tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411161795798360588.post53283088884616413..comments2024-03-26T09:38:39.888+00:00Comments on Borthlas: Dangling on the hookJohn Dixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07447224248021209852noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411161795798360588.post-9073068665899069372020-07-14T12:22:31.853+01:002020-07-14T12:22:31.853+01:00Where to start?
"Political borders are rathe...Where to start?<br /><br /><i>"Political borders are rather difficult to close"</i> Utter nonsense! All human borders are political, and any political border can be closed if the will is there and the resources are available.<br /><br /><i>"...if you want to restrict people moving into one particular area you also have to stop people moving out of that area."</i> Based on what rationale, exactly? Disease control depends on stopping people travelling from an infected area into one free of infection; there is no need to stop people travelling from a disease-free area to an infected one (although why they would want to is another matter). Reciprocity is an extremely silly assumption to make.<br /><br /><i>"...eradication is not possible unless you plan on living in a highly controlled environment for evermore."</i> Really? Are you aware that smallpox is caused by a virus? Eradication may not be easy or quick, and having a vaccine is a key element, but to declare that a virus cannot be eradicated is to ignore historical fact. But then, of course, 'facts' are optional for English nationalists like yourself.John Dixonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07447224248021209852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411161795798360588.post-49320906262965912532020-07-14T10:17:54.720+01:002020-07-14T10:17:54.720+01:00Political borders are rather difficult to close. A...Political borders are rather difficult to close. As for physical ones, I think it's already been made clear that there are no such.<br /><br />Likewise, if you want to restrict people moving into one particular area you also have to stop people moving out of that area. I'm not sure this will go down well with the people living in Scotland, they have livelihoods to protect and lives to lead. <br /><br />Viruses have no respect for territories or boundaries, eradication is not possible unless you plan on living in a highly controlled environment for evermore.<br /><br />Perhaps this is your dream for an independent Wales. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com