Getting real tired of this populist BS if I'm honest.
Cracks are certainly starting to show both sides of the pond. Boris 'hand shaking, I'm alright' to Trump 'we're going to open the economy by Easter' - both say anything to appease the hoards whilst falling on their swords and achieve nothing.
Meanwhile we had mother Merkel on the box the other night speaking to the country paying tribute to the thousands of workers keeping the supermarkets open, as well as recognising the efforts of health care staff.
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Originally posted by Platypus View Post
I think it's far too early for countries to be smug. At the end, maybe some will be able to say they did a better job, but at this stage, I don't think we know.
Personally I think it is part because of social responsibility. People here were isolating themselves, reducing social gatherings long before the government told them 'stay the $££% inside'. At the same time you saw folks on the Beeb squashed together on the London underground with Boris shaking hands with the ill.
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Originally posted by scooterscot View PostDid you ever wonder why Germany is seeing fewer deaths than the UK yet infection rate is higher in Germany?
Oh, and then there's this,
https://www.thelocal.de/20200330/abs...onavirus-rules
I think it's far too early for countries to be smug. At the end, maybe some will be able to say they did a better job, but at this stage, I don't think we know.
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Originally posted by original PM View Post
"say populist leader"
If I had a penny for every Italian who is fed up with their right leaning government I'd be richer than the FED. In fact not just fed up, but pi$$ed off.
You can blame others for so long, it works, but then the realisation comes... look in the mirror if you want someone to blame.
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Does it matter if we were?
The EU's Betrayal of Italy May Be Its Undoing | The American Conservative
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Funny how Matt Hancock actually talked about this on Question Time prior to all this and then they claimed not to have seen the e-mails: https://twitter.com/Haggis_UK/status...77916047208448
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Originally posted by scooterscot View PostStress is only known by inefficient people...
Did you ever wonder why Germany is seeing fewer deaths than the UK yet infection rate is higher in Germany?
1. More testing
2. Luck. It happened in Italy first.
How did Germany lose WW2?
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Stress is only known by inefficient people...
Did you ever wonder why Germany is seeing fewer deaths than the UK yet infection rate is higher in Germany?
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Funny how the main ones getting vexed about this are the Quisling expats.
Like anyone gives a fook what THEY have to say about the country they abandoned.
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