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How is that in line with China and South Korea apparently being able to bend the curve? Is she saying we are not willing to follow China's lead on disrupting th
by baxtr 7y ago
How is that in line with China and South Korea apparently being able to bend the curve? Is she saying we are not willing to follow China's lead on disrupting the entire country and therefore accept a 70% infection rate over the next 18 months or so?
- me_me_me 7y agoThat's called being realistic and being honest with your people. Lies are short lived and end up in panic. Its better to inform of what is about to come to let people internalize and accept that in near future things will change for a while. > China's lead You mean aggressively denying that anything is happening and sweeping the early cases under a rug until it blew in their face?
- baxtr 7y agoDon't get me wrong. I am not saying they doing something wrong. I am just trying to reconcile two completely different approaches and worldview. Maybe that's the problem to begin with
- majewsky 7y ago(Disclaimer: I'm German, but not a lawyer). One part of it is that we don't have the legal infrastructure in place. For example, the federal government has no power to outlaw gatherings and assemblies because of health concerns. Only the municipal health authorities can do that if they so choose.
- wuschel 7y agoThe federal system is indeed much stronger than in other countries (local health, law enforcement, courts, parliaments, school policies, etc) due to lessons learned with fascism.
- _1tan 7y agoIt sort of does. Please have a look at the Infektionsschutzgesetz: https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/ifsg/BJNR104510000.html https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/ifsg/BJNR104510000.html (infection safety law).