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2020-10-22 , 09:41
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Originally Posted by pichlo View Post
(Or maybe it is just in the UK and US, I might be too myopic to see beyond that.)
That's the "every man for himself, screw everyone else" you're bemoaning.
I agree, that currently is a problem in many countries.
I blame populism, that doesn't want to confuse potential voters with complex situations beyond their immediate experience, and doesn't want to admit that real politics is a slow, complicated and boring process of negotiations with various parties.
I think the days of polulism are numbered though, just like the days of unfettered (hate-)mongering on social media are numbered.

Regarding Covid 19, I assume they meant the spread. Mutations happen all the time, but a human encroachment on nature means a cross-species transmission is more likely. Similar flare ups may have been common in the hunter-gatherer society, but a deadly outbreak would have wiped out one tribe and then die out. Nowadays, "one tribe" means the entire globe.
Yes, I think so too.
It's true; things were different when the black plague was around, but even back then colonialisation & ships played a large role.
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