COVID-19 revealed two stories about America. First, how the nation best-prepared in January became one of the worst affected. Second, how our reaction to this showed America’s senescence. That is, we have become the equivalent of a cranky old guy – dysfunctional but certain that others cause all his problems.
COVID-19 shows that America has fallen into ClownWorld, with all levels of society now dysfunctional. Unless we repair ourselves, world leadership will pass into more competent hands. Our wealth and power mean little if we cannot see clearly and act effectively.
Industrial revolutions are not one big event. They are many incremental changes with giant effects. Wars and pandemics often accelerate them, changing society unexpectedly with fantastic speed. The shift to working at home is one such change, forced by COVID-19 – changing everything.Â
America’s experience with COVID-19 provides powerful lessons for us about the world and especially about ourselves. With these we can become stronger.
While COVID-19 spreads across American, many scream for a third month that China lies about its numbers. Meanwhile, China begins restarting its society. Our pride prevented us from learning from China’s success against COVID-19. Will we learn from China’s restart?
