Since World War 2, governments globally have increasingly relied on research and technology provided by the private sector. This is because private companies in the West, especially in America, played a huge role in overcoming Nazi Germany. This tendency has gained even more momentum over the past two to three decades using the now all-familiar terms of public-private partnerships, outsourcing, networking, the need for downscaling, and efficacy and efficiency. One of the consequences is an erosion of the scientific and technical base of government, while building the same in the private sector.
In the years past, the lower to lower-middle management levels in government were occupied by researchers and scientists. They were responsible for the scientific services within government and comprised large teams conducting research at multiple locations supported by substantial budgets either in-house or through state-owned research units. The research and technical staff had access to hi
A virus, dangerous as it is devastating to the morale of the people, is on the prowl. While Covid-19 is on the rampage causing grief in many a household, this psychological virus is far more destructive than its cruel biological counterpart: it is the virus of fear.
At blistering speed its emotion-laden spikes have reached almost every facet of society, rendering people lame and incapacitated, even the strongest among us. Under a cloud of fear and uncertainty, the world has been transformed into a surreal landscape, sci-fi style, of irrational behaviour and dictatorial rule, with scant regard for privacy and freedom, by the captains of commerce and the princes of politics. Welcome to a socio- and psychopathic-governed world, or one akin to that.