George Takei 
🏳️🌈🖖🏽MAGA folks online are actually celebrating the loss by the U.S. women’s soccer team to Sweden.
It’s not America they love and want to “make great” again, folks.
MugsysRapSheet Blog ☑️@georgetakei
I assume this has something to do (in part) with (their mistaken belief) Sweden "proved" #Covid vaccinations were not necessary (and came out stronger as a result?) Or do they think there are no lesbians on the Swedish soccer team?
After months of massive deaths & a pandemic raging out of control, #Sweden finally wised up & started #vaccinating everyone.
If anyone needed an example of how PAINFULLY misinformed #Conservatives / #Trumpsters actually are, this is a prime example. 🤦♂️
Kalle Kniivilä@MugsysRapSheet @georgetakei Sweden vaccinated everyone as soon as vaccine was available. Most people took the shots.
https://covid19dataportal.se/dashboards/vaccines/#general-summary-statistics
https://covid19dataportal.se/dashboards/vaccines/#general-summary-statistics
The Administration and Study of COVID-19 Vaccines in Sweden
The Swedish Health Agency (Folkhälsomyndigheten) provide data and information related to COVID-19 in Sweden. Visualisations are shown on multiple aspects of vaccination coverage, like coverage in different counties.
@kallekn @georgetakei
Interesting. Though they DID refuse to institute reasonable safety precautions (most notably masking) for months at the height of the pandemic.
Interesting. Though they DID refuse to institute reasonable safety precautions (most notably masking) for months at the height of the pandemic.
Magnus Ahltorp@MugsysRapSheet @kallekn Masking was discouraged in the initial stage since there was a severe lack of masks for the medical and care professionals. Instead the focus of the messaging was on avoiding crowds and keeping distance. After the shortage was resolved, mask use were not really encouraged, leading to criticism from mask proponents. Compulsory masks were never considered since there is no legal basis.
@ahltorp @kallekn
Masking was discouraged here as well early on, but Trumpsters heralded Sweden's refusal to institute generally accepted preventative measures and see if "herd immunity" could be achieved by allowing the virus to spread.
Regardless of when Sweden accepted this was a failed policy and reversed course, Trumpsters are STILL under the mistaken belief they never did and "proved" that masking & social distancing were unnecessary.
@MugsysRapSheet @kallekn Sweden never had a policy to let the virus spread, but there was a lot of talk in the media about herd immunity in the beginning. From the beginning, “flatten the curve” was the core official message. There was however a sense that the virus would eventually spread, which of course happened everywhere, even “0-covid” New Zealand. The main bad thing about Sweden’s handling of the crisis was badly run nursing homes with ill-equipped staff.
@ahltorp @kallekn
HOW #Sweden handled #Covid is irrelevant.
Trumpsters believe in the myth (that they let it run rampant and the citizens developed #HerdImmunity.)
@MugsysRapSheet @ahltorp It's not irrelevant. You cannot debunk the myth without facts. Also, while the merits of masking are disputable, those of vaccination are not.
@MugsysRapSheet @ahltorp Well, if you have given up on facts you do indeed live in the USA. (Could have been Russia as well, of course.)
@kallekn @ahltorp
I haven't "given up on facts". I've given up one believing #Republicans / #Conservatives / #Trumpsters / #Evangelicals could ever be swayed by them.
I haven't "given up on facts". I've given up one believing #Republicans / #Conservatives / #Trumpsters / #Evangelicals could ever be swayed by them.