Hundreds of people came out in force today in New York City to march against vaccine mandates in regard to COVID.

NYC representing big time.

NYC is standing up for freedom, good to see! pic.twitter.com/cZf83JKejR

— Luke Rudkowski (@Lukewearechange) September 18, 2021

“We will not comply!” They chant in midtown Manhattan, in Times Square.

LOVE MY NYC PATRIOTOS!!! WE WILL NOT COMPLY!!! pic.twitter.com/uvPYPLDNqi

— il Donaldo Trumpo (@PapiTrumpo) September 18, 2021

“Freedom over fear!”

1000s of protesters against the mandatory shot gather at Time Square in NYC for the World Freedom rally. Chant " Freedom over fear " #DoNotComply #freedomrally #NYC pic.twitter.com/qVJ7JqYKFT

— Leeroy Johnson (@LeeroyPress) September 18, 2021

Then of course, now for the third weekend in a row, we have the new, popular chant, “F**k Joe Biden!”

Warning for graphic language:

1000s gather at Time Square in NYC for the World Freedom rally the protest against the mandatory shot and chant " F×CK JOE BIDEN "#FREEDOM #JoeBiden #NYC pic.twitter.com/GXs9FvMpdc

— Leeroy Johnson (@LeeroyPress) September 18, 2021

It’s really something to see that level of commitment in New York City, the liberal mecca. But it’s because of Mayor Bill DeBlasio’s vaccine passport requirement to get into some businesses, and the requirement to be vaccinated to be able to perform some jobs like teaching. We saw teachers out marching earlier in the week.

But as far along as New York City is, Australia is much worse. They have such severe lockdowns and restrictions, they even have quarantine camps, where people are locked up for violating restrictions.

As we previously wrote:

They’ve closed their borders and prevented travel between states. The Premier of Victoria has made it clear they are going to force you to be vaccinated or you will be “locked out” of society.

Places like Melbourne, for example, have a daily curfew, currently from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m., and residents are only allowed to leave their homes within a five-kilometer radius for a limited time to buy food, provide care, exercise, or attend approved work that requires permits. If you break it, you can be arrested. One woman was arrested for simply planning a protest of it, not even doing the protest.

They’ve even locked down entire apartment buildings, if one person gets sick.

Apparently the folks in Melbourne couldn’t take it anymore. Hundreds of them came out in the streets, although protests are forbidden. Free society? Australian officials seem to have forgotten all about those things.

People chant free our children at anti-lockdown protest in Melbourne, a demonstrator tells authorities to ‘stop making us communists’ @theage pic.twitter.com/O41Ok5ejDM

— David Estcourt (@davidestcourt) September 18, 2021

Protesters chant “you serve us” at police as they walk ahead of the mob. A police helicopter hovers overhead @theage pic.twitter.com/EEnFDeoRpL

— David Estcourt (@davidestcourt) September 18, 2021

Police start pepper-spraying peaceful protesters.

Police deploy capsicum spray to subdue protesters in Richmond @theage pic.twitter.com/WOdyR1FZnb

— David Estcourt (@davidestcourt) September 18, 2021

Then police have the people trapped on a gorge road. But not for long, when the crowd just stampedes right over them.

This is the few seconds before police were rushed – tension builds and spills over into a very chaotic and scary scene for authorities and people trapped in the middle advocating for peace @theage https://t.co/Q1KSgSKjcl pic.twitter.com/YcnsuUvZgt

— David Estcourt (@davidestcourt) September 18, 2021

This is a seminal moment. The police hold power through illusion, they are only bestowed moral authority. Once it’s gone it’s gone – and it has gone, openly now. The issue now for Australian coppers is where do they go from here? #Australia #Melbourne pic.twitter.com/qNXXrXiwrj

— Rush (@exRAF_Al) September 18, 2021

What happens when the government has pushed normally law-abiding people much too far, completely abridging their basic freedoms? This is what happens, and it’s likely just the start. It’s likely to get even crazier there, as people let the government know that they’ve had enough.