I am not a 'libertarian', a stupid position. I believe free societies, with dissent and opposition, are wiser and better societies than despotisms where only one view is permitted. It's notable that in this episode dissent is met with abuse and anger, not reason. https://t.co/AwZThPJsCE
— Peter Hitchens (@ClarkeMicah) March 25, 2020
Category Archives: good news
Russia helps Italy
Because they can, and they kick ass:
The stickers on the fuselage said āFrom Russia with Loveā. The statements from the Kremlin were similarly effusive as Moscow sent nine military planes loaded with medical equipment and specialists to Italy this weekend, as the country battles the worst coronavirus outbreak in Europe.
Under EU sanctions since 2014 and castigated as a dangerous neighbour by many in Brussels, Russia has nevertheless sought to maintain good ties with Italy. It is now seizing an opportunity to underline its close relations with one of the EUās most important countries amid bickering between member states over export bans on medical equipment and delays to financial support programmes.
Good for them!
Putin is great! š
Life in Russia goes on as normal; number of cases comparable to Ontario, Canada despite ten times the population
From the John Hopkins COVID-19 database, at present:
Russia
Confirmed: 438
Deaths: 1
Recovered: 17
Active: 420
This is comparable to my province:
Ontario, Canada
Confirmed: 425
Deaths: 5
Recovered: 0
Active: 420
But Ontario has only 14.57 million people, while Russia has 144.5 million, 10 x as many…
As always, Putin has been doing right and good.
Northern Italian city Ferrara hasn’t had a single plague death since 1576, nor coronavirus today
They’ve long had a strategy, detailed here.
