The Corona Effect Will Ripple Through The World

Down through the ages, there have always been events which changed the course of history.  The coronavirus may well turn out to be such an event. Here’s why.

Because of the coronavirus, people everywhere will have to rethink what it really means to be a sovereign nation. It will become a necessity for nations to be as self-sufficient as possible, which will produce a massive shift from a centralized/free trade model to decentralized supply chains. National security interests will require the protection of a nation’s borders which will be a necessity to manage future world pandemics.  Immigration, naturally, will have to be restricted.  If you want to know what that model somewhat looks like, just go to Russia, Israel or Saudi Arabia. With the shift in world trade, and an emphasis on national security issues, will come an even bigger rush to nationalism. With that, the world’s finance system will have to totally change as the central banks model (globalism) will not be able to co-exist with nationalism. 

In the future, the impact from the coronavirus will cause business to be conducted differently. Previously, economists have always espoused a healthy, positive growth rate which would provide for ever increasing living standards. Yet, they worried about maturing populations, like in Japan and the United States, and recommended that migrants fill the gap in the worker shortages. Now, progress will have to be thought of in terms of a possible global pandemic. So, the term sustainable living is going to have to be redefined to allow for aging populations in some countries and, therefore, negative growth rates.  After all, countries don’t have to always grow, they simply need to be efficient.

Part of the changes brought on by the coronavirus may well involve reverting back to a simpler way of life.  Large cities do not work near as well as rural populations when it comes to infectious diseases and environmental concerns like pollution. Technology, for all of its advantages, creates a myriad of social problems not to mention serious health issues.  Things like 5G and wi-fi technology may have to be rethought and/or replaced by safer technologies.

In the U.S., the political landscape is in for some real changes. Borders will have to be closely monitored for national security reasons, including keeping out infectious disease. Immigration-related issues will rival the economy for the top spot on the list of most important election issues. This will be especially true in the 2020 elections as it will be difficult for a candidate to get elected if they are for “open borders.” That’s because illegal aliens, including Chinese immigrants, are entering the country every day and bringing in the coronavirus as well as other serious diseases.

That’s what I see are the obvious after-effects of the coronavirus. I’m sure that there will be others as well. Man can go to the moon, perhaps, but he still can’t tame an itsy, bitsy virus. That’s why I refer to it as The Corona Effect.

 

 “It takes but one person, one moment, one conviction, to start a ripple of change.” – Donna Brazile 

P.S. (or a coronavirus)