Coronavirus impressions
Topic 1 - The Fumble and Halftime adjustment: The mother of all fumbles has happened. South Korea and the US reported their first case on the same day - Jan 20th 2020. Two months later, America has 120K cases and Korea has 9K . I dont think the President intended this when cheerleading America First. After this fumble, the administration is now making halftime adjustments and doing better. But outlook is still not great (see Topics 2 and 3). Topic 2 - Wishful thinking: I do not think Trump supporters voted for him because of his perceived competence. His wishful thinking on coronavirus makes sense if we think of him as a booster of America and American Economy. He seemed to be wishing the virus away to protect his cherished economic engine. Even assuming that his supporters give him slack, I am quite surprised by their apparent preference to die rather than change their mind about him. This is not a good sign ...