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Then came the benign dictators… A story of doing practically nothing

How many more wake up calls do we need to get our democratic shit together and do something about it? How much closer do we need to get to the fire, before we put it out or burn ourselves out? What is Europe waiting for? Or, are we purposefully procrastinating, because we share, deep down, some of Orban’s ideas?

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Quarantine Monologues – 10 crucial facts about coronavirus I knew nothing about

If the euro crisis turned most of us into little Krugmans, this pandemic will eventually turn us into little Fleming wannabes. There is a lot we had to suddenly learn and take in about the coronavirus, in order to protect ourselves from catching it. But there is a whole lot more that we do not know.

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Quarantine Monologues – War becomes you

Since they crossed that Rubicon and called this pandemic “a war”, why didn’t they go all the way? Why didn’t they order their industry to change its production in order to produce ventilators, masks, gloves, tests and anything else we need to fight this particular war? Why are we relying merely on the kindness of some business owners who announced voluntarily that they will start producing gear that doctors and nurses need? If this is war, shouldn’t everyone be called to help, small or big?