Coronavirus Showed That America Wasn't Up to the Task(theatlantic.com)

10 pointsby DyslexicAtheist6년 전5 comments

Coronavirus Showed That America Wasn't Up to the Task

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/03/coronavirus-showed-america-wasnt-task/608023/

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Compared to the authoritarian lockdown happening in China, America certainly isn't ready. But ... I don't think US citizens are willing to give up freedom and be willing to consent to the constant surveillance/monitoring the chinese government employs just to keep one virus at bay. Sure America might not be up to the task but it might be inherent to what the country stands for. Authoritarian and Big Brother oversight do have their benefits after all. We could have prepared better for sure, but unless we want to cross a line, I dont think we will ever be as effective, (nor should we want to be) as countries like China, or the other countries the article mentioned whom employ mass surveillance in its one shining moment to watch over and 'protect' its people.

lurquer6년 전

How many cases per 100,000 in the US versus other industrialized countries?

That would be a useful statistic in evaluating if, indeed, America 'wasn't up to the task' compared to others.

lm284696년 전

Let's see in the following weeks. No testing = low number of cases but when the dead pile up in hospitals it's easier to infer the real number of cases.

aiphex6년 전

Unfortunately that information isn't available due to the lack of testing.

IXxXI6년 전

Drawing conclusions before evidence can be obtained is very scientific and rational.