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@junior said in Potential Positives to Look forward to:
Without wanting to get too political, I hope that this results in the world (the West especially) re-considering their dependence on Chinese manufacturing, logistics, money etc. and, instead, moving at least some of that back onshore (or at least to a number of other countries to spread the risk).
Yeah, that's a fair question. I wonder what changes, if any, will come about for Brexit on the back of this. I think they will be substantial.
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@junior said in Potential Positives to Look forward to:
Without wanting to get too political, I hope that this results in the world (the West especially) re-considering their dependence on Chinese manufacturing, logistics, money etc. and, instead, moving at least some of that back onshore (or at least to a number of other countries to spread the risk).
The Western capitalist model calls for reducing costs by outsourcing to the cheapest place to maximize profits. Covid19 is exposing a fatal flaw in that strategy
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@canefan said in Potential Positives to Look forward to:
@junior said in Potential Positives to Look forward to:
Without wanting to get too political, I hope that this results in the world (the West especially) re-considering their dependence on Chinese manufacturing, logistics, money etc. and, instead, moving at least some of that back onshore (or at least to a number of other countries to spread the risk).
The Western capitalist model calls for reducing costs by outsourcing to the cheapest place to maximize profits. Covid19 is exposing a fatal flaw in that strategy
And that's precisely my point. I don't doubt that, over the long term and as people's memories of COVID 19 fade, this POV will win out and that China will remain a significant offshoring location for Western companies. However, my hope is that in the short- to medium-term, a lot of companies start moving part of their Chinese operations back home and / or to other low-cost countries who present far less of a health, strategic and economic risk than China.
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@Baron-Silas-Greenback Hopefully a small proportion of the military budget will go to developing new antibiotics ans vaccines.
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@Tim said in Potential Positives to Look forward to:
@Baron-Silas-Greenback Hopefully a small proportion of the military budget will go to developing new antibiotics ans vaccines.
Problem is, until something like this happens, general science research which is the bedrock of developing stuff like that just isn't as sexy as a brand new stealth fighter
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If you’re interested in doing some reading, a current positive I’d that C.U.P have made every higher ed text free to read until the end of May, so go be Good Will Hunting and you could sleep with Minny Driver (ugh, or not):
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@Baron-Silas-Greenback said in Potential Positives to Look forward to:
@junior Some of countries enormous defence and security budget should be diverted to medical security. Medical independence so to speak.
Indeed and where our points overlap is perhaps this will also result in the medical industrial complex of western countries (big pharma, government etc.) manufacturing new and existing medicines and equipment in their home countries rather than in China.
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@junior said in Potential Positives to Look forward to:
@Baron-Silas-Greenback said in Potential Positives to Look forward to:
@junior Some of countries enormous defence and security budget should be diverted to medical security. Medical independence so to speak.
Indeed and where our points overlap is perhaps this will also result in the medical industrial complex of western countries (big pharma, government etc.) manufacturing new and existing medicines and equipment in their home countries rather than in China.
Seems a bit strange to have a post with the words "big pharma" and not have an immediate reply from Winger
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Some were looking for old school rugby vids to pass the time? This might be pushing it a bit...
https://www.facebook.com/221378298443551/posts/459001621347883/
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Anyone suspect there will be a lot of babies born in December /January? 🤣
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@R-L said in Potential Positives to Look forward to:
Anyone suspect there will be a lot of babies born in December /January? 🤣
Not in my household thats for sure!
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@Virgil said in Potential Positives to Look forward to:
@R-L said in Potential Positives to Look forward to:
Anyone suspect there will be a lot of babies born in December /January? 🤣
Not in my household thats for sure!
Maybe that should be divorces then...
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@R-L said in Potential Positives to Look forward to:
@Virgil said in Potential Positives to Look forward to:
@R-L said in Potential Positives to Look forward to:
Anyone suspect there will be a lot of babies born in December /January? 🤣
Not in my household thats for sure!
Maybe that should be divorces then...
😂
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@Duluth said in Potential Positives to Look forward to:
It was an excuse for a new profile image
No I remember one of your old "avatars" .. You should have had David hasselhoff with a mask on... That must exist somewhere on the internet.
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@Tim said in Potential Positives to Look forward to:
Well, this should be an absolute nail in the coffin for the "healthy at any size" bullshit.
More than 75% had high blood pressure, about 35% had diabetes and a third suffered from heart disease.
Plenty of smokers among that bunch too I read somewhere. Anyone that has been to that part of the world recently will know just how entrenched smoking still is.
As Coronavirus' attack respiratory systems maybe they will finally realise that it ain't just a risk of cancer.Smoking fat fucks can get to the back of the vaccine queue
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@Catogrande he's taking self isolation to the next level 😁
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