Anyone for Tennis - Djokovic situation discussion time ?

NYCwatchgal

Per BBC link: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-59897918

The tennis star has a track record when it comes to questionable scientific claims.

In his book Serve to Win, Djokovic described how in 2010 he met with a nutritionist who asked him to hold a piece of bread in his left hand while he pressed down on his right arm. Djokovic claims he was much weaker while holding the bread, and cited this as evidence of gluten intolerance.

And during an Instagram live, he claimed that positive thought could "cleanse" polluted water, adding that "scientists have proven that molecules in water react to our emotions."

According to Dr David Nunan, a senior researcher at the Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine at the University of Oxford, "on the balance of probabilities it is highly unlikely that such claims are true - at least not by current conventions of scientific theory and practice."

Archer

There are lots of otherwise intelligent people who believe whacky things. I have a cousin who was an RN for many decades, but refuses to get vaccinated for pretty much anything. She is retired now and posts about the healing powers of crystals of Facebook...go figure.

Paul m

The only good thing to come out of Australia are koala bears,love them so adorable,so cute.but even they hide in trees far away from the general population and to think that Australia was discovered by a Yorkshireman,what the hell was captain Cook thinking!

Observer

I wasn't the least surprised to see the people where I live cower in fear as soon as their TVs told them it was the thing to do. I was surprised, however, to see how subservient Australians were. Always took them for a more independent and robust group. I guess that was just because the TV told me they were that way. Go figure.

To the original question, while I don't believe in vaccines that don't work or masks that haven't helped, I do believe that people get to set the rules for their own homes, businesses, and countries. If you need a vaccine or a mask to visit, comply or don't go. Seems pretty simple. No exception should be made for someone just because he's the best in the world at something that really doesn't matter.

dsio

His scientific claims really are moot, the only thing that really matters is the validity of his visa application in relation to the rules and frankly anyone who isn’t Australian probably won’t understand the reasoning behind a lot of our entry requirements.

Back in the 90s my dad came back from New Zealand with a pile of NZ clover honey as you couldn’t buy it here at the time and I’d loved it while on holiday. Customs found his 4kg of sugary contraband and he was in deep shit for two days for failing to declare it, eventually getting a bill for its incineration. He was a citizen and they treated that smuggled honey like it were a brick of blow.

If you sneak in a wooden souvenir, or your pets as Johnny Depp did, you may find the government have them lined up for execution if they’re not promptly removed. Much like the Pistol and Boo saga where people overseas were thinking “those Aussies are such big meanies not letting too small dogs in” it’s not really for anyone else to decide our border rules, it’s just up to everyone who wants to visit to abide by them.

STANDY

This sounds like he was fined for Non declaration by Quarantine 😗

Johnny Depp brings two dogs into a country that is free of rabies and many other diseases and doesn’t declare. 🤦
Could have declared the dogs sent them to quarantine for a few days and had the shots and tests and all would have been good.

Now with Swine Fever it’s $2600 for a piece of pork and Visa cancellation for not declaring. You declare it you get a thank you as it’s popped in the bin…😁 Not hard

Observer

This Queensland?
https://www.9news.com.au/national/q...lability/97c60928-a6ca-4eda-8144-df0f87390ca6

ATWG

When was the last time an athlete of his stature and accomplishment was disliked so much? In Tennis, you can point to Jimmy Conners, McEnroe, Agassi and maybe even Ivan Lendel as players with many detractors. Most of them eventually learned from their experiences and won the public over at the end of their careers. Heck, McEnroe whom I hated as player, is a great television analyst and personality. None rises to level of disdain there is for The Joker, I literally can’t Bring myself to watch him play. Maybe, he’ll eventually come around like others have in the past, only time will tell.

Observer

In our bodies, immunity comes from infection. Isolation only delays that process. If your infection rate has really been that low then so is your immunity. Best of luck in the coming weeks/months. I mean that.

Observer

That's great! Which vaccine contains the virus?