2210 Change My Mind: Kung Flu Edition (media.patriots.win) posted 1 year ago by Schiffblower 1 year ago by Schiffblower +2210 / -0 76 comments share 76 comments share save hide report block hide child comments Comments (76) sorted by: top new old worst You're viewing a single comment thread. View all comments, or full comment thread. ▲ 76 ▼ – PotentPOTUS 76 points 1 year ago +77 / -1 I always thought it was interesting that the HK protests were the talk of the world then bam covid permalink save report block reply ▲ 27 ▼ – Frog_Prince 27 points 1 year ago +27 / -0 Came here to say this, taking into consideration the OP point as well, China had nothing to lose by letting it rip through their Country. permalink parent save report block reply ▲ 17 ▼ – Techrev 17 points 1 year ago +17 / -0 I wonder how much the Democrats had to pay China to borrow it... permalink parent save report block reply ▲ 21 ▼ – deleted 21 points 1 year ago +21 / -0 ▲ 9 ▼ – NormaJeanRocks 9 points 1 year ago +9 / -0 Agree, but if that's the case they had nothing to lose by letting it out to the world, especially the U.S. We were (Trump) was laying the hammer down on them. Have had this argument with friends, some say I'm crazy some think its not. permalink parent save report block reply ▲ 18 ▼ – etrenx 18 points 1 year ago +18 / -0 China's aging population is a HUGE problem for them. 35% of China's population will be elderly in 2050 (US is ~11%) 26% of China's GDP will be spent on elderly healthcare services (currently 7%) In 2016 China realized this problem and ended their one-child policy. The virus clears out their elderly population and fixes the problem. permalink parent save report block reply ▲ 10 ▼ – Blazeron 10 points 1 year ago +10 / -0 Thats like 600 million old people. The 1 child policy will finally kick in and have a massive population drop. We'll see how that works out for them. permalink parent save report block reply ▲ 9 ▼ – RU_joe_king 9 points 1 year ago +9 / -0 I figured it was about HK all the time, not about sick and elderly. permalink parent save report block reply ▲ 7 ▼ – deleted 7 points 1 year ago +9 / -2 ▲ 13 ▼ – deleted 13 points 1 year ago +14 / -1 ▲ 5 ▼ – Redditcanblowme 5 points 1 year ago +5 / -0 Yep. Exactly what I came here to say. China thought they could shut down the protests and put the genie back in the bottle. Ooops. permalink parent save report block reply
I always thought it was interesting that the HK protests were the talk of the world then bam covid
Came here to say this, taking into consideration the OP point as well, China had nothing to lose by letting it rip through their Country.
I wonder how much the Democrats had to pay China to borrow it...
Agree, but if that's the case they had nothing to lose by letting it out to the world, especially the U.S. We were (Trump) was laying the hammer down on them. Have had this argument with friends, some say I'm crazy some think its not.
China's aging population is a HUGE problem for them.
The virus clears out their elderly population and fixes the problem.
Thats like 600 million old people. The 1 child policy will finally kick in and have a massive population drop. We'll see how that works out for them.
I figured it was about HK all the time, not about sick and elderly.
Yep. Exactly what I came here to say. China thought they could shut down the protests and put the genie back in the bottle. Ooops.