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Originally posted by slippin: ↑

I would agree, except history is littered with examples of countries, tribes being unprepared to defend themselves. As they say, the price of peace is eternal vigilance. And there is no point in vigilance if you don't have the weapons to defend yourself.

The world has been exceptionally accommodating to China in the last couple of decades. But China has fairly consistently failed to reciprocate.

It's recent massive military build up when there is no threat, coupled with its more belligerent attitude to comments or observations by other countries does not bode well for peace.

Quite simply, China could have told the world about the coronavirus much earlier and asked for help, but no, it chose another path that has devastated many economies and caused the deaths of many thousands. Does China accept any responsibility? No!! Instead, it bares its teeth at friends and behaves like the bully it is now showing itself to be.

True, we don't need conflict, but I fear that sooner or later, it's coming, and I want to be prepared.

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Another way to look at this would be, the rest of the world could have taken Covid-19 more seriously as soon as they found out and lockdown at the same time of Wuhan, shut out all incoming passengers, but no, they/we all thought it was going to be okay. The US had 2 months to prepare for this, but yet, they squandered it.

Maybe it was a matter of mentality that made the difference? Most Asian countries managed to contain Covid-19 because they realise how bad this could be, learning from past viruses like SARS. Whereas the Western countries just thinks these viruses will only affect Asian countries, it will never make it to overseas?

Just look at what's happening over in the US now, people are refusing to wear masks, even though that can help in prevention and transmission of Covid-19, but no, they don't like being told what to do. Even in Australia, security guards at a Melbourne quarantine hotel was having sex with returning travellers?! Well... Natural selection at its best.
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