"For harsh lockdowns to be justified elsewhere, Sweden had to be discredited ... As of Friday, Sweden’s death per million people was 576, compared to 557 for the US overall, ... NJ 1,804, NY 1,696, MA 1,296, CT 1,252, LA 1,048, and DC 857." -Ramesh Thakurhttps://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/toi-edit-page/the-true-picture-has-sweden-emerged-as-paragon-or-pariah-in-the-corona-sweepstakes/ …
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This is a terrible article. "Through all this, New York stands out as a sterling example of an effective lockdown." This is an ill-informed, and frankly insane POV.
The article by Ramesh Thakur is good, but yes, the rejoinder (that you quote) by Dipankar Gupta is terrible.
