"We've got them where we want them now, Leo."
Comment: "A slide back into..."
Help, we're sliding! We can't stop ourselves imprisoning everyone over a benign virus. Send money, muzzles, and vaccines...
Vulnerable people and those over 70 will feel the brunt of the new rules but families and those involved in sports will also be reassessing their plans today.
Comment: I.e., they're not SAYING it's 'full lockdown', but the subliminal message you're very much meant to receive is: THIS IS FULL LOCKDOWN.
"We are acting to try and stop a national lockdown," Health Minister Stephen Donnelly said last night. He also admitted there was "robust debate" at Cabinet about whether or not the measures went too far.
Comment: It's a national lockdown. They're just covering their a**es with weasel-words in the event of major public backlash.
Family gatherings are now limited to just six people and all outdoor gatherings to 15 people.
The GAA [major Irish sports association - Sott.net ed.] has called on the Government and health chiefs to "present the empirical evidence" that informed the decision to move all sporting events behind closed doors.
Comment: They won't because there is none. This is being done to protect their 'gains' thus far this year from terrorizing and hystericizing the population.
Comment: Those 'martyrs to the cause' the Irish PM is emotionally manipulating people with for the most part died BECAUSE OF THE LOCKDOWN.
If this 'second lockdown' takes in Ireland, expect it to be rolled out across the West in due course.