{"id":27472,"date":"2020-09-05T14:30:33","date_gmt":"2020-09-05T18:30:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=27472"},"modified":"2020-09-05T14:30:33","modified_gmt":"2020-09-05T18:30:33","slug":"australias-draconian-lockdown-triggers-massive-blowback-from-the-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=27472","title":{"rendered":"Australia’s Draconian Lockdown Triggers Massive Blowback From the People"},"content":{"rendered":"

Aussie’s Arcane Lockdowns Spark Backlash – ‘Freedom Day’ Protesters Clash With Cops<\/h1>\n

Zerohedge.com<\/p>\n

Social unrest surged Saturday across\u00a0Melbourne and Sydney, as\u00a0hundreds of protesters took to the streets,\u00a0defying arcane coronavirus lockdowns that have been in effect for nearly five weeks following a spike in virus cases and deaths.<\/p>\n

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Anti-lockdown groups gathered at the\u00a0Shrine of Remembrance,\u00a0a war memorial in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, with some demonstrators wearing no masks, holding signs, and were heard chanting “freedom” and “human rights matter,” reported\u00a0Reuters<\/a>.<\/p>\n