Communism/Fascism is great for quarantining. Not sure it's that great for sharing critical information broadly, coming up with vaccines, medical tests and and treatments.
On Sat, Feb 29, 2020 at 6:52 AM Jed Rothwell <jedrothw...@gmail.com> wrote: > That was a superb presentation by Bruce Aylward. Jones: thanks for > pointing it out. > > I must ruefully admit that Chinese communism does seem well suited for > dealing with this. But, more than that, what Aylward emphasized is the > scientific, rational, pragmatic, data-driven approach. That's as much part > of U.S., European and Japanese culture as it is Chinese. I'd like to think > so, anyway. > > It is unfortunate that the U.S. effort will be headed up by nitwits who > don't even believe in the Theory of Evolution. This is like assigning > energy policy to someone who has no idea where electricity comes from. > > It is unfortunate, but I hope not disastrous. I hope they stay out of the > way and let qualified people do their jobs. I fear that even the qualified > people will ignore the lessons from China. > >
