News

Sometimes I wonder about the lack of common sense or logic being displayed by people in influential positions.  This morning I turned on the TV to watch the national and international news.  The first national article was the decision by the NSW Premier, Gladys Berejiklian to allow the Sydney New Year’s Eve fireworks display to proceed along with a plea to the public NOT TO ATTEND!  <@#$%^&*>  Of course people are going to attempt to attend and Gladys your fears of a “super spreader event” may well be realised.  Premier you already have the “Ruby Princess” cruise ship super spreader debacle on your hands.  Play it safe….. cancel the display.  The two news readers discussed the plans for the fireworks display with one justifying it by stating “Well it’s a major international event”.  None of the millions of international viewers are paying for the fireworks.  The bill is being picked up by the NSW rate payers…. who are being told to stay at home!!

One of the Chinese reporters who exposed the PRC government attempts to conceal the awful extent of the Coronavirus in Wuhan has been jailed for four years.  No surprises there… Everything is wonderful in China.  The population is 100% happy with the way the Communist Party runs the country.  Of course China isn’t a communist country.  It’s a one party totalitarian regime where public information is heavily controlled to ensure there is no dissent.

German DW News had an extended article about the winners and losers of Brexit.  Unsurprisingly they focussed on perceived losers. 

• With a border down the Irish Sea NI citizens are losers and this will eventually result in the political integration of the island of Ireland.
• UK fishermen will lose because the species of fish they catch aren’t popular in the UK and are exported to the EU.
• The Scots aren’t happy because the EU benefits will cease, accelerating the desire for independence.
• The Financial Service industry aren’t happy and will be seriously affected as services aren’t included in the agreement.
• The DW crew even went to the Commonwealth Caribbean and interviewed some unhappy citizens. 

It appeared to me DW News was pandering to their domestic viewers attempting to portray BREXIT as a disaster for the UK. 

I think Trump played a clever move with the COVID Relief Bill.  He allowed the Republicans to negotiate hard with the Democrats to reach a $600 payment figure.  Then he refused to sign the Bill stating the figure was too low and should be $2000.  This pulled the rug from under the Republicans making them look mean.  He subsequently signed the Bill.  This will enable him to enter the 2024 Presidential Election Campaign telling poor Democrat and Republican voters he is the man to drain the swamp. Trump received a huge number of votes in the 2021 election and many of these voters are loyal to him rather than the Republican Party.  This leaves the Republican Party in a very precarious state.  Moreover the Democrats are also likely to be in difficulty as there will be no pandemic (fingers crossed) and therefore less opportunity or interest in large numbers of voters bothering to vote Democrat.  Trump could potentially win in 2024.

I do try to watch articles from both sides and form my own balanced (I hope) opinion.  However there are times when I get disillusioned and just turn off the TV.

On a more positive note….. 262 days since the last recorded case of community transmitted COVID in Western Australia and the vaccine will start becoming available here in 60 days.  If the temperature would just start to cool slightly life would be very pleasant.