Think Globally and Act Locally?

The world may be entering a new phase in the battle with COVID. We - you and me, should not be completely shocked by what has transpired since the last president (#45) left office. In my rather angry tone, the world will be lucky if the USA escapes another war. The former president (#45) gave much of the world a blackened, bloodied eye. His base should view the current COVID crisis as time to repent and strike a new path. (I am dead serious...) I would count all of us fortunate if we do avoid any major conflagrations overseas. 

I was watching the news this Sunday morning, and the largest democracy in the world is in chaos. It is not the USA -- it is India. India adopted democracy much later than the USA--- nearly 125 years later than the USA. The COVID crisis, in India, should concern all of us. Reports from their hospitals sound nearly apocalyptic. 

India's democracy was gained from the struggles of Mahatama Ghandi, Nehru, and their followers with the UK [in the 20th century]. It is to their credit that they avoided major wars and vast losses of life throughout much of the twentieth century. However, the serenity of peace maybe ending sooner than anyone would desire.

When a country undergoes such traumatic loss as is witnessed from mass, funeral pyres, it is a sign of an unspeakable mourning. The world has not seen such loss since WWII. Oftentimes, some will seek retribution. It should not strike anyone as surprising that our world may dive into a period of further chaos. 

What are the neighboring countries of India? Well for starters, there is China, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Myanmar, Bhutan, and Nepal. This is not a stable region of world by any stretch of the imagination. The USA, just recently, ended its longest war in the neighboring country of Afghanistan. The country of India was a stabilizing influence for the region. 

India had bragging rights of a robust educational infrastructure --- and in many ways surpassing many US state universities. The US may have another crisis on its proverbial hands -- and the question comes down to, can we avert a meltdown? 





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