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Old 05-12-2020, 12:11 PM   #29
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Originally Posted by Bigstan View Post
That's the problem, we shouldn't look to the rest of the world before doing anything - they should look to us.
They should! They looked to us in the past when we appeared to be magnanimous/generous leaders, and ahead of them technologically. But right now we do not appear to be either of those things. When we say "China virus" we appear to others to be pointing the finger instead of leading the charge. When South Korea can test for covid better than we can, we appear incompetent. When we end up with more covid cases than anyone else, we are the oppressed instead of the heroes. As a proud American and devout capitalist, I find these things deeply embarrassing.
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