The PM of Sweden just gave all responsibility to people, as the government has been doing for days. The message: "We must be good citizens, and if people die, it will probably be their fault because they didn't do it right" 1/8
The government doesn't even hide it anymore. They talk openly about how it is better to let the virus spread and kill many than to let economy be affected by this. 2/8
This article is the best at describing how countries like Sweden, the Netherlands, or until a few days ago, the UK, arrived to consider passivity as the best option. 3/8
thequarantimes.wordpress.com/2020/03/19/her…
thequarantimes.wordpress.com/2020/03/19/her…
Some parts of the text: "If these countries wanted to prevent their capacities from being overwhelmed, they would have had to act a long time ago. But that ship has already sailed." 4/8
"Enforcing strict lockdown measures would not only put the economy under strain, but would also expose the crumbling health system from decades of neoliberal policy." 5/8
"Opting for herd immunity allows governments to blame the failure of the health system on the virus, rather than on bad governance." 6/8
"[...], individual sick people can be blamed for not following quarantine measures. It doesn’t matter whether its nature, fate, or one’s own fault – as long as it’s not the government which is held accountable for peoples’ deaths." 7/8
In summary, Sweden give us all the power, and if we get infected, it is our fault; if we die, it is our fault; if hospitals crumble, it is our fault. The government will keep telling us to wash our hands and to not go to work if we have a cough. 8/8 #COVID19 #SwedenInDenial
