What lesssons will people who are interested in politics draw from the COVID-19 crisis? People on the left will say that every society needs a well-funded public healthcare system... and they'll be right! THREAD 1/x
Fiscal conservatives will point out that governments that run budget surpluses most of the time are better able to cope with unexpected crises... and they'll be right! 2/x
When a solution finally comes, it will be thanks to private-sector entrepreneurs & investors burning up large sums of cash in the name of innovation. Libertarians will say that they were helped by regulators bending the rules and being more flexible... and they'll be right! 3/x
Supporters of pluralism will point out that populists, who divide the world into goodies and baddies, were much worse managers than mainstream politicians, who respect their opponents,... and they'll be right! 4/x
Environmentalists will say that programmed lockdowns could be used as a tool to fight climate change and other problems... and they'll be right! 5/x
Conspiracy theorists will spread a lot of nonsense about 5G and vaccines, while drawing a veil over their past nonsense about chemtrails.... and they'll be wrong, as usual! 6/x
What should be obvious is that there isn't any one-size-fits-all ideology that would have ticked all these boxes. We should all be paying a lot more attention to @nytdavidbrooks, who has been making this argument for years. nytimes.com/2017/08/22/opi… 7/7
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