This has been my take. After the usual self-protectiveness and fumbling the Chinese sytem went into full campaign mode to stem the novel corona virus and they did. The first U.S. take was "oh, sure, they're a dictatorship". We can't do it that way (build a hospital to isolate CV+ patients for two weeks, etc. Can't or won't, we didn't. And we have a malicious clown at the top of our pyramid. - GWC
China Says We’re a Joke. And, Alas, We Are. | Talking Points Memo
by Josh Marshall
***But big picture, good lord, pretty much completely guilty as charged. China initially bobbled the outbreak, had a major crisis. They mobilized. They shared information with the world. They mounted a massive, historic containment effort, built whole hospitals in a matter of days. The US hung back and did a mix of ignoring it or talking down to the Chinese. Look how they wear masks! Haha. Masks don’t work. Whether poo-pooing or derision the big message was that this didn’t have anything to do with us. Or it was a hoax. Until we had our own catastrophic outbreak and then suddenly you didn’t tell us! You hid the truth from us! You will pay the price! Also please send us masks! We really need masks! Please!
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