Week 2401

March 9th - 15th, 2020 (Previous | Next)

Event

I’m hoping the Netherlands handles COVID-19 more like Japan than like Italy, but I’m a bit pessimistic, given our mercantile orientation.

But at least we’re certain not to bungle it as badly as the US.

Then we’re more easily sucked into the “socialism is bad” narrative, which makes more of us more poor. It’s a viscous cycle of stupid austerity.

“Der kapitalismus hat grenzen” is one of those German phrases that cannot be translated to American English.