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As I have said in the past, the reason I am so hard on the US's response is simply that a) the actions of the administration have a greater impact on all of us here than the actions of a government in a distant country and b) we can hold our own leaders accountable through elections.  The Italians, French, Brits, Germans can all hold their own governments accountable whenever they have elections.  The Chinese, of course, are screwed and have no way to hold their government to account, but that is a broader and deeper problem in China.

Don't get me wrong, COVID-19 or no COVID-19, there is no way in hell that I would rather be in China now than in the US.  But it is because of that reason that I will always have higher expectations for my own country than one run by the CCP.

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[BostonCard]

As I have said in the past, the reason I am so hard on the US's response is simply that a) the actions of the administration have a greater impact on all of us here than the actions of a government in a distant country and b) we can hold our own leaders accountable through elections.  The Italians, French, Brits, Germans can all hold their own governments accountable whenever they have elections.  The Chinese, of course, are screwed and have no way to hold their government to account, but that is a broader and deeper problem in China.

Don't get me wrong, COVID-19 or no COVID-19, there is no way in hell that I would rather be in China now than in the US.  But it is because of that reason that I will always have higher expectations for my own country than one run by the CCP.

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