Then they are only paying a small fraction of the mess they’ve created. What about the lives lost in Korea, and Italy, and Iran? Why should those countries suffer because China won’t practice basic hygiene and eats unsafe food?
All of these other countries, including my own, had the opportunity to see what China was dealing with and to act quickly and decisively to prevent having to suffer the same pain. Instead, we sat on our thumbs for a month trusting I don't know what, destiny? Moral superiority? To protect us. And now we will pay the price.
Nobody with any power to censure China is able to point fingers, since these politicians and leaders have failed to protect their own people at least as much as China failed to contain the virus, and with less excuse. Also, practically speaking, there is just no mechanism to enforce any kind of sanction on China for this.
> All of these other countries, including my own, had the opportunity to see what China was dealing with and to act quickly and decisively to prevent ...
You’re missing my point. Why should the other countries have to keep acting to clean up China’s mess? Shouldn’t China be responsible for that?
Also, given that China concealed the full extent of the outbreak for as long as they could, I disagree that the rest of the world had a fair opportunity to deal with it.
The difference is that those social practices don't introduce novel viruses to humans, whereas the handling of wild animals does. There are popular beliefs in China that consuming certain animal parts will bring health and well-being: tiger heart for courage, bear paw as an aphrodisiac, etc.
While unhygienic social practices are common around the world, and will cause further spreading of the disease, the mythology around food and more importantly the very unsanitary ways wild game is prepared and sold in China is what causes outbreaks of this kind.
I don't believe any sort of retribution towards China because of this is necessary, but they need to be pressured into banning these cultural customs and educating their people.
asdfasgasdgasdg|6 years ago
Nobody with any power to censure China is able to point fingers, since these politicians and leaders have failed to protect their own people at least as much as China failed to contain the virus, and with less excuse. Also, practically speaking, there is just no mechanism to enforce any kind of sanction on China for this.
MaupitiBlue|6 years ago
You’re missing my point. Why should the other countries have to keep acting to clean up China’s mess? Shouldn’t China be responsible for that?
Also, given that China concealed the full extent of the outbreak for as long as they could, I disagree that the rest of the world had a fair opportunity to deal with it.
scurvy|6 years ago
Don't Italy and Iran both practice a kiss greeting? A ka "la bise"?
Koreans have a rich history of sharing meals and eating from the same pot.
Could hardly call those practices hygenic. But the point is they've existed forever and probably aren't about to stop because of this.
Watch throwing stones in glass houses.
imiric|6 years ago
While unhygienic social practices are common around the world, and will cause further spreading of the disease, the mythology around food and more importantly the very unsanitary ways wild game is prepared and sold in China is what causes outbreaks of this kind.
I don't believe any sort of retribution towards China because of this is necessary, but they need to be pressured into banning these cultural customs and educating their people.