Basic Income. Orange-man gone. And so forth.