hmmm been thinking how many governments are going to fall because of this, relative the the no-coronavirus counterfactual?
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in the past, maybe people didnt really expect the state to prevent disease, and now it's a core function? if so, maybe a serious outbreak is more delegitimizing than it would have been in the pre-War era
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also consider: - a decimated population is far less likely to be in physical condition to revolt - politicians are disproportionately old and also sociable and inclined to travel. May melt many hierarchies - coincidence of a likely global recession (do these cause revolution?)
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