DonPeffers Posted April 3, 2020 Posted April 3, 2020 https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3075032/how-makers-2011-film-contagion-foresaw-covid-19-coronavirus "How makers of 2011 film Contagion foresaw Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic, and gave the film lasting resonance." If the TV was turned on mid-movie you might think you were watching a documentary or news item (provided you didn't recognise the film stars). One bit of good news is China is to ban sales of cats and dogs for human consumption and there will be stricter rules governing markets were dead and living animals are for sale, stored near one another. Quote
Blatman Posted April 3, 2020 Posted April 3, 2020 Bat-S*** crazy... My question is this... As I understand it, Australian aboriginies have been eating bats for centuries with no side effects. So what is going on in China? 10 hours ago, DonPeffers said: One bit of good news is China is to ban sales of cats and dogs for human consumption and there will be stricter rules governing markets were dead and living animals are for sale, stored near one another. Interesting discussion on this on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/ftflyf/shenzhen_becomes_first_city_in_china_to_ban/ This is nothing new though, after SARS similar rules were imposed nation wide, but quickly went back to business as usual. China faces a multitude of issues here, one as already highlighted rules aren't followed. Unfortunately bribing an official to look away from farming and butchering animals one shouldn't butcher takes very little (officials are often indirectly involved). Another big issue is hygiene and believes around it. Wet markets are big in China, they were banned and they are back as an affordable way to provide food to the masses. Even big city dwellers have difficulty coming around with their basic income, you can imagine in smaller cities what life is like. Combine that with the notion of "fresh is better" or "killed in fear is better", these kind of ideas are great for unhygienic practices. Wet markets in general albeit some have seen a facelift, are appalling, and then I'm not even getting into how disgusting wholesale business is. Quote
DonPeffers Posted April 4, 2020 Author Posted April 4, 2020 13 hours ago, Blatman said: My question is this... As I understand it, Australian aboriginies have been eating bats for centuries with no side effects. So what is going on in China? Many viruses thrive in densely populated areas because of ease of transmission. My guess about the aborigines is that being a small, nomadic population occupying an isolated continent is that either the virus couldn't spread much or over time they built up some immunity. If the wet markets continue then maybe the West will have to exert much greater pressure on the Government of China. The cost of this shutdown will be massive for the West and the economy of China. Hopefully things will change as nobody wants to go through this again. Quote
Blatman Posted April 4, 2020 Posted April 4, 2020 10 hours ago, DonPeffers said: The cost of this shutdown will be massive for the West and the economy of China. Well, we're going to be paying more tax and NI for a few years. And to ease that burden the government will no doubt issue Treasury Bonds (also known as Gilts). I'm betting China will buy a lot of them because they already do. They buy a lot of US Treasury Bills too and it is this "influence" we should pay more attention to. The more of our debt they own, the more leverage they have. Quote
thebutler Posted April 4, 2020 Posted April 4, 2020 Ironically all very Fear & Loathing; Bat Country Tak Quote
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