{"id":1145690,"date":"2021-12-23T09:34:53","date_gmt":"2021-12-23T14:34:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1145690"},"modified":"2021-12-23T09:34:55","modified_gmt":"2021-12-23T14:34:55","slug":"ex-aussie-pm-tony-abbott-warns-big-government-is-loving-lockdowns-and-seizing-personal-freedom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ex-aussie-pm-tony-abbott-warns-big-government-is-loving-lockdowns-and-seizing-personal-freedom\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-Aussie PM Tony Abbott Warns: Big Government Is Loving Lockdowns and Seizing Personal Freedom"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fex-aussie-pm-tony-abbott-warns-big-government-is-loving-lockdowns-and-seizing-personal-freedom%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1145690&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/GettyImages-160403684-640x335-1.jpeg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">Former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott warned Thursday that governments around the world have become accustomed to the increased powers delivered to them by what were initially temporary coronavirus restrictions, adding&nbsp;permanent state controls may well be next.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on the Australian news show \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/alanjones.com.au\/2021\/12\/22\/full-show-wednesday-22nd-december\/\"><em>Direct to the People\u2019<\/em><\/a>, the former conservative coalition leader cautioned governments are \u201cbecoming addicted to a crisis\u201d, adding all humans are \u201cprone to the temptations of power\u201d, suggesting that \u201cas long as the crisis lasts, officialdom is exulted.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>Australia has been accused of being&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/europe\/2021\/10\/10\/exclusive-top-tory-declares-australias-zero-covid-policy-doesnt-work\/\">\u201cheavy handed\u201d<\/a> with their coronavirus restrictions, with some claiming they were held in coronavirus camps <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/europe\/2021\/12\/05\/woman-held-in-aussie-covid-camp-for-14-days-despite-testing-negative\/\">despite<\/a> testing negative. There have also been&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/europe\/2021\/09\/22\/delingpole-rubber-bullets-for-public-health-australia-goes-full-fascist\/\">reports<\/a> of rubber bullets and tear gas being used on protestors breaching government guidelines, the introduction of an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/tech\/2021\/09\/03\/australia-testing-orwellian-facial-recognition-coronavirus-tracking-app\/\">app<\/a> that uses facial recognition and geolocation data to track its citizens and more \u2013 all claimed to be in an effort to control the spread of coronavirus.<\/p>\n<p>Abbott advised we should start looking for a return to normality sooner rather than later.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt some point we have to say look this crisis is now as well managed as it\u2019s ever going to be, we have to put it behind us and get on with life,\u201d the London-born former politician said. \u201cAny government that tries to protect everyone in all circumstances, is a government which will end up wrapping people up in such cotton wool that none of us will have a real life.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Australia\u2019s Tony Abbott Calls For Western Solidarity With Taiwan Over Chinese Bullying <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3PZWBSAaOD\">https:\/\/t.co\/3PZWBSAaOD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Breitbart London (@BreitbartLondon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BreitbartLondon\/status\/1446454902553710597?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 8, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Despite having a brief return to a sense of normal, with the new omicron variant rapidly spreading across the world, Australia will soon be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-10338611\/Former-prime-minister-Tony-Abbott-worried-health-bureaucrats-addicted-power.html\">reintroducing<\/a>&nbsp;coronavirus restrictions such as mask&nbsp;rules for offices and public indoor settings and COVID-passes for pubs and cafes.<\/p>\n<p>This is despite the new omicron variant being reported to be up to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2021\/12\/23\/preliminary-reports-suggest-omicron-variant-milder-but-concerns-linger\/\">\u201c80 percent\u201d<\/a> milder than previous strains of the virus.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere President Joe Biden has been a big supporter of compulsory vaccines,&nbsp;demanding private businesses mandate vaccinations for their employees while ignoring pleas for personal freedom.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Biden Orders Vax Mandates: &#8220;This is Not About Freedom or Personal Choice&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HoDwTqLbyG\">pic.twitter.com\/HoDwTqLbyG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Breitbart News (@BreitbartNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BreitbartNews\/status\/1436302343419670535?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 10, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThis is not about freedom or personal choice,\u201d Biden said during a speech from the White House in September. \u201cIt\u2019s about protecting yourself and those around you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Biden used a sharper tone against unvaccinated Americans, lecturing them for refusing the vaccine.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve been patient, but our patience is wearing thin,\u201d he said, while pleading that&nbsp;he \u201cunderstood\u201d why vaccinated Americans were angry about the continued rise in cases around the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMany of us are frustrated with the 80 million Americans who are not vaccinated,\u201d Biden said.<\/p>\n<p>Many areas of the United States&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2021\/12\/21\/nyc-mayor-de-blasio-considers-harsh-new-year-restrictions\/\">still have<\/a> coronavirus laws in place such as mask mandates and passports for events while some cities are considering <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2021\/12\/22\/san-jose-mayor-proposes-mandatory-booster-shot-for-city-employees\/\">bringing in<\/a> booster mandates for municipal employees.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott warned Thursday that governments around the world have become accustomed to the increased powers delivered to them by what were initially temporary coronavirus restrictions, &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":349,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1145690","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1145690","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/349"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1145690"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1145690\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1145690"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1145690"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1145690"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}