Quote Originally Posted by ramAnag View Post
Having the vaccine is obviously not selfish. Adopting a philosophy of I’ve had it so anyone else can, and it’s their fault if they don’t...is.

We’re in the middle of a pandemic, by definition a global problem...we have two choices...1. Adopt a survival of the fittest ‘we’re alright Jack’ attitude based on some sort of increasingly nationalistic vision or 2. Share knowledge and resources on a global basis to conquer the problem across the world.

Sadly, and surprisingly, you seem to be supporting the former. I don’t actually believe in Jesus, although as a fictional figure I believe there to be no finer role model. You do apparently believe in all that stuff...ask yourself which of 1 or 2 above Jesus would choose.

As for us being ‘protected’ and able to exist in splendid isolation as a result of being an ‘Island Nation’...I’m sorry but that’s just anachronistic and delusional nonsense.
Where was 'fault' mentioned?

Regarding 1 and 2, everything I said points towards 2, but 2 can't happen without a commitment at national level (because sorry that's how the world is organised) to pour multi millions into vaccine development (which I celebrate UK doing), to offering the resulting vaccine at cost (again I celebrate UK for doing that), to pumping waymore than our fair share into Covax etc (celebrate) and to making the 'recipe' for the Oxford vaccine pretty much open source to those willing to sell at cost (yes, celebrate). If that makes me a Nationalist, pass the Union flag

My comment about splendid isolation was tongue in cheek and therafter qualified, the island status IS an advantage, way back in this thread you sang the praises of Jacinda Ahern for using just such an advantage in NZ