> Here in the U.S., at least, what has widely been maligned as "COVID denialism" was actually a deeper and more nuanced conversation about whether sudden, sweep

> Here in the U.S., at least, what has widely been maligned as "COVID denialism" was actually a deeper and more nuanced conversation about whether sudden, sweeping changes to society would prevent more harm than they cause. Sorry, but that's historical revisionism, and I'm not going to let you get away with it. "Covid is a liberal hoax" was the starting point in the US. That was neither nuanced nor deep. That was pure denialism. > it's indeed unclear that draconian policies in the name of public health were a net positive. I believe that the data we have from Sweden vs other Nordic countries (which did real lockdowns) contradicts that narrative. Both Norway and Denmark have around half the deaths normalized per capita of Sweden (Denmark a little above--Norway a little below half).