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Wow, why hasn't world leader China and progressive Europe stepped up to make up the difference? Don't they care about their own safety? They should be tripling
by drstewart 5mo ago
Wow, why hasn't world leader China and progressive Europe stepped up to make up the difference? Don't they care about their own safety? They should be tripling funding to the WHO. This lies directly at their feet.
- JumpCrisscross 5mo ago> why hasn't world leader China and progressive Europe stepped up to make up the difference? Why should we expect anyone to step up? The default state of diseases is that they are not managed. And as China (and maybe even Europe) do pivot, I'm not sure why they'd prioritise preventing it from spreading to Americans (we have troops stationed in the region) versus to their own homelands.
- drstewart 5mo agoSo disease spread in Africa affects America, but disease spread in America doesn't affect China or Europe? >Why should we expect anyone to step up? Why should we expect the US to step up? Funny how ONLY the US has responsibility for safeguarding the world, but the supposed new world leaders don't. It's almost as if the double standard is off the charts.
- rob_c 5mo ago> Why should we expect the US to step up? Le all-mighty dollar, it tastes best when given freely no? > It's almost as if the double standard is off the charts. I agree. I love how the same people will typically call for US withdrawal from any/all military theatres; whilst promoting sending <FORCED> aid at the end of a needle. I think a lot of these people were of the "lock them up for their covid heresy" category... If this was China exerting influence I'm sure we'd start complaining there's poison in the needles, bribery and how they should go back and focus on China.