Times

The NY Times writes:

The pandemic has turned the world into a giant laboratory
of competing systems, each with its own way of fighting 
the virus and mitigating its economic damage. 
The contrast between Europe and the United States has 
been particularly stark.

As somebody who spent more than 20 years living both in the US and Europe in the same time I can only say: Fuck, yes, it did. And that it would was crystal clear since mid January. Right when I would have gone back into the sunshine of SoCal. Timing that I am thankful for.