| I just can’t take it seriously when the author presents such falsehoods as Western “vaccine greed”. (Both Moderna and Pfizer’s have made vaccines available at cost and promised not to go after parent infringement for the duration of the pandemic. It of course also ignores vaccines from other countries such as the Russian Sputnik vaccine.) As for western countries buying five dosages for every citizen? THAT IS THE WHOLE POINT OF GOVERNMENT IN GENERAL: To look after your citizens. Likewise the emotional but intellectually vapid mentioning of food surplus in the US. What exactly is the alternative? Ship food we’re about to throw out to the third world? How is it supposed to survive a 3 week trip on a container ship? What would the effect be on agriculture in the receiving countries? (Spoiler: Not good!) Or are Americans perhaps supposed to hand out food for free in other countries? (Oh wait! That’s already being done! Even to hostile countries like North Korea) Likewise the emotional argument about empty apartments in NYC, that completely ignores that homelessness is a complex problem, that often involves addiction, mental illness, antisocial behavior and is only rarely solved by just handing out free apartments. |