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I haven’t really understood the certain praise the EU has received by the USA media. The EU as a whole is similar to the USA and has done just as good/bad as th
by nemo44x 6y ago
I haven’t really understood the certain praise the EU has received by the USA media. The EU as a whole is similar to the USA and has done just as good/bad as the USA. Similar number of deaths. The USA has more cases but I suspect the EU has just not tested as much previously. There’s no reason to suspect the EU would have a higher death rate (USA has more confirmed cases but fewer deaths$. But today EU case totals are higher (much higher recently but I suspect the USA is just lagging a bit) or about the same as the USA which makes sense since both places are doing massive amounts of testing.
- christophilus 6y agoThis utopian view of the EU predates COVID. I’m not sure where it comes from.
- fakedang 6y agoIt's mostly because Germany dominates the discourse, and the impression of outsiders towards the EU. Sure, Germany, Austria, Scandinavia, Netherlands and Belgium are miles ahead of the rest of the EU, but the rot begins once you go south. France, Italy, Spain, etc. are so much worse places with the rest of the EU following in the slow decline. Meanwhile, other places such as Poland and Hungary with rising living standards are turning into ultra-conservative shit holes (to speak broadly. Of course, the story in the cities is usually different).
- shigawire 6y agoTo a thirsty man in the desert, a muddy puddle is an oasis.
- whimsicalism 6y agoFor many of the things that the EU is looked up to in (for instance, racism), the EU seems more like an oil spill. The idea that Europe is somehow much less racist than the US, for instance, is laughable.
- sharatvir 6y agoGot to agree with this. You see European football fans make dehumanizing monkey sounds and gestures at black and brown players. I don’t think I’ve ever seen that in American sports.
- watwut 6y agoWhy do you think EU is testing less then USA?
- nemo44x 6y agoI don’t think right now. But earlier in the year. I explained in my comment the EU has fewer confirmed cases but more deaths. This implies that either EU citizens are more likely to die from COVID or that they didn’t test as much earlier. Today their confirmed numbers are massive and I suspect it’s because they are testing more than ever.
- whimsicalism 6y ago> EU citizens are more likely to die from COVID or that they didn’t test as much earlier Both are true -> EU citizens are much older.
- whimsicalism 6y agoI'm pro-lockdown, but I don't know why you're so heavily downvoted. Much of Europe, other than Germany, pretty much utterly botched it. By excess deaths, the US is doing way better per capita than somewhere like France.