Perhaps instead of acting like a fool on the internet you research the nonsense you spout. Spreading lies just makes the world more divisive.
Source: https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2020/10/06/pandemic...
You are free to argue why the stance my country Sweden has taken is misinformed or unwise but let’s keep to data and first principle arguments rather than snark and sarcasm.
It of course also sets a precedent. If the rulers can whip the masses into thinking a curfew to stop a virus is necessary, they surely can do it for other reasons again and again. Bye, bye right of assembly.
https://www.bmj.com/content/371/bmj.m4352.full?ijkey=NDYZgh6...
Still, I believe that the massive restrictions on civil liberties in the form of lockdowns are completely unacceptable. I’d explain my arguments, but they’ve been repeated over and over by “conservative think tanks”.
I promise that I’m arguing in good faith, and having spoken with countrymen of yours I am certain they too do. I’m glad my country never enforced anything COVID19-related, although I disagree strongly with my socialist rulers.
A good exercise to do with a friend, or on pen and paper if it’s socially uncomfortable, is to try to make your opponents argument as convincingly as you can. If your current understanding is true, you’ll learn to argue for it from another perspective, else you will have learned something. Kind regards
There's been tons of articles and research supporting this if you care to look. And honestly, while citations are always good, this claim is so common-sensical that the knee-jerk "Citation needed.", as though OP were suggesting that there was a teapot floating in space halfway between here and Mars, comes off as unnecessarily disrespectful.
http://documents.manchester.ac.uk/display.aspx?DocID=51861
https://www.bmj.com/content/371/bmj.m4352.full?ijkey=NDYZgh6...
Lots of caution needed about the data, and these are early data and the situation may change so we do need to pay attention to prevention, but:
> Nevertheless, a reasonably consistent picture is beginning to emerge from high income countries. Reports suggest either no rise in suicide rates (Massachusetts, USA11; Victoria, Australia13; England14) or a fall (Japan,9 Norway15) in the early months of the pandemic.
You are just bringing that up to argue.
"In this survey study that included 1441 respondents from during the COVID-19 pandemic and 5065 respondents from before the pandemic, depression symptom prevalence was more than 3-fold higher during the COVID-19 pandemic than before."
And not to antagonize you, but just a post earlier you were talking about protecting people in your community. Caring about their wellbeing is one of the ways of doing that.
> Nevertheless, a reasonably consistent picture is beginning to emerge from high income countries. Reports suggest either no rise in suicide rates (Massachusetts, USA11; Victoria, Australia13; England14) or a fall (Japan,9 Norway15) in the early months of the pandemic.