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Original poster

I am utterly depressed with this situation

57 replies

inuet · 06/12/2020 22:33

It feels like we have all just been robbed of 9 months and God knows when a proper life will come back. There aren't words for how much I hate this miserable apology for a life.

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onedayinthefuture · 07/12/2020 14:21

It's criminal the way it's been dealt with. Right from the start we've been led to believe everyone would catch it, if you did you'd be very ill or end up dying and been told we're murdering selfish fuckers for wanting to leave the house or see any of of our loved ones and friends.

The media and press frenzy has been a disgrace (and yes I'm talking you to Piers Morgan and Dr Hilary). There are a lot of frightened people out there who are at no risk. All this 'we must think of others and do our bit' from people furious that people dare enjoy themselves is because they are frightened for themselves not the wider community (most people care for themselves and their loved ones NOT people they don't know).

The stupid mind fucking rules that make no sense whatsoever. Kids have been treated appallingly, elderly people have been treated appallingly giving them no choice.

I'm convinced if we didn't have the rolling news and social media we do now and this was the 90s it would all be very different. We were constantly told it's not time yet after 12 weeks of lockdown in the spring, all that precious time lost and education lost when they were gonna send everyone back and open a lot up in September ready for cold and flu season anyway, makes no sense.

carlaCox · 07/12/2020 14:21

How right you are. Our lives are now being totally managed and we have no choices but to do as we are told. How terrifying (for the ones who can still think logically).

If it's any consolation to you OP then I completely agree with this. I went for a drive around last night because I was just so sick of being in the house and it was like something out of a dystopian film. Sunday evening in December and it's completely empty apart from a few police cars hanging around waiting for someone to contravene the restrictions. Eurgh. Horrible. What are we doing?

It terrifies me how people are willingly going along with this massive infringement on our human rights when we can clearly see what a lying, incompetent mess this government is.

gannett · 07/12/2020 14:25

Oh God, the conspiracy loons and My Freedumbs mob are here.

You can tell who's privileged enough that they've never had their actual rights threatened by the state before. Please, talk to Black people or LGBT people or anyone involved in actual protest movements about civil liberties and stop throwing tantrums about sensible public health measures in a pandemic.

Chimeraforce · 07/12/2020 14:28

O. P it's shit. I totally agree and feel the same way and I'm all out of platitudes.

carlaCox · 07/12/2020 14:30

You can tell who's privileged enough that they've never had their actual rights threatened by the state before.

Ha! I used to live in a dictatorship. An actual dictatorship. I'm well aware of what the creeping erasure of freedoms looks and feels like and that's why this is so scary to me. People who have only lived in the UK are so incredibly naive thinking this could never be them.

muddledmidget · 07/12/2020 14:31

I think it's OK to acknowledge that this year has been shit. Very few people will have got through the year without missing out on something special, missing out on time with loved ones and without feeling like the never ending boredom of not going anywhere is never going to end. But amongst all the crap, there are some things I appreciate about this year. I will never take my family for granted again, or allow my social anxieties to let me miss out on things. I've genuinely grown to love the town I live in after trying to escape it for 16 years. I don't feel like 2020 has stolen anything from me, it's been a new experience, and one I hope will come to an end very soon, but I have enjoyed parts of it

carlaCox · 07/12/2020 14:35

Anyway I don't want to get in an argument about human rights and freedoms here. There are people on this thread who feel awful and need support rather than people telling them they're being silly.

To everyone who's feeling awful - I hear you. I just keep thinking - this won't be forever. And...if it is...then I'll be emigrating (again!).

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