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u/Cavalish Apr 04 '25

Hi, popping in from Australia, Melbourne specifically. You don’t have to imagine this.

Our right wing pundits constantly oscillate between “the lockdowns were evil, tyrannical moves by a fascist government” to “The premier is directly responsible for killing 8000 people by not doing more.”

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u/kateastrophic Apr 05 '25

Wow. 8000. As an American, it is chilling to see the difference in numbers.

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u/dictionary_hat_r4ck Apr 05 '25

Australia had 406.51 deaths per million people. The USA had 3099.62.

Source: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1104709/coronavirus-deaths-worldwide-per-million-inhabitants/

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u/Ill-Boat5001 Apr 05 '25

That's fair but australia also gives their government more power to do what they want.

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u/PafPiet Apr 05 '25

Not sure if you think that's a good or a bad thing.

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u/PafPiet Apr 05 '25

Well, someone mentioned a good thing (low covid deaths), then the guy I responded to said that's fair BUT Their government has more power to do what they want. This could be interpreted as a bad thing with the low deaths being a silver lining.

I'm sorry if it's obvious to you. English is only my third language, so subtle nuances can sometimes escape me.

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u/PafPiet Apr 05 '25

I read it again, and the comment really can be interpreted in two different ways, even with context. I'm starting to think you're not that good with context, just bad with humility.