Why is the Russian elite is not afraid of the coronavirus

COVID-2019 will show how reliable the notorious Russian authority and government.

Viral pandemic, as seen on the news, spares neither the range nor the common people. Although, of course, people with money and connections more opportunities on time and in full to support treatment. But even the existence of a separate and individual chamber of the ventilator in case sverhsekretnoj infection is not a panacea.

The only salvation is to fight in solidarity with the disaster, the whole society. However, if it can work in our country, long divided into friends and foes, the patriots and enemies, to rule and subjects? The answer to this question we will soon find out.

In the world multiply examples of unselfish help the rich and famous for those who are less protected. The owner of Alibaba Jack MA donated 14 million dollars to create vaccines and drugs against infection and preventing the spread of the virus. Earlier, at the height of the epidemic in China, he sent emissaries around the world to they for any money buying the masks and took the plane to China — where he them for free millions of units distributed to ordinary people.

Allocated hundreds of millions of dollars to fight the infection the bill gates Foundation, the 20 million — mark Zuckerberg. Footballer Cristiano Ronaldo has transferred its hotels in Portugal under the hospital for infected with the coronavirus. Captain Napoli’s Lorenzo Insigne turned the hundred thousand Euro to the hospitals of Naples. Basketball Utah jazz Rudy Gobert has transferred five hundred thousand euros to social services in the US and in France…

The examples can continue. One problem — I do not see such manifestations of solidarity in Russia. Where are our businessmen-millionaires for decades received gospodryady and state awards? Why not hear sports stars and singers? How to sit down on budget money and to join the Trustees of government — they are in the forefront. Maybe now it is time to return back to the Motherland? At least for the reason that once we all were in the same broken boat.

Interestingly, discussing the people behind the Rublev fences, yesterday seemed reliable barrier against any Russian turmoil. How to avoid any contact with healthy citizens without leaving the country? Not an easy task.

Are resguardar, whose number exceeded all norms of common sense, to retrain as nurses and social workers? Because pretty soon both the first and second is not enough for all those ill and locked at home in the mode of self-isolation. And on the streets to beat up nobody would — rallies cancelled due to the coronavirus.

European NGOs raise funds, and assist the elderly, disabled, large families, prisoners — those who are especially hard and scary in the days of indiscriminate quarantine and panic. Most domestic NGOs have long declared foreign agents. But if our “elite” in charity, especially not seen, and non-profit organizations barely survive and in more peaceful times, who will help the most vulnerable citizens?

Perhaps the Church could be the volunteer staff — to convert numerous pilgrimage hotels and monasteries under the hospitals and the quarantine zone, to be with his flock in difficult times. But while the hierarchs of the ROC are not in a hurry even to cancel the mass veneration of the relics: they say, let God decide who lives and who dies.

To them the Pope with his mess on remote is not an example.

The Russian government is creating a Fund with a budget of 300 billion rubles for combating coronavirus. But who can guarantee that the money will not stolen, as in other megaprojects? What does the Public chamber at this hour? Resting after a rapid turning of the Constitution?

Unpleasant issues the more, the closer the realization that the epidemic has not bypassed Russia party. Although a week ago we were assured otherwise.

Afraid to be right, but in a country with destroyed public institutions to help each other only ourselves. In the chat of my house people have solidarists: find out who of the residents at risk, organize joint delivery of food and medicine to the elderly, offer to babysit those who cannot afford to work on udalenke, just cheer panicked.

The founder of the “Dodo Pizza” said his company is looking for suppliers of medical masks and products for disinfection: “We are ready to purchase protective masks and sanitizer tens of millions of rubles and quickly deliver throughout the country. Now these goods are in short supply, but we are confident that we can solve the problem”. This, however, is not about the giveaway, and the sale of PPE is at cost together with the delivery of pizza. But thank you that you’re not cashing in on the shortage.

Hope strangled small businesses, whose representatives, the President recently called hucksters and swindlers (they say that because people think about them), will show much more humanity and organization than the crowd of officials of all stripes.

Actually, if I were a believer, would have thought that COVID-2019 sent to earth in order to test the strength of the created humanity of the hostel.

Will it show and how reliable the notorious Russian “ties”, and who we really can be called “elite”.

What do we do next with that knowledge? At least, will understand who is who. What kind of country we’ve built. And does it have a chance at a better future.

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