It is extremely relevant - when I suggested that borders between Slovenia, Austria, Switzerland and France with Italy, should be closed almost two weeks ago, I was told I was "hysterical". When I said cruises should be cancelled and the WHO should advise that back in January, I was called "hysterical". When I said that the UK should suspend flights to and from virus hotspots, I was called "hysterical". I was told the economic damage would be too great, that people's holidays would be ruined, that people might lose the money they had spent in advance on their holidays. Compare the economic damage of restricting borders and cancelling holidays with what is occurring now!
People thought they could carry on their open borders, travel anywhere, liberal universalist daydream, whilst the looming pandemic was knocking on the door!
So no, I won't shut up about this - people were deluded, many still are deluded and most are still deluding themselves about this - we could have kept this catastrophe at bay, if and only if European countries, including the UK, had appreciated the danger and suspended business as usual well in advance.
Now we have disaster and catastrophe across the whole of Europe, because people were deluded, still are deluded and never grasped the nettle!
Originally Posted by: Maunder Minimum