Coronavirus (COVID-19) Discussion Thread

[HoangNhatAnh]

haxxiy said:

It's not deflection when the point is that authoritarian regimes can outright LIE about what's happening in their countries. And you'll see their apologists everywhere in the internet with propaganda talking points. And they are inherently more corrupt and socially unstable than democratic countries. That isn't up to discussion.

Look... I've been to both Viet Nam and Germany. From one of them I remember a lot of grafitti, scam attempts and chaotic motorcycle transit. The other wouldn't have people crossing the streets if the traffic lights were red for God's sake. Anedoctal argument? Maybe. But that's still better than gobbling up everything you read because you HAVE to find a culprit for your Covid-19 anxiety somewhere.

We fought many bigger and stronger countries during war era. We also faced many viruses and diseases such as SARS, H1N1, H5N1, H3N1,... in the past. We still won in the end. What make you think it would be different for us this time?

Health care system is just one factor, your attitude and how you treat the problem are what will decide the war. We acted asap when we realized this thing would be very dangerous since January 2020. All the things many Western countries are doing now, we already did them in March - April 2020. Basically the difference of each country's thinking and attitude to this virus will bring different results.

Last edited by HoangNhatAnh - on 14 January 2021