ttbn,

When we come out of the effects of the Wuhan virus we can just restart the economy the same way we have been keeping it afloat over the past 30 years: Bring in lots of cashed up Chinese migrants and sell off our assets to Chinese State controlled companies. I think Soot 'Beam up me Scotty' Morrison would probably tell you: "it's worked before so why not do it again."

In times gone by, a crisis like the China virus would have favoured parties of the Left. Even now, our left of centre Prime Minister is being praised for spending other people's money. But, there is one big difference between our left-leaning LNP government and the hard Left Green Labor mob - border protection. And the China virus came over our borders.

Labor will not benefit from this crisis as it once would have. Labor, with blackmail and threats from the Greens, and it's own Marxist elements, has crippled itself with policies of open borders, identity politics and other obsessions of affluent Communists in the ABC and the public service. And, if anything underlines the importance of strong border protection it is the Chinese virus.

With numbers out of control in the US, maybe we should start calling this disaster the 'Trump virus' ?

Of course, since he didn't start it, he really doesn't have to do anything about it. It's somebody else's fault. So, in a way, it's not actually happening. After all, where have you seen anything like this in Marvel comics ?

Joe

Loudmouth,

In a 1966 edition of Captain America comics of course!

Dear Loudmouth2,

The last press conference from Trump was brilliant.

“This is a very brilliant enemy. You know, it’s a brilliant enemy. They develop drugs like the antibiotics. You see it. Antibiotics used to solve every problem. Now one of the biggest problems the world has is the germ has gotten so brilliant that the antibiotic can’t keep up with it.

"And they're constantly trying to come up with a new – people go to a hospital and they catch – they go for a heart operation – that's no problem, but they end up dying from – from problems. You know the problems I'm talking about. There's a whole genius to it."

“We’re fighting – not only is it hidden, but it’s very smart. Okay? It’s invisible and it’s hidden, but it’s – it’s very smart.”

Leaving aside the fact that antibiotics don't kill viruses I just love the incoherence on display. It is so cringe worthy it is addictive. This is the President of the United States of America. Who would have ever thought it.

SteeleRedux,

At least give Trump some credit for not claiming that he is smarter than the Wuhan virus.

It shows the world that he can be diplomatic when dealing with the enemy.