Post by TheOriginalPinky on Oct 2, 2020 0:02:10 GMT
They reference two ancient plagues in the Roman Empire and of course the Bubonic Plague in Medieval Europe. Those plagues killed a quarter to a third of the population. To compare COVID to those is silly.
The death rate for those infected with COVID is not even 1%, not to mention the majority who are never infected.
They claim it gives China an edge and spells doom for democracy? Did a Chinaman write this? Their premise is absurd.
Will the bumbling efforts of the open societies of the West to come to grips with the virus shattering already-wavering faith in liberal democracy, creating a space for other ideologies to evolve and metastasize?
In a similar fashion, COVID-19 may be accelerating an already ongoing geopolitical shift in the balance of power between the U.S. and China. During the pandemic, China has taken the global lead in providing medical assistance to other countries as part of its “Health Silk Road” initiative. Some argue that the combination of America’s failure to lead and China’s relative success at picking up the slack may well be turbocharging China’s rise to a position of global leadership.
In a similar fashion, COVID-19 may be accelerating an already ongoing geopolitical shift in the balance of power between the U.S. and China. During the pandemic, China has taken the global lead in providing medical assistance to other countries as part of its “Health Silk Road” initiative. Some argue that the combination of America’s failure to lead and China’s relative success at picking up the slack may well be turbocharging China’s rise to a position of global leadership.
They aren't comparing COVID with those plagues.