Current Affairs Coronavirus Thread - Serious stuff !!!

[navidson]

How can Ikea open tomorrow whilst other 'non-essential' stores have to wait another 2 weeks?

 

[Brennan]

China is actually ace, honestly i dont think people have caught up to the idea, the west isnt were its at any more, China are probably the greatest global power now, they arent emerging they are here or a hairs breath from being here and growing exponentially. Some of the stuff they have done and continue to do over the last 20 years is breathtaking and so innovative, not without critique though, but i often feel people generally underestimate China, its not going to do them any favors.

The virus will take an accounting of the pecking order and some old school power brokering nations wont be happy with the outcome.

Strange choice of words. Not sure the one million Uighurs and the Hong Kong populace would agree.

 

[ForeverBlue92]

This haircut ban is scandalous - come on Boris get them open how can people go back to work June 15th looking like kin Tarzan??

 

[Harryflashman]

I will always agree with a post that is correct. A lot of the rest of you need to raise your game though.....

pete I ALWAYS need to raise my game , something’s are a given

 

[davek]

China is actually ace, honestly i dont think people have caught up to the idea, the west isnt were its at any more, China are probably the greatest global power now, they arent emerging they are here or a hairs breath from being here and growing exponentially. Some of the stuff they have done and continue to do over the last 20 years is breathtaking and so innovative, not without critique though, but i often feel people generally underestimate China, its not going to do them any favors.

The virus will take an accounting of the pecking order and some old school power brokering nations wont be happy with the outcome.

Some people haven't got the memo yet.

@COYBL25
@Axlswhk
@Zatara
@Paris


The more I live and see how much of a BS system we have in the so called liberal west, the more I'm beginning to think that good order and stability and growth are preferable. The authoritarianism of the CCP I could not live with, however.

 

[BlueStevie35]

How can Ikea open tomorrow whilst other 'non-essential' stores have to wait another 2 weeks?

I’m guessing it’s because they fall into the home furnishing sector ala B&Q but also sell food so they get around the non essential rule

 

[Bruce Wayne]

China is actually ace, honestly i dont think people have caught up to the idea, the west isnt were its at any more, China are probably the greatest global power now, they arent emerging they are here or a hairs breath from being here and growing exponentially. Some of the stuff they have done and continue to do over the last 20 years is breathtaking and so innovative, not without critique though, but i often feel people generally underestimate China, its not going to do them any favors.

This virus will take an accounting of the pecking order and some old school power brokering nations wont be happy with the outcome.

I'm not sure China have any desire to influence the world in the way of the American-led liberal order of the last 100 years. Their global ambitions mainly be to ensure China benefits, not to spread their doctrine around the world. With Trump pulling back from that role himself, it does leave something of a vacuum, but I'm not sure China will fill it as they don't appear to have any desire to do so.

 

[davek]

Interesting out in the lanes this morning. I went out around 6.30, and it was pretty quiet. As I was riding back in around 10 I don't think I've ever seen so many cyclists. By and large, that's great, but there were a few fairly large groups, with a few riding 4 abreast down a pretty narrow lane, and an awful lot more riding 2 abreast. Great to see people out on their bikes and all, but a bit of basic road craft and manners for everyone else on the roads would be great. I can see there being tension between 4 and 2 wheels today.

I regard my fellow cyclists as decent people at the best of times. Most are now, but I've seen some right 'kin bellends on my travels in the last couple of months too. Overtaking: I EXPECT to get a couple of metres wide berth, as I give anyone else if I overtake. And I've seen relatively few cyclists with any face covering on. It's difficult wearing them in this weather, but that's where we are, so put one on.

 

[roydo]

How can Ikea open tomorrow whilst other 'non-essential' stores have to wait another 2 weeks?

Ikea closed voluntarily iirc. But that said, hardly essential imo.

 

[tsubaki]

they’ve just announced that the capacity is 200,000 a day.....

was that before or after the advert for the bridge?

 

[peteblue]

was that before or after the advert for the bridge?

??......

 

[Neiler]

Some people haven't got the memo yet.

@COYBL25
@Axlswhk
@Zatara
@Paris


The more I live and see how much of a BS system we have in the so called liberal west, the more I'm beginning to think that good order and stability and growth are preferable. The authoritarianism of the CCP I could not live with, however.

Their economy is exploding, the innovation, around manufacturing, pharma, telecommunications, engineering, technology is outstanding. Its a beautiful rich place They have embarked on an investment programme of investing in other countries to, there will soon be a land bridge to the deep water ports of turkey, an energy pipe line from Russia and a land bridge all the way through central Europe to London. All Chinese investment and innovation. Their strategic planning is superb, you only have to look how they have dealt with this they are streamlined and flexible.

Gone are the days of heavy communism its capitalist Communism now a hybrid approach which as much personal freedom as we have in the west with less things privatized. Of course its different, but its very responsive and flexible with as much freedoms as we have here.

One thing i find interesting about Covid is how quick capitalist countries abandoned the philosophy to go for a communist approach.

 

[Neiler]

I'm not sure China have any desire to influence the world in the way of the American-led liberal order of the last 100 years. Their global ambitions mainly be to ensure China benefits, not to spread their doctrine around the world. With Trump pulling back from that role himself, it does leave something of a vacuum, but I'm not sure China will fill it as they don't appear to have any desire to do so.

As above mate.

 

[Goat]

SERFS

 

[Bruce Wayne]

I regard my fellow cyclists as decent people at the best of times. Most are now, but I've seen some right 'kin bellends on my travels in the last couple of months too. Overtaking: I EXPECT to get a couple of metres wide berth, as I give anyone else if I overtake. And I've seen relatively few cyclists with any face covering on. It's difficult wearing them in this weather, but that's where we are, so put one on.

Think I saw two people wearing masks today, out of what must have been close on 1,000 riders (I was not one of the mask wearers).