New zealand is still in a state of flux these days in the aftermath of covid hysteria.
Covid, or rather the reaction to it has destroyed and/or disrupted most people’s lives in some way.
-Most people now have family members that they don’t/won’t talk to anymore. -Mandates that either forced people to take the jab or lose their job. -Adverse reactions to the jab. These don’t officially exist here, but the chances are that anyone in New Zealand knows someone who suffers from a bad reaction. Myocarditis is a common one. -Even religion wasn’t immune with churches turning away some of their own faithful.
Some amends have since been made and those who were cast out, are now been accepted again.
The Government had used covid as a cover to ‘redesign society’ and push through rather idealistic ideas as to how we should live our lives. They are still trying to do this, but resistance is growing, and they are losing ground in the all important polls.
They have tried pushing the fear of monkeypox, since covid doesn’t cut the mustard anymore, but people just aren’t buying it.
Everything seems to have changed in the last two years or is still changing, which has sweep people off their feet leaving them confused, with nothing constant in their lives anymore to cling to. The situation reminds me of the lyrics of a song by Bob Dylan -The times are a changing. (written in the turbulent times of the 1960’s in the USA)
The uncertainy about the future and rising inflation is causing people to think twice about spending.
It feels like NZ is about to go into an economic depression. Some people here would still dispute this, but all the warning signs are there, and the economic damage and debt from the lockdowns has to be dealt with eventually.
It’s still common to see mask wearers, even though it’s now commonly known to be a dumb idea. The main culprits tend to be ‘look at me’ virtue signallers.
The mandates are slowly, and quietly been withdrawn. the latest one to fall is for the Firefighters
https://www.nzpfu.org.nz/news/government-removes-firefighters-from-covid-19-vaccination-mandate/
Health workers are still mandated..
Which causes staff shortages in hospitals
There’s still some weird stuff going on, like bribing staff to get a flu vaccination..
In conclusion, I think inflation and recession is going to cause a lot of pain, and covid will be yesterdays news.
Best batten down the hatches
Uncoffined 
I like your writing, and I agree about all the Covid hysteria. I was just barely able to click your Follow button, lurking behind the Close and accept button for cookies in the bottom right corner of your blog. Not sure you’re aware, but if you want a more prominent Follow button, that doesn’t hide, it’s possible to install a Follow widget in your sidebar.
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Cheers, thanks for the compliment and advice.
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