Treat People Like Idiots and That’s How They’ll Respond
The reasons behind the catastrophic Covid-19 response in Slovenia and Central Europe
As of today, 23rd November 2021, Slovenia is one the worst-performing countries in the world in terms of new Covid-19 cases per capita daily and on the brink of the total collapse of our healthcare institutions.
At the same time, people still protest against anti-Covid measures, the numbers of anti-vaxxers are quite strong and it seems there is no end in sight.
So what went wrong?
Well, a lot.
There is no simple answer to this question. Any pandemic is a complex situation and right now the only word describing what’s going on in central Europe would be: a mess. A big mess.
So I’ll try to untangle it and list a few reasons I believe are driving this situation. Let’s dive into it.
Prelude
Slovenia entered the pandemic amid a political “crisis”, the previous government just resigned and another emergency administration was formed right when the virus hit. The new prime minister became Janez Janša.
As the pandemic got serious, he appointed Jelko Kacin as his spokesman on the topic. I know these names might…
