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Vietnam and India aren't so comparable. In spite of both getting the label "developing country", India has more extreme poverty than Vietnam. Vietnam is also a

Vietnam and India aren't so comparable. In spite of both getting the label "developing country", India has more extreme poverty than Vietnam. Vietnam is also a more centralized, authoritarian state that is in a better position to enforce restrictions.

esperent 6y ago
Of course. And the US had Trump leading it through the pandemic and a huge portion of the population who view mask wearing as a violation of fundamental rights. My point is that a country's status as "developing" doesn't seem to be the determining factor in how well they'll deal with it. Other factors are more important.
- refurb 6y ago
  Like what? Respect for human rights? I mean, my brother is in Vietnam and some of the stuff they do there would be unconstitutional in the US.
  - LightG 6y ago
    Well, the right to keep and bear arms is constitutional in the US, so forgive me for discounting that statement.
tim333 6y ago
It seems having right wing populists run the counties doesn't help much - see Trump, Bolsonaro, maybe to an extent Boris and Modi.