Essay: An observation about the countries that handled the coronavirus pandemic well so far. And let's look at Finland.

Finland was a great place to be during the coronavirus pandemic. Long live Finland whose citizens have capitalism, lots of consumer choices, free speech and many other freedoms!

I will also point out the a very large percentage of the countries that have handled the coronavirus pandemic so far have a Protestant cultural legacy or were strongly influenced by such a country (U.S. had a strong influence on Japan, Singapore was a British colony). See: Protestant cultural legacies.

The national flag of Iceland has a cross on it which reflects its Christian heritage.

Some of the of most successful countries that handled the coronavirus well in terms of per capita deaths are: New Zealand, Singapore, Australia, Taiwan, Japan, Iceland, Norway and Finland.

Obviously, some of the countries had geographic advantages which made them less porous as far as infected people coming into their countries (Islands, etc.).

Let take a look at Finland which is not an island.

One of the most successful developed countries to tackle the coronavirus that didn't have the advantage of being geographically isolated (New Zealand, Australia, Singapore, etc.) was Finland whose deaths per 100,000 people was very respectable.

Does Finland have private medical companies and capitalism? Yes.

Does Finland have lots of free speech and many other freedoms? Yes.

Does Finland give its consumers a lot of choices? Yes.

Is Finnish society very harmonious or is there a lot of contention and the calling of people scum, etc.? "Finns have a reputation for reticence, thoughtfulness and unemotional behavior. They are quiet, reflective, somber and, for some, seemingly stubborn and standoffish. They are unwilling to speak unless they have something of importance to say. There is a saying that when a Finn says something, they really mean it."[1]

Did the harmonious Finnish people have public-private partnerships to tackle the coronavirus pandemic? Yes, they did.[2]

Next time some contentious, leftist/liberal tells you the answer to solving the coronavirus pandemic in a country is to shut down free speech and demonize opponents, tell them how beautifully Finland handled the coronavirus pandemic.

I will also point out the a very large percentage of the countries that have handled the coronavirus pandemic so far have a Protestant cultural legacy or were strongly influenced by such a country (U.S. had a strong influence on Japan, Singapore was a British colony). See: Protestant cultural legacies.

Here I stand on the countries that handled the coronavirus pandemic well. I can do no other.