Why No One Wants to Talk About Sweden

I flew from Portugal to Sweden during 2020 and it was a very strange feeling. Masks on the plane all the way to Stockholm and then... nothing. Swedes were going about their business as usual.

Re: Why No One Wants to Talk About Sweden

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Post by brodouevencode » Tue, Apr 19, 2022, 4:57 PM UTC

infamouscow wrote: post #3

The history books will not be kind to those that supported lockdowns, nor should they be.

Now that history persists in just about as raw, unadulterated of a form as possible (archived print, video, audio) I would like to see pointed, in-depth analysis of those times in history that were truly inflection points - what did we get right and what did we get wrong? Pull directly from the opinion pieces and headlines from X number of years ago and look at it from a critical eye. People have such short term memory that it would be beneficial to revisit these things.

Re: Why No One Wants to Talk About Sweden

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Post by sharemywin » Tue, Apr 19, 2022, 5:18 PM UTC

Sweden should be compared to other Nordic countries with similar demographics etc.

https://www.newstatesman.com/world/2020/12/what-have-norway-...

Re: Why No One Wants to Talk About Sweden

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Post by 1270018080 » Tue, Apr 19, 2022, 6:02 PM UTC

infamouscow wrote: post #3

The history books will not be kind to those that supported lockdowns, nor should they be.

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Re: Why No One Wants to Talk About Sweden

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Post by jokethrowaway » Tue, Apr 19, 2022, 6:04 PM UTC

1270018080 wrote: post #7

infamouscow wrote: post #3

The history books will not be kind to those that supported lockdowns, nor should they be.

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All lockdowns are a violation of our freedom.

Just because you're punching me instead of shooting me, it doesn't mean you're not assaulting me.

Re: Why No One Wants to Talk About Sweden

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Post by Overtonwindow » Tue, Apr 19, 2022, 6:05 PM UTC

brodouevencode wrote: post #5

infamouscow wrote: post #3

The history books will not be kind to those that supported lockdowns, nor should they be.

Now that history persists in just about as raw, unadulterated of a form as possible (archived print, video, audio) I would like to see pointed, in-depth analysis of those times in history that were truly inflection points - what did we get right and what did we get wrong? Pull directly from the opinion pieces and headlines from X number of years ago and look at it from a critical eye. People have such short term memo…

As well, I would like to see a comparison between a nation's media consumption, and their use of masks and lockdowns. There's a meme going around of why the Amish did not suffer as badly from COVID-19, and the punchline is that they don't have television.

Re: Why No One Wants to Talk About Sweden

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Post by jokethrowaway » Tue, Apr 19, 2022, 6:06 PM UTC

sharemywin wrote: post #6

Sweden should be compared to other Nordic countries with similar demographics etc. https://www.newstatesman.com/world/2020/12/what-have-norway-...

If we judge from a years of life saving perspective, Sweden picked the correct tradeoff: a few more deaths (mostly elderly) and no infringements on the freedom of the rest of the population.

We still haven't fully paid the cost of the lockdowns, from an economic and mental health point of view.