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Politicians are constantly claiming credit for positive outcomes. In our state, the governor was celebrated for early success in keeping rates low due to their
by asciident 6y ago
Politicians are constantly claiming credit for positive outcomes. In our state, the governor was celebrated for early success in keeping rates low due to their policies enacted (one of the best in the nation). They didn't change any of the policies or have a major change in heart about anything, yet the pandemic then got drastically worse (and now we're one of the worst in the nation).
They're now trying all sorts of policy changes, none of which have any effect on the real data. What's more likely, that them staying the course led to a drastically opposing outcome all of a sudden, or that their policies have minimal effect in the first place, and it's really about human social nature in the state?
- jeffbee 6y ago> it's really about human social nature I agree completely, and this is why I think it is futile to argue about aspects of the pandemic in Sweden, because the behavior of people is much more important than the policies of their government. So unless your state is actual populated by Swedes, arguing about those policies makes no sense. This also, in my opinion, accounts for the great variety of outcomes between jurisdictions within California.