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That is absolutely true, but what are you implying in this context? Was Taiwan harsher with draconian lockdown policies early on?
by djsumdog 6y ago
That is absolutely true, but what are you implying in this context? Was Taiwan harsher with draconian lockdown policies early on?
- GregarianChild 6y agoTaiwan never had a lockdown! See the discussion here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25539398 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25539398 Taiwanese policies were not just much more successful in containing the virus, but also much less draconian.
- tasogare 6y agoJapan didn’t either and both countries are performing way better than the West. I’m glad I’m living in a place that is taking the big picture into account (economic wellness of everyone) instead of hyperfocussing on saving few years of life of a very restricted demographic.
- s5300 6y agoThis was much less about the topic at hand and more-so about a worldwide fact about governments that I often see some HN users forgetting about. Not that it's a HN user thing either - I run into it quite often in life. So many people that just aren't aware of or don't understand that a monopoly on violence goes hand in hand with a non-failed state/government.