Quote Originally Posted by dakota4ce View Post
Wondering if one approach has been worse than the other....did they end up in a worse place after all this? I am literally asking.

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I think there are so many differences between the countries that it is hard to say. They have a statistically healthier society, less poverty, a more homogenous populous, more healthcare infrastructure, and a collectivist culture. Given how the virus spreads, I think their social factors make them more resilient during times such as these.

The US has so many factors that cause virus spread and increase fatality rates. Partisanship played a significant role, and a fundamental lack of federal leadership and uncoordinated response made matters worse.

Ultimately I think Sweden will fair better, but not because of their tactic to handle the pandemic. If you were to equate Sweden to a person, they are a 24 yo in shape female with no genetic predisposition, who works from home and has a small social circle, top tier healthcare, a well paying job that is insulated from large local or global economic shifts. The US is an unemployed, overweight black male with type A blood that has hypertension, COPD, and diabetes that lives in an apartment in the hood. They aren’t the same and one will have a higher probability of fairing better.