tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post4241028838406975667..comments2024-03-26T06:17:49.527-07:00Comments on Had Enough Therapy?: The Geopolitics of the Coronavirus PandemicStuart Schneidermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12784043736879991769noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-38120880719093188492020-04-18T08:34:07.731-07:002020-04-18T08:34:07.731-07:00Good articles and sobering analysis. We exported m...Good articles and sobering analysis. We exported much of engineering prowess and our manufacturing with it--and then switched culture to lead the world in software and entertainment. But China did the dirty work and all the jobs we considered boring. I'd say they have the better cards right now. Morality, like talk, is cheap, and people will forget anything. Chinas responsibility will be just barbershop humbug, and we'll keep right on buying what they are selling because we can't make it ourselves if we wanted to.<br /><br />I would say China will come out of this far better than the US will. If the Left wins the elections in November you can count the US out. The historical model to look at is the victory of the Front d'Esquerres in 1936. It's all mechanics from there.UbuMaccabeenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-85130103189801499292020-04-17T20:43:10.095-07:002020-04-17T20:43:10.095-07:00Singapore is a city-state. South Korea, with over ...Singapore is a city-state. South Korea, with over 50 million people, is a nation. Taiwan, Formosa, the Republic of China, whatever you prefer, with 23 million is a small nation, an island one. Substantially larger population than New Zealand, and on a par with the much larger land area Australia.<br /><br />Vietnam, India, South Korea, Japan, well, any nation that actually borders on China, do not consider China to be a friend nor ally.Gospacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04570281939230746682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-12347391162778412662020-04-17T10:02:54.294-07:002020-04-17T10:02:54.294-07:00As I read tw, I see him distrusting China. I cert...As I read tw, I see him distrusting China. I certainly do.Sam L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00996809377798862214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-78888066360115247872020-04-17T08:50:12.243-07:002020-04-17T08:50:12.243-07:00The notion that the WuHu virus is some kind of &qu...The notion that the WuHu virus is some kind of "bioweapon" is, frankly, risible. If it is, it's a ridiculously inept attempt. This "bioweapon" couldn't even kill all the geezers trapped on a cruise ship. A roll-aboard packed with Semtex would have been more effective and cheaper.<br /><br />I think the strongest argument is that the virus escaped from a P3 or P4 lab facility in the Wuhan virology lab near the wet market. Frankly, it's a typical example of Chinese quality controls, on par with the imbecilic melamine-laced pet food scandal. <br /><br />But I give the Squealer the Pig Award to Wang: "China is fast becoming the safest place on Earth". If safety is social benefit one desires above all, the DPRK, even without the ubiquitous surveillance technology and spying, is also probably pretty safe... for obedient citizens with lofty Social Credit scores.trigger warningnoreply@blogger.com