One of the most overlooked aspects of the virus crisis is Europe's psychological realization the East Asians may actually be more capable than they are. That this was exhibited by friendlies like Japan, Taiwan, Singapore and South Korea does not diminish the shock.
This will inevitably sound the death knell for the Left's cherished -- and obsolete -- division of the world into two hostile camps: the white race and the 'people of color'. How are the Japanese POCs any more?
Like so much of the progressive narrative it belongs in the early 20th century. Sooner or later Europe will realize the biggest chain round them and holding them back are these hoary old nostrums from the age of the dinosaurs.
If anything good comes out of covid19 it will be reorienting Western society toward success once more rather than self-flagellating auto-punishing, guilt-haunted sackcloth and ashes.
