Here we go again - Wave 2
There are so many doubters still about this coronavirus pandemic, even after 10 months of unrelenting spread. Many of them are in positions of power, and what could loosely be termed "populist politicians". Think Boris Johnson, the darling of the Brexiteers. Jaire Bolsonaro, the Brazilian strongman who has kept the economy open while the death count climbs to the second highest in the world. Behind the US, where Donald Trump is the epitome of the populist politician, which is to say he is a loudmouthed, narcissistic incompetent whose primary concern is himself not his electorate (especially that portion that voted for someone else. Here's another link between the Three Amigos: they have all caught the virus and been hospitalised, but have not changed their sceptic views one iota. Perhaps that's because all three are also conspiracy theorists and proven liars. There are others: Jaroslaw Kaczynski in Poland, where the initial lockdown was quite successf...