Why The Danube Is Blue

at

Vienna, Austria last Christmas

This afternoon.

Via CNN:

Austria became the first country in Europe to introduce a national Covid-19 vaccine mandate for adults on Friday after President Alexander Van der Bellen signed it into law.

Austria’s sweeping measures will see those without a vaccine certificate or an exemption potentially slapped with initial fines of 600 euros. Checks to see if the mandate is being adhered to begin from March 15.

Pregnant people and those who cannot be vaccinated without endangering their health are exempt from the law, according to the Austrian Health Ministry’s website.

The exemption also applies to people who recently caught Covid-19, and lasts 180 days from the date they received their first positive PCR Covid-19 test.

The new law will last until January 31, 2024 and could see unvaccinated people face a maximum fine of 3,600 euros ( up to four times a year if they are not on a vaccine register by their assigned vaccination date.

Austria signs into law strict Covid-19 vaccine mandate (CNN)

Meanwhile…

Irish/Austrian human rights lawyer David Langwallner (above) writes:

1. The new initiative of the Austrian government to introduce fines for the unvaccinated to be introduced gradually is against the tide and is bonkers, unenforceable and has the distinct sense of a façade. Thus no compulsory vaccinations, as hitherto indicated, merely fines. But courts will be cluttered with such cases, and will they win? And what if you do not pay the fine?


2
. No national emergency has been declared in Austria, thus the Austrian Constitutional Court will have to assess this in terms of a derogation non-applied for in Article 4 (Liberty) and Article 8 (Privacy) terms of the Austrian constitution. Since there is no emergency, the liberty right is particularly obvious and those who refuse to pay fines can invoke same and the Austrian Constitutional Court and lower courts should and will act accordingly to uphold their objections. Thus, the façade.

3. The problem is not whether you choose to be vaccinated, boosted, double vaccinated or not. The problem is one of a slippery slope to persecute those who exercise a choice and the precedent it sets for other measures. The problem is the authoritarian removal of legitimate choice.

4. If the science were clear that endless futuristic drugs would, for example, control Omicron then public health considerations in terms of legal doctrines such as proportionality would be apt but there is no clear evidence that warrants this conclusion.

5. The law has further the look of unrealistic enforceability in the extension till 2024 in the absence of a defined emergency which will lead to ongoing review by the courts.

6. Austrian and Australia should be compared to their former colonial or semi-colonial forebearers, though neither might like the comparison, the UK and Germany both of whom are not prepared to go this far. The best boy in the extremist class is also a post-colonial Irish hangover. The good burghers of the constitutional court will react accordingly, I am hopeful.

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36 thoughts on “Why The Danube Is Blue

  1. freewheeling

    “those who cannot be vaccinated without endangering their health are exempt”

    So pretty much everyone then.

  2. Janet, dreams of an alternate universe

    interesting that pregnant are exempt while there has been a push to vaccinate the pregnant here and in France to my knowledge.

  3. SailorGerry

    ”’No, means No” the feminists cried and I accommodated.
    “My body, my choice”, the baby murdering slappers said, and my voice of opposition was not heard.
    So with the subtle redefinition of dictionary meanings of terms like “pandemic”, “vaccines”, with emergency powers conjured like a rabbit from a hat in a bad circus, they expect me to be part of an experimental gene therapy trial, for a disease that has shown the lethality of the flu in a hard year?
    I say no, on principle, and that will never change, the Rubicon is crossed.
    My stand starts with emulating Mr. Ghandi, but if I am forced to emulate Mr. Tom Barry from West Cork, then so be it. I would consider it an honour to stand in just one of his foot steps, for a moment, before I die.
    Guerrilla days in Ireland, great book, incredible man, and an inspiration in oppressive times.

    1. Micko

      Ah Jesus dude come on

      “the baby murdering slappers”?

      Like WTF? Yer not gonna convince anyone with that stuff

      1. No more Maura

        Micko, Sailor Jerry, Chris and K Cavan are actors who are employed to post on the internet to keep up the notion that everyone who questions the clot shot or the government are hateful maniacs, they are the anti foreigner, anti womens rights and auntie feckin everything that the covidiots lap up so they can put us all in the same barrel, very like the antifa at the whitehouse for TRump. See there where Jerry is calling women ‘baby murdering slappers, I have met no one on the marches or at the meetings who would say something like that, they are just trying to mess up the real message. Please dont let it get at you and be careful whos words you trust. So tiring ;(

        1. Walter Ego

          Riggggght they ARE all out to get you.
          It IS all a conspiracy, My advice to you is seek professional help.
          I called this bullpoo a few weeks ago, your extreme paranoia is turning you all against each other and it’s glorious to watch. Careful now, i hear Bodger is really a double agent to get you tied up on endless rabbit holes to keep you away from the truth . And he uses 5G.

