Re:The Covid Science Wars
by mikedilger on Tuesday December 01, 2020 @04:51AM
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> How do you figure this? Is the US approach courageous?
Cowardly is too strong for what I meant to say and I take it back. I meant it in an 'avoiding fighting' sort of way, choosing to not stand up and fight for one's rights, or choosing to give in so as to avoid confrontation, and in direct contrast to Americans seeming to fight over everything to the bitter end, with laywers, wars, refusals to comply, etc. Now that I read the definition, it was far too negatively connotated.
The paragraph where GP labels New Zealanders as "cowardly" is a case study in US exceptionalism.
It’s particularly odd to be so down on NZ whilst presumably living in NZ restriction free. Yes, international travel is more restricted than previously - I wish it were more restricted.
Re:The Covid Science Wars
by mikedilger on Tuesday December 01, 2020 @04:56AM
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I'm not at all down on New Zealand. I love it here and always have. I think you've misunderstood my humor. I consider myself a New Zealander. It was self-deprecating.
How do you figure this? Is the US approach courageous?
> NZ had extreme advantages: an island nation with easy to control borders, a large lead time to prepare, a low population density
NZ discovered cases just days after the US. The US is also not heavily populated. It depends on the source but NZ is about 15 people per km/2 and the US is about 36 per km/2.
A comparison could be made between Hawaii and NZ, and the contrast in how things have gone is quite something.