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beegarc's avatar

WW3 was started 2 years ago, and no one noticed.

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BriFry's avatar

I don't think we can dismiss simple hubris. China staked its credibility on 0 COVID and how could it go back without admitting it errored? What would it mean for their ruling party if it turned out Sweden had the best approach? Further, we know what our lockdowns did for emotional health and how extremely difficult it is to recover from that. A countries greatest asset is still its people. You simply can't treat people this badly and expect a good long term result. Sometimes in our fear we tend to think that our adversaries are smarter than they are. Yet, like us, they are human and capable of making enormous mistakes. I think we need to be vigilant and clear minded as to the threat China faces, but we need to avoid the trap of thinking everything they do is the perfect move in this chess match.

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