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30 May 2020, 8:44 am
Lol 
an ego bulmus is a phrase I invented to describe the attitude of pompous people who have an inflated sense of self and will do anything to be centre stage and in the limelight. Let's be clear, I hate politics and have no political affiliation. Politicians are all indulging in an ego bulmus and lack integrity in my opinion but that's just my take on things. My government is being sensible about lockdown and dealing with Corona that's all. There is a certain stench of Nepotism when Ikea was opened before the open- air markets, which has no logical explanation at all other than that market people are hardworking people with no financial reserves and the tycoons keep all the finances in the pockets of a privileged few. It was rumoured that the owner is a close friend of the Minister of Health, politics are corrupt globally I fear.
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30 May 2020, 8:50 am
Only minor, mostly in the beginning.
There is one useful thing about our local political culture - actual external crises can sometimes unite our otherwise ever-fighting factions. Something similar, on smaller scale, happened when all counting parties supported Ukrainian Maidan.
So, the ruling party introduces restrictions, the opposition mostly says they're not doing enough, and people not trusting our government try just not to get infected.
As the result, we're doing slightly worse than Israel, much better than the US.
Corona hit Israel when we were at the end of our 3rd unresolved election and in the midst of a toxic political campaign heading for the 4th, so you can imagine the political volatility
We are so used to uniting in a crisis that nothing seems to rattle our nerves.
30 May 2020, 9:02 am
Only minor, mostly in the beginning.
There is one useful thing about our local political culture - actual external crises can sometimes unite our otherwise ever-fighting factions. Something similar, on smaller scale, happened when all counting parties supported Ukrainian Maidan.
So, the ruling party introduces restrictions, the opposition mostly says they're not doing enough, and people not trusting our government try just not to get infected.
As the result, we're doing slightly worse than Israel, much better than the US.
Corona hit Israel when we were at the end of our 3rd unresolved election and in the midst of a toxic political campaign heading for the 4th, so you can imagine the political volatility
We are so used to uniting in a crisis that nothing seems to rattle our nerves.
Indeed, I recall talking politics with Israeli people and there are so many factions and cultures in this small country... like secular atheists vs reform religious vs orthodox religious vs muslim Palestinians - that's what we were talking about back then but I'm sure other aspects of life are just as divided.
You're doing okay in the crisis
Teach51
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30 May 2020, 9:25 am
Only minor, mostly in the beginning.
There is one useful thing about our local political culture - actual external crises can sometimes unite our otherwise ever-fighting factions. Something similar, on smaller scale, happened when all counting parties supported Ukrainian Maidan.
So, the ruling party introduces restrictions, the opposition mostly says they're not doing enough, and people not trusting our government try just not to get infected.
As the result, we're doing slightly worse than Israel, much better than the US.
Corona hit Israel when we were at the end of our 3rd unresolved election and in the midst of a toxic political campaign heading for the 4th, so you can imagine the political volatility
We are so used to uniting in a crisis that nothing seems to rattle our nerves.
Indeed, I recall talking politics with Israeli people and there are so many factions and cultures in this small country... like secular atheists vs reform religious vs orthodox religious vs muslim Palestinians - that's what we were talking about back then but I'm sure other aspects of life are just as divided.
You're doing okay in the crisis
Add the the list of multiculturalism, Druze, Christian Arabs, Chircasian, Bedouins, and Samaritans.
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20 Jul 2020, 12:57 pm
I'm sure a vaccine is just around the corner, after all, we discovered a vaccine for HIV right away. 
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