Category: Covid-19
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A Lack of Trust in Science – National Structural Issues Exposed by Covid-19 Series, Part 1
A massive tsunami has travelled around the world in the form of the Covid-19pandemic. That wave is in the process of toppling what looked like strong buildings. What’s more, it is washing away the sand to expose the very suspect foundations upon which much of our recent developments in society have been built. It is…
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Why Is China the Source of So Many Pandemics?
With the recent world catastrophe that is Covid-19 dominating people’s minds, it is timely to examine the central role China has played as the source of pandemics over time. [caption id="attachment_900" align="aligncenter" width="1400"] Photo by Edwin Hooper on Unsplash[/caption]
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Lack of Forward Planning – National Structural Issues Exposed by Covid-19 Series, Part 3
Governments are made up of people, and so a government can exhibit all the same “personality traits” that people do. They can be self-absorbed, naturally defensive, forgetful, distracted, following the wrong path, overwhelmed or completely sociopathic. We’ve seen all of the above from governments during Covid-19. Like people, governments need to be encouraged, and sometimes…