It’s Stephen Miller time.
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Thanks for posting this!
I argued that local an regional culture, including the willingness to wear facemasks in public, will have a strong effect on which measures turn out to be effective. The cases of Sweden, and Germany, also show that local culture (“pre-existing values” in the subheading, “culturally rooted constraints and possibilities” later in the piece) have a strong effect on which measures are even considered by decision-makers.
Looking at how other governments and societies deal with the pandemic can inform us, but we have to find adapted responses which work for us - and often on a local basis, but keeping a very close eye on our surroundings.
This is going to be our test:
There is no doubt that what we will see – globally, in the wake of the coronavirus crisis – is the return of the state. The question is what state. […] It is wise to respect citizens as responsible, ethical beings, equal in their contributions. This may, in fact, be the best way to develop the reciprocity that is the hallmark of a high-trust society: mutual trust between citizens, and between the citizens and the state.
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Mostly Google Translate, with a few corrections:
The Munich Oktoberfest is canceled due to the corona pandemic. “It hurts us,” said Prime Minister Söder. The largest folk festival in the world attracts around six million visitors every year. It had already been hinted at, now it’s official: Because of the corona pandemic, there will be no Oktoberfest this year. “This is an emotionally difficult moment for me and an economically difficult moment for this city,” said Munich Mayor Dieter Reiter at a press conference with Bavaria’s Prime Minister Markus Söder. According to estimates by the city, the festival brings breweries, landlords, showmen, but also hotels and taxi drivers between 1.2 and 1.3 billion euros. The “Wiesn” should have taken place from September 19th to October 4th. Söder justified the rejection with the danger of a flare-up of the corona infections: “A beer tent lives from the social experience, from not keeping a distance.” There they drink and sink. Söder added: “We have seen that the après ski in Ischgl, various strong beer festivals, for example, or carnival events were unfortunately hubs for the virus.” In this respect, the greatest sensitivity applies to festivals. “As long as there is no vaccine, as long as there is no medication, special care must be taken.” “We both lack the belief that we would not have another wave of the corona epidemic here,” said Mayor Reiter. Spreading the virus at the “Wiesn” would be almost inevitable. Other festivals that should take place at this time would also have to be canceled. In this connection, Söder referred the carny industry to the state’s Corona aid. The Oktoberfest hosts reacted with great regret, but also with great understanding. “The health of our guests is particularly important to us and has top priority,” said the spokesman for the Oktoberfest hosts, Peter Inselkammer. The cancellation also touched the hosts emotionally. It is the first time in more than 70 years that the festival has been cancelled. It had taken place in its traditional form for the first time in 1949, after the Second World War. The first Oktoberfest was held in 1810 on the occasion of the wedding of the Bavarian heir to the throne Ludwig - later King Ludwig I. In the 19th century it had been cancelled twice due to a cholera epidemic.
Just for the record, this is going to be a MASSIVE economical loss for many industries, not only the " Wiesn-Wirte". The “Wies’n” alone (but including overnight stay expenses) are estimated at around 1.2 billion € - and that is likely a conservative estimate. That’s not including other travel expenses, costumes, other shopping, visiting other places nearby, etc.
Disclaimer: I detest Markus Söder on political grounds. But he’s doing a decent job on the Bavarian pandemic response, especially in communications. Very much contrary to Armin Laschet who’s on the bloody same side of the political spectrum. Federalism is an important key in the German coordination, and so far Germany is doing quite exceptionally well. But there are strong rifts is even withing party lines.
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Even during a pandemic, the grift must continue
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But My Cheap Labor
Really just the worst people.
Bobby Lewis@revrrlewis
Ainsley Earhardt is concerned about Trump’s temporary immigration ban because her au pair is an immigrant: “Many families rely on child care from other countries … hopefully the president will roll out a plan and we’ll all be informed”
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Well those people aren’t exactly empathetic towards everyone else’s health concerns
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But, they are working…
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Right?. If they aren’t getting paid, they’re even bigger tools than they look.
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*bangs head on desk repeatedly*
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Damn… that parody was vicious in it’s mockery of out-of-touch rich asshats who have way more money than they do any logic or empathy.
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Unfortunately, those dozens can still be disease vectors… people will die because of these selfish assholes.
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Gem of a comment on that thread:
You are watching people go through withdrawal from the emotional addiction to the myth of certainty.
— Ashley C. Ford (@iSmashFizzle) April 20, 2020
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