Via The Australian:
Victoria’s Deputy Chief Health Officer has likened Captain Cook to coronavirus, sparking calls for her resignation, but the Andrews government is standing by her.
Annaliese van Diemen marked the 250th anniversary on Wednesday of British explorer Captain James Cook’s arrival in Australia by comparing its impact with that of coronavirus in a tweet.
“Sudden arrival of an invader from another land, decimating populations, creating terror,” Dr van Diemen tweeted.
Opposition health spokeswoman Georgie Crozier called for Dr van Diemen to resign, saying her comments were “highly inappropriate” at a time when Victoria remains in a state of emergency.
Baloney. We’ve been discussing this very analogy internally. Nobody is going to accuse MB of being woke.
It is accurate to the extent that a population with no immunity has been exposed to a foreign pathogen with very disruptive force. One could even stretch the narrative to include a CCP invasion of Australia which, although more clandestine than white settlement, is very disruptive to the pre-existing regime.
The truth may hurt but it also sets you free. Ms Crozier and The Australian should stop being such pansies.
