> This is why it's absolutely insane that the free world followed the Chinese playbook at the beginning of the pandemic, even for a minute. A stark reminder th

> This is why it's absolutely insane that the free world followed the Chinese playbook at the beginning of the pandemic, even for a minute. A stark reminder that Germany was also a communist dictatorship until only 30 years ago, and that Angela Merkel suddenly turned to authoritarian leadership and was impressed with China's strategy is not really that surprising considering that she grew up in and was indoctrinated in a communist dictatorship herself.