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Old 21-12-2020, 11:15   #1869
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Re: Coronavirus

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Originally Posted by downquark1 View Post
If they are threatened with world trade collapse or war then yes. However, I do not know this is the case. But to suggest there is no other explanation is a lack of imagination.
Not all countries are dependent on world trade to the extent they couldn't live without it. Similarly not all countries - especially western democracies - allow for an easy justification for war.

Quite often the answer is the most straightforward one. We are dealing with SARS 2 and making a half arsed attempt at deploying the SARS playbook, limping along until a vaccine rather than locking down to elimination without one.
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