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Celerity

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45. Denmark, Norway, and Finland have looked on with a bit of horror for years at Sweden over
Mon Mar 16, 2020, 10:45 PM
Mar 2020

our immigration/refugee policies. Especially Denmark. I have posted on this a lot in the past.

Now about COVID-19:

I am in probably the most fucked up EU nation (Sweden) in terms of how they are dealing with COVID-19. Our fucking government is paralysed by fear of action (so typically Swedish there, lol) and thus listening to fucking IDIOT epidemiologists and top level health ministers who have huge social agenda conflicts (they are rabid far Left Wing apologists for the disastrous immigration/refugee policies that were in effect until 2016 and helped to fuel the rise of the far right white nationalist Sweden Democrats scum to surge in numbers in the Riksdag, our parliament) and are doing EVERYTHING possible to keep the entire country OPEN. They also, like Trump, are trying to stop all testing.

They do not want to admit there is anything going on now, as they ridiculed all the other EU nations who closed down as racists and reactionary for weeks now!

You would have to live here to truly understand how delusional and willing to outright lie and suppress info that some are here, and it always involves immigration in one way or another.

The closest I can come to describing it is take Trump, make his number one priority to bring in 50 million (population adjusted for the US that is how many refugees Sweden has taken in over the past 17 or so years.) refugees into the US and then do ANYTHING to justify it, anything to cover up any systemic issues, use ANY tactics to quash dissent (including the outlawing of speech that is critical of Trump and the government for his 50 million refugees), bully and intimidate the press with the police, lie hundreds of times, cover up (via top level police lies and top level police covertly threatening the press like common gangsters) insanely brutal crimes systematically done by gangs of refugees, and then he, Trump would say if possible, he hopes to bring in 50 MILLION MORE.

Now, mix that all up with COVID-19 pandemic, invent a meme that makes it racist (I am multiracial part black btw) to want testing and to want workplaces and schools to shut, and you have Sweden atm. I wish I were joking, but alas, I am actually UNDER describing the outright lunacy here.

One the worst assholes is our State epidemiologist Dr. Anders Tegnell. He has been HORRIFIC with misinformation, disinformation, straight up lies, bullshit normative scolding and completely baiting most other EU nations. He has laughed at people who said it (I am NOT joking on all that follows) was contagious. He said Norway, Denmark, Germany etc etc were all racists for closing down. He publically tried to shame the CEO of Spotify and all the Spotify workers on state radion for closing down and ordering the workers to telecommute. He calls people who want to shut the the schools racist and fear-mongers, and that the schools need to stay open so that immigrants do not have to go and stay at home. He called people who did not want to go out and shop or dine at restaurants cowards and SD (the far right Sweden Democrats) enablers. He said for weeks that it was basically IMPOSSIBLE to catch CPVID-19 and it would all go away in a few days to week (see, I did say reverso-world Trump). He is a fucking lunatic!!! I hope he is brought up on criminal charges after this is all done. He has probably killed hundreds if not thousands alone by himself. The most mild-mannered of many of my Swedish friends (and when I say mild-mannered in a Swedish setting I mean MILD MANNERED, lol) are raging about this fuckstick.

