...largely avoidable at a national level, in developed island countries, when they're not run by right-wing populist scumbags who persistently ignore scientists and doctors in favour of appeasing reactionary blowhards and sinister social Darwinists.Lockdowns are...
They're very much the odd ones out, in that case. Globally, the far right is almost unanimously anti-lockdown, anti-mask, indeed many are in denial that the pandemic even exists.The Swedish far right wanted a lockdown
The Left here are pro-lockdown because they're scared of the virus - nothing to do with principles.I've no idea what you think that proves.
Stalin invaded Poland - does that make it untrue that Hitler also invaded Poland?
Isn't being scared of the virus and what it will do, who it will harm etc, i.e a general concern for others rather than one's own individual freedom and money, pretty much the same as having principles rather than directly opposed to it?The Left here are pro-lockdown because they're scared of the virus - nothing to do with principles.
Except Sweden's infection rate is over 50% higher than ours. Apply that to our population and you're looking at nearly 200,000 dead and an extra half million long covid sufferers.The Left here are pro-lockdown because they're scared of the virus - nothing to do with principles.
Sweden demystified the virus by treating the threat rationally and the Left there thus hasn't ended up hoisting its flag up that greasy pole.
The Left here are pro-lockdown because they're scared of the virus - nothing to do with principles.
Sweden demystified the virus by treating the threat rationally and the Left there thus hasn't ended up hoisting its flag up that greasy pole.
I wouldn't say I was "scared of cars", in the sense of having a phobia of them, but I am aware that they pose a potential risk to me if I were to be a complete fuckhead and walk out into a busy road without looking. So I make a rational choice not to do that.The Left here are pro-lockdown because they're scared of the virus
Just to be clear here: that is actually all you've got, isn't it?Would be nice if the vax manufacturers hadn't sought indemnity and gvts given more than emergency approval