I know I know, this place is all about free speech, aka, allowing racism, bigotry, sexism, promoting incel/manosphere culture, all of that, but please, draw the line at people claiming that COVID-10 or the "coronavirus" is a hoax.

EVERYONE needs to take this seriously and any source of doubt, especially with so many posters vulnerable to conspiratorial thinking over accepted facts and information from medical experts, it's dangerous.

Australia has a chance, a small one, to avoid a total lockdown, but people right now need to be doing the right thing, if they don't we're all going to suffer much worse than we are already.

Can we please at least move all posts like this (example below) to the Fringe if not removing them or their posters entirely?

This place is responsible for some terrible things, can we not let this sort of denial be one of them?

I've already had to close a business and payout 9 staff members who are now going into this uncertain period without a job.  Yes, we included them in the decisions and even though some of the staff were casual, we paid out their future shifts already booked and all entitlements for the other staff, but it was (... "was" *sigh*) a Cafe.  Business dried up, almost overnight.

If we stayed open, even ignoring the risk to our staff, it would have depleted out warchest and we would have been at the point of trading without being able to cover bills, rent and if we closed then, it would be impossible to pay our staff what they're owed, so we included them in the decision-making process and while it sucks, we did the best thing for everyone, even if we (myself and the other two owners) took a bath.  Our staff can at least get a start on their claims of unemployment now too given what I'm sure will be a massive wait.

I'm lucky enough to have a day job that for now is insulated a little from the coming economic woes, but that will only continue so long as our clients still exist.

My wife's business won't.

And we're not alone.  How many tradies will be able to work in a lockdown, little to none?

What happens then?

At least on the Gold Coast, tradies are the only thing keeping our economy afloat especially with tourism gone overnight. 

Their foolish spending because there's always more money next week (which, I'm thankful for their spending, that's not a jab at them) won't work when they're in lockdown and they'll have nothing to fall back on.

So Mods, can we do something about this sort of thing?!

PZ547 wrote on Mar 21^st, 2020 at 2:01pm:


Or at least let us know your stance?

Thanks.

PZ547 wrote on Mar 21^st, 2020 at 4:31pm:


you are you can't be trusted without evidence.

Take your nonsense to the Fringe.

The situation is more important than your implied freedom to spread dangerous lies and misinformation that could help contribute to real people losing their lives.

You're worse than all the people you claim are pushing the fake virus story.

I hope if you do get the virus you take it seriously and don't go infecting other innocent people but since you're the type who would still go out just to prove you can, I hope you don't get the virus so you're not infectious to those around you.

PZ547 wrote on Mar 21^st, 2020 at 4:51pm:


I'm trying to be compassionate, because apparently as a lefty I'm supposed to be, and clearly you're mentally retarded and deserve no such thing.

But here we are, me still wishing you not to get the virus.

It would be a shame if you took up vital medical resources needed to save someone else anyway.

So Mods, is spreading Covid-Hoax ok around these parts or not?

Thanks.

What other opinions do you think people should be banned for Aussie?

freediver wrote on Mar 21^st, 2020 at 5:28pm:


ban the islamaphobes and racists while you're at it

Baronvonrort wrote on Mar 21^st, 2020 at 7:17pm:



go ahead. You won't see me whinge. You'll be the one crying, not me.

Baronvonrort wrote on Mar 21^st, 2020 at 7:28pm:


why? you didn't like your own suggestion? 

KangAnon wrote on Mar 21^st, 2020 at 7:40pm:


There are plenty of white muslims do you remember that young suicide bomber from Victoria called Jake Bilardi?

Was David Hicks a whitefella who was jailed on terrorism charges?

It's absurd to claim white supremacy is the root of those who dislike Islam when there are millions of white muslims.What race are the muslims in Bosnia are they white? Only a brain dead dim witted leftard could make such an absurd claim.

There are many Sahih Ahadith that say $$Profit Muhammad was a white man so whitefellas in Islam goes right back to the Charlatan who created the Islam delusion.

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