Certain countries are outliers in the current pandemic. They are doing just fine while the United States of America flounders in the incompetence of our dishonest and crazy (anybody can see it) president and the outrageous misbehavior of his followers.
What is the one thing that these countries have in common? What do their leaders have that ours clearly does not?
It turns out that what their leaders have is two X chromosomes.
Women heads of state around the world are demonstrating that if you want to live, you should go with them. From Iceland to Taiwan, Finland, Denmark, Germany and New Zealand, it looks like your best bet in the search for a leader who will keep you alive in times of trouble is to elect a woman.
From Forbes:
What Do Countries With The Best Coronavirus Responses Have In Common? Women Leaders
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Angela Merkel, the Chancellor of Germany, stood up early and calmly told her countrymen that this was a serious bug that would infect up to 70% of the population. “It’s serious,” she said, “take it seriously.” She did, so they did too. Testing began right from the get-go. Germany jumped right over the phases of denial, anger and disingenuousness we’ve seen elsewhere. The country’s numbers are far below its European neighbors, and there are signs it may be able to start loosening restrictionsrelatively soon.