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Perhaps, in the end, it will turn out that Sweden made an unwise choice from a medical perspective. As of today, the USA and UK have more deaths per million than Sweden.

Even in some unknown future where it is determined that Sweden took the "wrong" path, it will always be true that Sweden allowed the citizens the freedom to make their own decisions instead of imposing decisions on them through force of law.




I am sure the dead will value their freedom.


A common defense of authoritarianism. It's for your benefit, silly!

We know the risks of Covid. We know who the at-risk population is. Adults can make their own decisions. If you don't think free people deserve their freedom, we'll just have to agree to disagree.


The common question is where do your freedoms end and mine begin? Are you free to drive drunk and put others at risk? What about smoking in restaurants?

COVID appears to be fairly contagious, and spreadable by asymptomatic people. If you are out being 'free' while asymptomatic and giving X number of people COVID, you are infringing on their freedoms. It's not as simple as you wanting to be free to make your own choices, when your choices can impact someone else's freedom.


If you feel that you are in a risk pool where covid could be deadly to you, then you should stay home. That is a true statement whether there is a lockdown, or not.


Doesn't answer the drunk driving or smoking issue. "Your Freedoms" always have limits. Without a strong safety net and worker protection, some at risk people are being forced outside to survive. Sweden at least has a strong safety net, some would even consider it relatively socialist. That can't be said for everywhere.


Your right to swing your fist ends where my nose begins.


You can choose to, or to not, go outside or into a restaurant. If you feel that your life is at risk due to covid then you should choose to not. Whether or not I go into a restaurant is of no consequence to you.


These are generally the same people that call Trump a fascist/say democracy is dead.

Paternalism and authoritarianism is alive and well on the left too.

And it's generally worse cause they act like they have the certainty of science, academia, etc. to justify however they abuse power.

See how that played out in the Progressive era...eugenics, central planning, corporations...the list goes on.


A lot of people have sacrificed their life for freedom, especially in America. It’s literally one of our few uniting values




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