US podcaster Joe Rogan has told his huge audience he wouldn’t move to Australia because the country put people in “concentration camps” for “a cold” during Covid lockdowns.
He also said that type of repression was only possible because Australia prevented its people from owning weapons.
The comments came during Rogan’s conversation with retired mixed martial arts fighter Royce Gracie as they discussed a perception reduction in personal freedom in the US amid the rise crime.
“I keep telling people that if America falls, I think the whole world will fall, the rest of the world will fall,” Gracie said.
“Yeah, maybe that’s the plan,” responded Rogan, who has more than 14.5 million followers on his podcasts on Spotify.
“There’s no place that has this kind of freedom,” he added as Royce continued to ask “where would you go?”
Finally, Rogan said he once considered Australia to be a viable alternative to the United States, but had since changed his mind.
American podcaster Joe Rogan told his huge audience that he would not move to Australia after seeing what happened during the Covid pandemic.
Joe Rogan pictured with Donald Trump
“I used to think about Australia, but then I saw how they handled the pandemic and I thought, ‘Oh, fuck, that’s what happens when no one has guns,'” he said.
“Yeah, the army just comes and tells you what to do and puts you in concentration camps because you have a cold, like it’s crazy.”
During the Covid pandemic, Australia quarantined people arriving into the country for weeks before they could enter the community.
Most were placed in hotels, but some were also housed in temporary isolation camps.
Australia’s national specialist quarantine facility, Howard Springs, outside Darwin, took in about 64,000 people for a two-week mandatory isolation period.
The Howard Springs quarantine center on the outskirts of Darwin housed around 64,000 people during the Covid period
Opponents of the quarantine agreement described downtown Howard Springs as a “concentration camp.”
Those quarantined at Howard Springs were charged for the costs of lodging, food, medical support, surveillance and security.
They were charged $2,500 per person, or $5,000 for a family of two or more, for the 14 days.
Even members of Australia’s Olympic team returning from the Tokyo Olympics completed 14-day stays at the facility.