          1. Micko

            “ your extreme paranoia is turning you all against each other”

            What? No way! Get outta here Walter!

            In completely unrelated news, myself and Chris will be fighting to the death in the ‘Arena of Skulls’ later on this evening.

            Bring the family.

            “I wager 400 quatloos on the newcomer”

          2. Chris

            ‘two men enter one man leaves…’

            Micko addressed Gerry’s comment ie slappers. I’m not anti women/foreigner etc. I haven’t posted anything to that effect. I don’t expect people I agree on some issues with, to share my own beliefs. And I’m not going to tone police everything either, even if I did find the comment very offensive.

          3. Walter Ego

            You know you can’t fight yourself Chris, i mean Micko. Or can you?
            The first rule of Fight Club, is you don’t talk about Fight Club.

          4. Micko

            “ You know you can’t fight yourself Chris, i mean Micko”

            What? Chris and I are totally different people.

            I’ll prove it.

            Ask me something only I would know…

            .
            .
            .

            See! Totally different people.

            (Also, probably wouldn’t be throwing that “ extreme paranoia” label around there man. People in Glass houses an all..)

          5. Walter Ego

            Whoosh.
            That went right over your head. It’s called sarcasm Micko. Maybe one day you’ll get it. I’ll wait.

    2. Chris

      An interesting fact about Ghandi, was that he developed his his political position (passive resistance) after reading Leo Tolstoy’s book – ‘The Kingdom of God Is Within You’ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Kingdom_of_God_Is_Within_You

      It’s Tolstoy’s attempt at setting Jesus’ teachings within a political paradigm – ‘Christian Anarchism’. It’s a dense text that come at his words from every theoretical angle. It’s also very critical of the established churches of the day & how they used the bible (or their interpretation of) to manipulate & control their followers. MLK Jr was another adherent, but his mission proved less successful than Ghandi’s, as he was CIA’d.

      I’ll have a look for Tom Barry’s book, but bear in mind – the state has the monopoly on violence. From once a resistor ‘acts’ they have you were they want you. Every man’s Rubicon moment is of their own choosing, but I’d hazard to at least wait until it becomes uncertain, that their motives directly impinge your bodily integrity.

      Books from both past & the recent present, that were initially only meant for policy makers – have filtered down to a significant amount of people. Something the ‘elites’ weren’t expecting. Though knowing their intentions, I wouldn’t rule out a systemic collapse at some point. The political class are weak people, as are the scions of finance (rulers) – their power comes from their ability to coral the masses (specifically through finance). ‘Becoming ungovernable’ is a healthy respite for where we are now at least.

      1. Mad

        Ability to convince people in writing first emanates from being able to spell the words you’re using.
        Shelled out for a home school tutor, your folks?

        1. Chris

          I don’t judge online writing on it’s ‘spelling’ – auto-correct mangles words, often post hoc, with Huawei being the worst offender. I do get annoyed at mistakes in print though. No home tutoring for me.

  4. Andrew

    ‘pregnant people’ is what jumped out at me there. This objectionable tyranny is everywhere.
    Women of the world, stop selling yourselves out

  5. SailorGerry

    Micko, am I not allowed an opinion?

    I understand it may run contrary to what is popular today, but do I need to practice mass in secret, with priests hiding in the walls, as happened in days gone by?

    Video below brought a tear to my eye.

    https://rumble.com/vu02ra-another-nurse-testifies-with-us-senator-ron-johnson.html

    A good friend once told me “opinions are like arse holes, everybody has one”.

    Though mine is not battered by a Metrosexual life style, you need a diaper yet Micko?

    1. Micko

      Of course you’re allowed an opinion man.

      I just think if you’re trying to bring people around to your way of thinking about things, then maybe a better choice of words.

      But sure look, I’ve peed off enough people on here in my own way over the last few years – so what the hell do I know ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

      Have a good one.

      Also, Metrosexual? Oh man, if only you know how far off the mark you are there ha ha ha! ;-)

  6. SailorGerry

    Micko, there was no malice in the taunt, I admit that was a bit harsh and trolling, which is not my nature.

    I am not trying to bring people around to my perspective or way of thinking.

    When I espouse a personal opinion it is that and that alone.

    If I can share a link, or help people to wake up to what we are facing globally, that is the best I hope for.

    Have a nice evening and I hope you will enjoy the rugby tomorrow as much as I will at 1515…..

    1. Janet, dreams of an alternate universe

      ok I take back the crazy, bit without getting into it, calling people slappers isn’t a great way to get your point across

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