Good going Czech.
It will pay to be the first to implement sensible, workable policies . This act is NOT misguided. It is the first recognition in a series that will propel countries out of this one track, backward thinking. Hopefully you will reap the benefits as you start to see the bigger picture.
What we all have been subjected to, has been unprecedented, unprogressive, inhumane & certainly not scientific. What the poor have been subjected to is a further extension of that.
It must stop.
Last edited 2 years ago by Alka Hughes-Hallett
Katharine Eyre
2 years ago
“It may seem surprising that such an attitude is being taken in a country with one of the world’s highest Covid death rates — a death rate more than twice as high as Austria’s. But a consensus seems to have been reached that ever more coercive measures must be abandoned as a pre-requisite to the end of the pandemic era”.
I’m often in the Czech Republic and have frequently been taken aback over the past few years just how much more laid back everyone there was/is compared to Austria. People were really very lax in summer 2020 and seemed to believe that they had successfully crushed the pandemic with nothing further to fear. The winter 2020/2021 then took a heavy toll and I assumed that this might make the Czechs a little more cautious and strict. No, not especially.
I’m not quite sure whether I think that they are sloppy and negligent or whether they are simply a tough people who take the knocks and keep on going regardless. Currently, I’m tending towards the latter.
A lot of the rather paranoid propagandist overreaction to covid is reminiscent of the Soviet imposed political paranoia of the Czech Communist Party era. I think the Czech people, even if they don’t consciously make the connection, are inoculated against such an authoritarian approach. They are a very grounded people with a good sense of humour. They produced the Good Soldier Svejk, Kafka and Chapek.
A new one for me. I visited Czechoslovakia a number of times during the Husak era but didn’t come across Jara Cimrman. Having googled him I can see he is a very Czech joke, just the sort of thing to appeal to them.
The Czechs are tough. I served alongside them in Croatia in the spring of 1995, and they were the only ones who refused to back down. They actually took their mandate seriously. Lots of respect for the Czechs.
The Ukrainians adopted pretty much the same approach after a period of time. Ultimately, people needed to work to in order to live and look after their families…it wasn’t an option to sit idly at home and do pretty much nothing…get out and get on with it…
Sounds like not everybody in Europe is a zero covid basket case. Well done Czech Republic.
Andrea X
2 years ago
“… a consensus seems to have been reached that ever more coercive measures must be abandoned as a pre-requisite to the end of the pandemic era.
*Such hopes may prove misguided* but…”
How can they possibly be misguided? I am not clear what the alternative is. After all we have already had 2 years of “plan A”. Time to try something else.
PS
Out of curiosity in which way has the government changed?
Good going Czech.
It will pay to be the first to implement sensible, workable policies . This act is NOT misguided. It is the first recognition in a series that will propel countries out of this one track, backward thinking. Hopefully you will reap the benefits as you start to see the bigger picture.
What we all have been subjected to, has been unprecedented, unprogressive, inhumane & certainly not scientific. What the poor have been subjected to is a further extension of that.
It must stop.
“It may seem surprising that such an attitude is being taken in a country with one of the world’s highest Covid death rates — a death rate more than twice as high as Austria’s. But a consensus seems to have been reached that ever more coercive measures must be abandoned as a pre-requisite to the end of the pandemic era”.
I’m often in the Czech Republic and have frequently been taken aback over the past few years just how much more laid back everyone there was/is compared to Austria. People were really very lax in summer 2020 and seemed to believe that they had successfully crushed the pandemic with nothing further to fear. The winter 2020/2021 then took a heavy toll and I assumed that this might make the Czechs a little more cautious and strict. No, not especially.
I’m not quite sure whether I think that they are sloppy and negligent or whether they are simply a tough people who take the knocks and keep on going regardless. Currently, I’m tending towards the latter.
A lot of the rather paranoid propagandist overreaction to covid is reminiscent of the Soviet imposed political paranoia of the Czech Communist Party era. I think the Czech people, even if they don’t consciously make the connection, are inoculated against such an authoritarian approach. They are a very grounded people with a good sense of humour. They produced the Good Soldier Svejk, Kafka and Chapek.
And Jara Cimrman!
A new one for me. I visited Czechoslovakia a number of times during the Husak era but didn’t come across Jara Cimrman. Having googled him I can see he is a very Czech joke, just the sort of thing to appeal to them.
The Czechs are tough. I served alongside them in Croatia in the spring of 1995, and they were the only ones who refused to back down. They actually took their mandate seriously. Lots of respect for the Czechs.
The Ukrainians adopted pretty much the same approach after a period of time. Ultimately, people needed to work to in order to live and look after their families…it wasn’t an option to sit idly at home and do pretty much nothing…get out and get on with it…
They certainly provided proof of their resolution during and after both world wars.
Can we call the Czech approach “Praguematism” ?
Cheeky!
One of the better posts lately.
absolutely love it….LOLEST!!!!
Sounds like not everybody in Europe is a zero covid basket case. Well done Czech Republic.
“… a consensus seems to have been reached that ever more coercive measures must be abandoned as a pre-requisite to the end of the pandemic era.
*Such hopes may prove misguided* but…”
How can they possibly be misguided? I am not clear what the alternative is. After all we have already had 2 years of “plan A”. Time to try something else.
PS
Out of curiosity in which way has the government changed?
We all going to die!!!….oh…yes it’s true!!!
Well done Czechia! Maybe time to visit you again!
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