Sweden vs USA
Sweden was not very keen on vaccine mandates, our government does seem to respect the people a lot more than the Canadian and US government.
I didn't agree with the herd immunity strategy Sweden opted for against covid but at least the strategy made logical sense, Anders Tegnell could explain very well why they did what they did, they actually tried to both protect our freedoms and also protect vulnerable against covid, they didn't fully succeed at either but at least they did make a serious attempt.
Anders Tegnell expressed skepticism regarding masks pointed out that it could result in a false sense of security.
Andrew Cuomo told people to use cloth masks which obviously didn't provide much if any protecting against covid.
Things like these are pretty much unthinkable in Sweden:
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/jan/31/kamala-harris-laughed-jailing-parents-truancy
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basket_of_deplorables
Nootherids wrote:
Precisely. People try to compare the US to Sweden but completely fail to account for the differences in trust and respect between and among the people and their government. If you trust that upper government actually has your interest and safety as their primary interest then you’re likely to be mindful of their advice without needing mandates. And of you live in a fairly homogenous culture where people generally understand and respect each other, you’re also more likely to do things by your own free will to help and protect others too.
In the US politicians care very little about the people beyond saying what will get them re-elected. And with our “strength in diversity” we have lost any sense of civil community, so what we’re left with is an innumerable amount of mini communities each with highly opposing interests from the others.
And that’s why as religion has fallen and empowerment of anonymity through the internet has increased, civility seems to be the last thing we expect from each other in the US. Instead we just avoid each other wherever possible.
Sweden was not very keen on vaccine mandates, our government does seem to respect the people a lot more than the Canadian and US government.
I didn't agree with the herd immunity strategy Sweden opted for against covid but at least the strategy made logical sense, Anders Tegnell could explain very well why they did what they did, they actually tried to both protect our freedoms and also protect vulnerable against covid, they didn't fully succeed at either but at least they did make a serious attempt.
Anders Tegnell expressed skepticism regarding masks pointed out that it could result in a false sense of security.
Andrew Cuomo told people to use cloth masks which obviously didn't provide much if any protecting against covid.
Things like these are pretty much unthinkable in Sweden:
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/jan/31/kamala-harris-laughed-jailing-parents-truancy
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basket_of_deplorables
Nootherids wrote:
Precisely. People try to compare the US to Sweden but completely fail to account for the differences in trust and respect between and among the people and their government. If you trust that upper government actually has your interest and safety as their primary interest then you’re likely to be mindful of their advice without needing mandates. And of you live in a fairly homogenous culture where people generally understand and respect each other, you’re also more likely to do things by your own free will to help and protect others too.
In the US politicians care very little about the people beyond saying what will get them re-elected. And with our “strength in diversity” we have lost any sense of civil community, so what we’re left with is an innumerable amount of mini communities each with highly opposing interests from the others.
And that’s why as religion has fallen and empowerment of anonymity through the internet has increased, civility seems to be the last thing we expect from each other in the US. Instead we just avoid each other wherever possible.