Did governments know about a potential pandemic, did they have any plans to counter it?

I am sure each government had knowledge of a potential pandemic according to their experts (which are of course different, better experts than the others, even from the previous administrations of the same country), and they all had the best plans (of course better than the plans of others, even from the previous administration of the same country).

Our inherent program is completely egoistic, individualistic and all our efforts are aimed at proving that we are better, more clever, stronger and higher than everyone else. Now at the level of leadership — where the most egotistic people are found — the priorities are never in favor of the majority — regardless of how nice speeches they can provide — but it is always to cater for a narrow, selfish, egotistic interest.

As long as our societies are built this way, we will always have the same uncoordinated, inadequate reactions, especially today when we would even need to learn how to connect and cooperate globally, above borders, above all the differences, distrust, animosity.

Thus we can see what a huge, fundamental inner change we all have to go through, how different societal structure and leadership model we need so we could finally start to solve our mounting global problems, and secure our collective survival in a natural system that is based on mutually responsible and mutually complementing cooperation, integration.

And that requires an honest recognition of the harmful, self-destructive nature of our present instincts, behaviour, so we could generate a true, collective desire, need for change through the appropriate, purposeful and practical educational method.