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Los Angeles County IcyPeas Mar 2020 #1
Yes - Wisconsin here madwivoter Mar 2020 #2
Me too. milestogo Mar 2020 #25
I think they're testing here in Madison madwivoter Mar 2020 #59
Near Outagamie County 33taw Mar 2020 #34
Seven of the 8 total cases so far in DE came from where I work. woodsprite Mar 2020 #3
in chapel hill dweller Mar 2020 #4
Essex County MA Green Line Mar 2020 #5
Middlesex: 83 (n/t) GopherGal Mar 2020 #38
Middlesex has the most in the state Green Line Mar 2020 #46
Most originated from one biotech conf... getagrip_already Mar 2020 #57
Same, but it's 8 cases now n/t Blaukraut Mar 2020 #47
5 in worc county..... getagrip_already Mar 2020 #58
Also in essex county at the moment Marrah_Goodman Mar 2020 #64
interesting map handmade34 Mar 2020 #6
3 cases in my county Roland99 Mar 2020 #7
San Antonio Aquaria Mar 2020 #8
And the USAA case. hamsterjill Mar 2020 #63
My son works at the Applebees close to the mall. So far he's fine SammyWinstonJack Mar 2020 #71
Can't find Hawai'i to find out but we've just started small scale testing anyway mahina Mar 2020 #9
10 cases ecstatic Mar 2020 #10
4 cases, 0 deaths so far Sancho Mar 2020 #11
Between Boulder and Denver beveeheart Mar 2020 #12
Sacramento County shanti Mar 2020 #13
I'm over in Solano County, once the epicenter.... Brother Buzz Mar 2020 #39
Coastal Los Angeles County 94 cases nt Raine Mar 2020 #14
80 miles away from nearest infection zone. Solly Mack Mar 2020 #15
15 confirmed cases in my zone mnhtnbb Mar 2020 #16
55 cases with a presumptive positive in San Diego Locutusofborg Mar 2020 #17
What is the black area just north of Virgina Beach? nt Quixote1818 Mar 2020 #18
York county. There was one death there.nt. drray23 Mar 2020 #27
Closest is 77 miles away in another state. sinkingfeeling Mar 2020 #19
"The closest infection zone to you is 41 miles away in Lowndes County, GA with 3 confirmed cases." csziggy Mar 2020 #20
Redmond WA next town over from Kirkland. fierywoman Mar 2020 #21
King Co Washington...nt Wounded Bear Mar 2020 #22
it is starting to run riot here in Sweden and our national government officials are fools on this Celerity Mar 2020 #23
I have been reading a Norwegian newspaper on-line (Aftenposten) The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2020 #33
Denmark, Norway, and Finland have looked on with a bit of horror for years at Sweden over Celerity Mar 2020 #45
Wow! I had no idea Sweden had gone off the rails like that. The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2020 #53
All my post-grad meetings have been cancelled and I am doing most of my work online, plus I am Celerity Mar 2020 #60
Yup. Waiting for the next 10 days, day by day. uppityperson Mar 2020 #24
'You are in the Galveston County, TX infection zone with 1 confirmed case' nt Lisa0825 Mar 2020 #26
Chicago :( lunasun Mar 2020 #28
Broward County 39 cases MaryMagdaline Mar 2020 #29
I am ordered to shelter in place. Alex4Martinez Mar 2020 #30
NY City choie Mar 2020 #31
6 infections in my county, and a coworker of my wife has already died from it Clash City Rocker Mar 2020 #32
Oh, no!That is so terrible. mnhtnbb Mar 2020 #72
She was about 60, no health issues we know of Clash City Rocker Mar 2020 #73
WOW... LovingA2andMI Mar 2020 #78
Pend O'Reille Co. WA A Brand New World Mar 2020 #35
Just got our 1st confirmation in a city of 100k Under The Radar Mar 2020 #36
I'm in the southern Appalachians, about halfway between Glorfindel Mar 2020 #37
65 miles away Fla_Democrat Mar 2020 #40
I'm in the red zone (101+) frazzled Mar 2020 #41
from the site - 19 miles away but reality it is more like 50 Kali Mar 2020 #42
NW Chicago exurbs. Snarkoleptic Mar 2020 #43
Tulare County mecherosegarden Mar 2020 #44
Confirmed zone here. mommymarine2003 Mar 2020 #48
Springfield, MA. One case in my county but intheflow Mar 2020 #49
I'm in one, but customerserviceguy Mar 2020 #50
No transmission cases in the county I am currently in grantcart Mar 2020 #51
Eastern NC, wendyb-NC Mar 2020 #52
North Alabama KBlagburn Mar 2020 #54
15 cases, 2 deaths in Riverside County, CA. nt Codeine Mar 2020 #55
Considering I'm a long haul truck driver, dware Mar 2020 #56
74 cases and 2 deaths here, both in hospitals nearby nt Meowmee Mar 2020 #61
A few miles away from ground zero. liberalmuse Mar 2020 #62
Clark County - NV 35 cases now. Brainfodder Mar 2020 #65
Gracious. Look how red that is. Squinch Mar 2020 #66
Collin County, TX... Closest case about 3 miles from home JCMach1 Mar 2020 #67
Onondaga Co with 2 at the moment whistler162 Mar 2020 #68
We live in NYC Dorian Gray Mar 2020 #69
Not in an infection zone. Closest is 41 miles away in Hamilton co. with 1 confirmed. SammyWinstonJack Mar 2020 #70
45 miles 8 new cases WyLoochka Mar 2020 #74
Humboldt County, California. mike_c Mar 2020 #75
First death just reported, Weld County CO madamesilverspurs Mar 2020 #76
Houston... mbusby Mar 2020 #77
Nice app. Thanks for the link. n/t Laelth Mar 2020 #79
Nearest confirmed case is 167 miles away as the crow flies. Kaleva Mar 2020 #80
My God... LovingA2andMI Mar 2020 #81
Only one in... Alacritous Crier Mar 2020 #82
Updated my response today, with our community's first confirmed case ooky Mar 2020 #83
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