To save a lot of other people the trouble of posting, here's my reaction:
That's appalling that there were 4 overseas cases today. I mean, these extra 4 over the 1160 local cases are probably going to throw out hospital system into total chaos, if any of them get sick enough to go to hospital. And they might have a scary new variant, that would totally be beyond the capability of the third world medical system that we have here in the former country of Australia (OK maybe fair in relation to the colony of WA, according to some media reports recently). And what a relief that we cut the arrival caps in half because if we didn't there would probably be 8 overseas cases today. Eight I say. And that would then be 1168 cases, and our medical system definitely cannot manage that. The extra 8 is just too much of a burden.
And anyway, what were these Australians doing in hotel quarantine anyway, if of course they are Australians. Seems like they have been out of the country. Well, they should not have been. Were they pursuing some personal self interest then, like their career, or caring for their overseas family members or something like that? Well they should not have been. They have had a long time to come home if they wanted to, so why are they doing it now? Oh a close family member is dying, who wasn't dying in March 2020? They lost their previously secure job overseas because of economic conditions and so they don't have a visa to stay there now? Well that isn't a compelling reason, and anyway, don't they know that even if they make it to Sydney, they won't be allowed to go anywhere else in the former country of Australia even if someone is dying, or the only home they own is located in one of the colonies of WA, QLD or VIC? No they are selfish, thoughtless, scary overseas Australians, so clearly not very Australian at all, especially if they have the hide to want to return from India, and none of them deserve to be let back into the country. Notice I didn't say their country, because they left it, so stuff them. That's why their passports are useless. And besides, none of them play footy or cricket or tennis, or make movies or music. If they did, then of course we should let them in, and let them go to whatever state they want, and give them special rules. Those people are heros, and they are only trying to do their essential work. And really, it's not reasonable to expect footy players to play footy without the in-person support of their wives and children, so let's be sure we bring them along too. I mean they are mainly young men, with needs, right. Speaks for itself. It's a good thing they are so respectful of the rules of their special bio-bubbles too.
And look, just in case you think we have lost our egalitarian streak, I think that hotel quarantine should apply to everyone who manages to get here. Yep, regardless of the actual COVID risk in the country they came from, regardless of whether they are vaccinated or not, regardless of whether they have tested negative on any number of occasions, yep even if they don't have COVID, it's pretty clear they are a danger to us all. Hotel quarantine for them all . They can't be trusted to do home quarantine, because some of them maybe broke the rules, back in March 2020, and of course, that means that nothing has changed since. No of course people don't have a deeper appreciation for what COVID means now than they did back then. And we definitely can't use technology to check on them, so it has to be personal checks. We can't do that because we don't have enough police and ADF to do it - because they are busy enforcing the curfews and the state border inter-colony crossings. Yes especially important to keep pregnant women, and children with cancer away from our hospitals, because they come from another colony. Oh well except for the 10,000 people a week who actually have COVID here in Australia. Those are true Australians, they never left the place, so we can trust them to quarantine at home.
Sorry, I have to go now, my 5G reception is fading a bit because I am just about due for my 2nd shot o AZ. I hope the reception picks up again after I get it. 5G is amazing. It lets you do stuff, faster.
Sarcasm alert, in case you missed it.
