Who's watching or critiquing Sweden? No lock downs there. Where's the outrage?

Did you know that Sweden have not enforced a lock down? Wait, what?

That's right, the Socialist Democrat Party that rules Sweden have decided that the style of lockdown we are witnessing across the rest of the West is not necessary for them. They are entrusting their citizens to do the right thing in regards to social distancing (that term really rubs me the wrong way for some arbitrary reason).

Schools, restaurants, bars etc. are all open however, with some limitations on occupancy. Essentially business as usual. But have you heard about this anywhere in the MSM? Where is all the outrage in regards to Sweden's negligence, idiocy and the sheer and utter threat of death by COVID they are spreading?

It's ok guys, they're socialists so they know better. A CNN article I just read even carries water for that claim, check this;

In some ways, however, Sweden is better prepared to weather the storm than other countries. Some 40% of the country's workforce worked from home regularly, even before the virus struck and Sweden has a high ratio of people living on their own, whereas in southern Europe it's not uncommon to have three generations under one roof.
Emma Grossmith, a British employment lawyer working in Stockholm, says another factor in Sweden's favor is a generous social welfare net that means people don't feel obligated to turn up for work if their young child is sick. State support kicks in on day one of absence from work due to a child being sick. "The system here was already well set up to help people to make smarter choices which ultimately benefit the wider population," she told CNN

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Did you know Sweden have 10,293 confirmed cases and 990 deaths in a population of just 10.23 million?

Where is the outrage? Oh yeah....they're from the acceptable side of politics.

Keep watching Sweden and what happens there. That will determine just how dangerous this thing really is and if our governments and modelling completely got it wrong elsewhere.

a reply to: IAMALLYETALLIAM

So Sweden is okay with a high mortality rate and that is good?

990 dead in Sweden translates roughly to 32000 dead in the US

And from my understanding their per capita death toll is starting to accelerate. So it will get worse.

a reply to: IAMALLYETALLIAM

I don't think it has anything to do with their politica. There's no outrage about what they're doing/not-doing in a number of nations.

I think most following things see how Sweden's deaths are disproportionate to their population in comparison to others whonare mitigating however, the true extent of cost/benefit won't be known for quite some time.

a reply to: IAMALLYETALLIAM

I think another important thing it will show is what it does long term, versus places that locked down.

As long as it doesnt get tampered with, we will find out which is the better way to deal with a virus like this. ETA: at least for that region, I suppose.

In general, I would expect a bit higher initial spike.. But substantially more longterm success. Not a doctor though, and we will see..

Beyond that, Im not sure that many folks are paying attention to anything but major news networks and their derivatives.

a reply to: moebius

From what I have read, their case rate is expected to exponentially accelerate by the end of April. As high as 40% according to some predictions.

Again...where's the hysterical condemnation of their negligence?

I really try and stay objectively centrist in politics however, the game is clearly rigged in favor of one side.

a reply to: IAMALLYETALLIAM

Might want to wait and see how it plays out before passing judgement.

Also I heard about it when it was reported a week or 2 ago, I'm not outraged, however I am curious to see how it works out for them.

Should you not be more outraged with your own country enforcing a lockdown onto you ? here in the UK we have a conservative government and in the USA its a republican goverment maybe the outrage/criticism should be aimed at them, not sure why you are calling for outrage or critique of another nation rather than lambasting your own first.

I myself also dont like the phrase social distancing it will certainly be the phrase of the year when we look back, as her Maj would say annus horribilis

a reply to: hopenotfeariswhatweneed

I haven't passed any judgement as of yet except for how the left wing media pick and choose who to attack based on their political ideology.

I'm not outraged at all. I will be if it works in Sweden and the rest of the world has socially and ecnomically collapsed itself unnecessarily due to poor modelling and advice though.

originally posted by: IAMALLYETALLIAM
a reply to: dogstar23

It 100% has to do with the political alignment of their government.

Take Trump for example, CNN and the anti-Trump propaganda machines are all screeching he has blood on his hands etc. etc. however, they don't say boo about Sweden's socialists government except that time will tell.

That is a bias dependent upon political ideology.

Imagine the hysteria if Boris Johnson took this approach in the UK as an example.

This is true. Boris Johnson would be hung if he took that approach. The numbers have proven that would have been lawsuit worthy.

a reply to: UpIsNowDown

I despise media/government generated terminology that then becomes part of everyday speech. I know, it may be a bit irrational but I guess is a tangible example of the herd mentality.

I am not passing judgement on Sweden at all. What I do have a bee in my bonnet about is the left-wing media being absent in their criticism of Sweden's approach when even here in Australia I read multiple articles a day about how bad a job Trump is doing in the US, how he failed to act, has blood on his hands because of it yet not one word of criticism of Sweden's socialists.

It is very telling of how propagandised a concerning majority of western media is towards one ideology.

At this point Sweden is a 100% social experiment. God knows what they have in mind. Well, maybe some knows.

a reply to: IAMALLYETALLIAM

I am not passing judgement on Sweden at all. What I do have a bee in my bonnet about is the left-wing media being absent in their criticism of Sweden's approach when even here in Australia I read multiple articles a day about how bad a job Trump is doing in the US, how he failed to act, has blood on his hands because of it yet not one word of criticism of Sweden's socialists. 

So just curiously, we hardly ever hear about Sweden if we do it's a rarity, we hear about the U.S all the time, why would you expect our news media to be any different because there's a pandemic unfolding around us ?

The Swedish government has been relying on an education campaign, advising social distancing and encouraging people to work from home rather than an enforcement approach. Their reasoning is that they believe the Swedish people to be sensible enough to make the right decisions, without being forced. There are fractures starting to appear though. Their death toll and case load is alarmingly higher than their Scandinavian neighbours per head of population and talk of enforced lockdowns is starting to occur in Sweden. Their experiment may be failing, unfortunately.

a reply to: hopenotfeariswhatweneed

You answered your own question, there is a pandemic unfolding around us. They are implementing measures that are completely contrary to all other nations in the EU and the West. I'd of thought there would be some mention

a reply to: harold223

And just watch them be excused by the left wing media outlets for causing more death and disease per capita than Trump.

originally posted by: IAMALLYETALLIAM
a reply to: hopenotfeariswhatweneed

You answered your own question, there is a pandemic unfolding around us. They are implementing measures that are completely contrary to all other nations in the EU and the West. I'd of thought there would be some mention

I am interested in seeing how they do. None of this makes sense as the gov wants.

a reply to: ColoradoJens

I'm very curious as to what transpires there. They will be the litmus test for if other governments over reacted or made the right call

originally posted by: IAMALLYETALLIAM
a reply to: ColoradoJens

I'm very curious as to what transpires there. They will be the litmus test for if other governments over reacted or made the right call

Im praying it isn't as bad as made out. Personally as a subjective person on most things the most frustrating thing about this is it seems as if NO ONE KNOWS what the hell will happen. Im sick of the conjecture as is everyone.

originally posted by: IAMALLYETALLIAM
a reply to: hopenotfeariswhatweneed

You answered your own question, there is a pandemic unfolding around us. They are implementing measures that are completely contrary to all other nations in the EU and the West. I'd of thought there would be some mention

My point is why would we all of a sudden have Sweden and what they do in our news media, the pandemic is irrelevant.

An example of that is one of the first times I've ever heard anything about what goes on in Sweden in our news media was their quite ballsy way of dealing with this virus.