{"id":1199814,"date":"2022-01-08T13:50:57","date_gmt":"2022-01-08T18:50:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1199814"},"modified":"2022-01-08T13:51:03","modified_gmt":"2022-01-08T18:51:03","slug":"farage-backs-djokovic-against-big-bullying-nasty-government","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/farage-backs-djokovic-against-big-bullying-nasty-government\/","title":{"rendered":"Farage Backs Djokovic Against &#039;Big, Bullying, Nasty Government&#039;"},"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\">16<\/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%2Ffarage-backs-djokovic-against-big-bullying-nasty-government%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=1199814&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\/2022\/01\/GettyImages-159764898-e1641659832187-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">Brexit champion Nigel Farage has backed tennis ace Novak Djokovic against \u201cbig, bullying, nasty government\u201d in Australia, where the Serbian athlete is currently being <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2022\/01\/07\/papers-please-novak-djokovic-detention-sparks-australian-investigation-into-other-unvaccinated-tennis-players\/\">detained in a hotel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The world tennis number one, dubbed \u201cNovax Djokovic\u201d after appearing to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/sports\/2020\/04\/20\/novak-djokovic-opposes-mandatory-coronavirus-vaccinations\/\">express scepticism<\/a> about coronavirus vaccines, travelled to the former British colony at the invitation of Tennis Australia to participate in the Australian Open with, he has argued, an exemption.<\/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>On arrival, however, he was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/sports\/2022\/01\/05\/we-will-fight-them-in-the-streets-djokovic-dad-says-australia-holding-son-captive-over-vaccines\/\">detained<\/a> by the Australian Border Force, and he will remain detained until at least Monday \u2014 already&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/europe\/2022\/01\/07\/orthodox-djokovic-spends-serbian-christmas-in-australian-detention\/\">missing Orthodox Christmas<\/a> on Friday, with the authorities <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/asia\/2022\/01\/07\/australia-bans-priest-from-visiting-novak-djokovic-on-christmas-amid-widespread-protests\/\">refusing<\/a> to allow a Serbian Orthodox priest to visit and bless him \u2014 when he will have an appeal hearing.<\/p>\n<p>Farage, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=t-33w1Kf0Mg\">commenting<\/a> on the situation on his personal YouTube page, insisted that the sportsman did have an exemption under the relevant regional rules and alleged that \u201cbig government, big, bullying nasty government [had] intervene[d], the federal government [went] over the top of Victoria state and Scott Morrison, the Prime Minister, [said] there must be no exemptions for anyone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe most astonishing thing with all of this is how few people are prepared to speak out, how the broadcasters are making out that somehow Djokovic is a threat to public health \u2014 well, he absolutely isn\u2019t,\u201d Farage asserted, claiming that even if you have \u201cone, two, three, or in Israel four injections\u201d you are still at risk of catching and spreading the coronavirus.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>The BBC, citing research published in&nbsp;<em>The Lancet<\/em>, did&nbsp;<a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/health-59077036\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">report<\/a>&nbsp;in October that people \u201cwho have had two vaccine doses can be just as infectious as those who have not been jabbed\u201d, although&nbsp;<em>The Harvard Gazette<\/em>&nbsp;<a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/news.harvard.edu\/gazette\/story\/2021\/12\/vaccinated-who-get-breakthrough-infections-less-contagious\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">reported<\/a>&nbsp;in December that, per&nbsp;Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health research, \u201cPeople who are vaccinated for SARS-CoV-2 but get breakthrough infections may be less likely to spread the virus because they shed it for a shorter period than unvaccinated people\u201d.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Papers, Please: Novak Djokovic Detention Sparks Australian Investigation into Other Unvaccinated Tennis Players <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3ZyFfglzG0\">https:\/\/t.co\/3ZyFfglzG0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Breitbart London (@BreitbartLondon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BreitbartLondon\/status\/1479440180389957633?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 7, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cI do know the Djokovic family and I have spoken to them\u2026 at some length, and here\u2019s what happened: he was actually arrested,\u201d Farage claimed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBe in no doubt about that: he was arrested; his wallet has been taken, his mobile phone has been taken, he\u2019s been put into a run-down hotel which is more akin to a prison \u2014 although I think the food is probably somewhat worse, which for a very fit athlete must be a very unhappy state of affairs,\u201d Farage alleged, challenging Australian government claims that the Serb is free to leave and go home whenever he likes.<\/p>\n<p>The Brexiteer suggested that, if Djokovic does not stay and go through with his appeal, he will be banned from returning to Australia for years, badly damaging his prospects of winning future <a href=\"https:\/\/mytennishq.com\/what-are-tennis-grand-slams-easy-guide\/\">grand slams<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt seems to me that Australia has lost any sense of liberty, any sense, frankly, of common sense,\u201d Farage added, predicting that Djokovic\u2019s appeal would be unsuccessful and end in his deportation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat has happened to Australia, and what has happened here [in Britain] to us? Why are the majority prepared to allow Big Government, in the name of fighting this virus, to take away our liberties and freedoms?\u201d he demanded.<\/p>\n<p>Farage\u2019s assertions about Djojovic\u2019s detention and exemption status under Australian state and federal law remain officially unconfirmed as of the time of publication.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Farage Slams Boris for Calls to Have \u2018National Conversation\u2019 on Mandatory Vaccination <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zOEWbJMdYo\">https:\/\/t.co\/zOEWbJMdYo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Breitbart London (@BreitbartLondon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BreitbartLondon\/status\/1468694375161028618?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 8, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h5 class=\"western\"><em><span>Follow Jack Montgomery on Twitter:<\/span><\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JackBMontgomery\"><span>@JackBM<\/span><\/a><\/em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JackBMontgomery\"><span>ontgomery<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/h5>\n<h5 class=\"western\"><em><span>Follow Breitbart London on Facebook:<\/span><\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BreitbartLondon\/\"><span>Breitbart London<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brexit champion Nigel Farage has backed tennis ace Novak Djokovic against \u201cbig, bullying, nasty government\u201d in Australia, where the Serbian athlete is currently being detained in a hotel. 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