Cate Blanchett: 'Covid-19 has ravaged the whole idea of small government'

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In this essay, the actor considers the disruptions of the pandemic and the renewed fervour for social and economic justice

The other day I had to go into town for a dental appointment. I put on all sorts of lovely clothes as if I were going out to dinner and an opening night. The prospect of being out and about was both exhilarating and daunting. I so desperately wanted to be among people and in the city, but I’d also completely forgotten what an event was. The dentist did not seem surprised by my sartorial over-commitment – but then, I was not the first patient he had seen since lockdown.

 

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Oh look. Another colossally stupid celebrity with no conception of real life.

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Covid-19 was given to us by large Government

Would take her seriously if she were willing to pay 90% of her millions in taxes and also give up her extravagant jetsetting lifestyle and multiple luxury homes. Until then, just act—you’re grossly overpaid for it.

The problem is ... Cate ... that big business has already taken over, if the ppl now turn to socialism all we get r crumbs (at best) - just look how Covid has disproportionately affected big vs small business - & what have govt done about it? Nothing ... encouraged it even 🤔

Mmm no Cate Blanchett, devolved governments of the UK are leading the way 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿and the north of Ireland

These’s never been a small government. This is a neolib lie.

Agenda21 they are all in on it

Calves do suckle the hand of the people leading them to slaughter.

Great actress.

Small government is Thatcherism, and Reaganism. Their revolution culminated with BoJo in the U.K. and Trump in the U.S. We’re reaping the consequences of their revolution.

Subsidiarity

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Big government is the problem. They shut everything down

Silly. You mean decades of hot and cold wars had nothing to do with the size of government?

All this has proved is that many people are fucking psychopaths who'll jump at any opportunity to violently impose rules on their neighbours. Good ideas don't require aggressive violence.

Actors telling it like it's not. WHO is the ultimate fail of globalism.

Just quietly!! Why should anyone listen to a Hollywood actor, on political affairs

Some people need nannying by the state in order to protect others... cus 5G, it's Bill, etc etc

Another unemployed actress trying to pay her bills

She really should stick to pretending to be someone else.

Thanks Cate. The idea of small government went away WWI my dear.

HEY HEY DONALD TRUMP, HOW MANY AMERICANS DID YOU KILL TODAY?!!!! COVID19 COVID__19 COVIDIDIOTS

There’s never been small government, Republicans don’t want small government, they want a weak and ineffective one so their friends in private practice can loot the country

Well, it certainly has ravaged the idea of incompetent government

Is there anything Cate Blanchett can’t do?

So the answer is more government, more control and less freedom? If anything has become apparent in this crisis it's that governments are hopeless at acting decisively

No COVID has exposed that big government would have been a disaster

Sorry, can't get past the headline with this one.

'Small government' was always code for 'screwing the poors'

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