[halffaday]

The Australian government also put its citizens in concentration camps with total impunity last year. That sort of outrageous mistreatment of lower and middle class people is not feasible outside of a few cities in the United States. Cheran in Mexico is also a good example of how resisting state-mandated civilian disarmament can discourage the abuse of citizens by powerful organizations.

[roganartu]

There are plenty of ways to describe the Australian federal government’s handling of Covid, but to use the term “concentration camps” is unnecessarily inflammatory and not a sentiment that is shared by Australians.

The problems were not in the overall handling in general (in fact, everyone I know is ok with the way they locked down, at least the first 12-18 months or so anyway), but in the lack of a coherent plan for how to exit that situation. The federal government abdicated it’s responsibility, relying heavily on states to handle things that require more scale and coordination than they are capable of.

These discussions would be more productive if you didn’t project your country’s desire for “freedom” at all costs onto those that make different social trade offs. We are not oppressed by a nation state and we don’t need you to liberate us, thanks.

[pmalynin]

My friend, we in America have the most incarcerated individuals let’s not talk about outrages mistreatment of the lower classes.

[kelnos]

Not sure what this has to do with Australia's gun laws. Talk about whataboutism. A country can have sensible laws in one sphere, but do awful things in another.

And as the sibling points out, the US's track record for incarceration (and concentration camps) isn't exactly great either.