The U.S. and U.K. Were the Two Best Prepared Nations to Tackle a Pandemic—What Went Wrong?

[Ambivalent Dave]

The U.S. and U.K. Were the Two Best Prepared Nations to Tackle a Pandemic—What Went Wrong?

On paper the U.S. and the U.K. were supposed to be the most prepared to deal with a pandemic like coronavirus. What went wrong?

time.com

decent read. genuine Question, do time have a political angle, or are they generally considered neutral?

 

[Grammar Police]

You don't need to know a thing about politics to know that Trump and Johnson are a pair of duck eggs.

 

[Curlyteeth]

The idea of exceptionalism amongst our entitled leadership is a massive issue. Unfortunately, based on our history it still seems that a lot of our population think we are somehow better than everyone else. I love my country but some honesty about where we now are, is needed

 

[The Hesford Diet]

Time Magazine is generally regarded as being politically neutral. Since the rise of Trump, though, it's seen as centre-left, primarily because anyone with half a brain can't stand the deranged orange buffoon in the White House.

 

[Prefab]

Brazil, US, UK - populist clowns for leaders and coincidentally a covid19 shit show in each country. Perhaps in this case correlation does equal causation.

 

[Sir Lancelot]

Perhaps our assumed preparedness was part of the problem? Plus an assumption by Boris, at least that we would sail safely through the virus and come out unscathed by the virus because we are a first world country and British to boot!

I don’t think they recognised how vulnerable we were right from the start and thought that our involvement would be sending medical teams and equipment to the third world countries that succumbed to the virus.

 

[Paddy O'Dors]

Two utter f***ing gimps in charge. Hoy Brazil in there anarl.

 

[Silly Point]

Don’t think the answer is hard to find like

 

[bahtat]

Haven’t read the article yet, will leave till later when I’ve got more time however the title certainly goes against what many On here Believed and argued For many weeks that we were badly prepared

 

[hank williams]

Time Magazine is generally regarded as being politically neutral. Since the rise of Trump, though, it's seen as centre-left, primarily because anyone with half a brain can't stand the deranged orange buffoon in the White House.

What about the orange Buffoon in Downing Street

 

[Paddy O'Dors]

Haven’t read the article yet, will leave till later when I’ve got more time however the title certainly goes against what many On here Believed and argued For many weeks that we were badly prepared

Without a pair of blue blinkers on?

 

[box2box]

How anyone can see BJ in a positive light is staggering

 

[FootballFan]

Who said they were the best prepared? Themselves?

 

[r@mside]

Apart from the Global Health scorecard, I can't see anything that hasn't been brought up on this board. Even the apologists must know in their hearts that it's down to incompetent politicians.

 

[Ambivalent Dave]

How anyone can see BJ in a positive light is staggering

Sadly you don’t have to stray to far from this thread to see people thinking exactly this

 

[Gaggoears]

Apart from the Global Health scorecard, I can't see anything that hasn't been brought up on this board. Even the apologists must know in their hearts that it's down to incompetent politicians.

Yes. However they will never turn against the master.

 

[SurreyMackem]

It's a bit too early to say which countries will come out of this better but US and UK are probably two of the most unfit countries which didn't lockdown early.

 

[box2box]

It's a bit too early to say which countries will come out of this better but US and UK are probably two of the most unfit countries which didn't lockdown early.

Agree, uk didn’t lockdown early enough. Population wise, uk is below average for smoking and alcohol consumption, but would imagine above average for carrying too much timber and eating processed food

 

[Sam Handwich]

Sadly you don’t have to stray to far from this thread to see people thinking exactly this

And they are still convinced he will win Brexitwars. I'm going to predict another shit show

 

[andyj73]

How anyone doesn't see my opinion in a positive light is staggering

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