I agree with you entirely that the media has politicized this and have been extremely irresponsible, and in some cases almost criminal in their behavior. That said, we will be OK, and the economy will weather this. Further, this has raised awareness, at least among some, of the dangers of letting other countries (e.g. China) take over production of things we should be making here. Our relationship with China is on the brink of a ‘recognized’ Cold War. We were already in a Cold War with them - but they were the only ones who knew it.
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Further, this has raised awareness, at least among some, of the dangers of letting other countries (e.g. China) take over production of things we should be making here.
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The risk of relying on foreign sources for critical medications was something that the U.S. congress should have been on top of. They failed to take steps to protect the nation. Both parties are guilty of this negligence.
The congress wastes time and money doing political grandstanding yet has no time or desire to highlight and rectify our national vulnerabilities. Its disgraceful.
Another side benefit is that people will be self aware of how scared they were over this crisis.... How they geniunely feared for their own safety and the safety of their loved ones.. and the extreme precautions that so many people were willing to take... So once this blows over maybe they will have a different perspective on all this never ending talk about climate change and all the predictions that never come true and all the celebrities who fly private jets to climate conferences...... Bottom line, maybe they will recognize the difference between a real crisis and a fake crisis