oak It definitely was not a put down at all, I don't know your reasons, your background, and your feelings about Sweden might be perfectly valid and correct, and indeed next week Sweden could see thousands of new infections. We are just talking about the options.
We have limited options, narrowing as every day that passes.
Lockdown is a false safety net, it holds the virus at bay and the minute you open things up again, it goes on the rampage. I personally feel it is better to have low level contained virus running through, as Sweden have done, pref among the healthy and young and keep everything open. That is my view.
We haven't considered the colossal sacrifice and loss that is happening elsewhere during lockdown, not to mention the impact on the economy for decades to come.
opehlia made the point very well, children are losing everything at the moment, and this is grossly unfair to a sizeable volume of society that are at little or no risk. It is an enormous injustice, and one that will impact the future for many generations to come.
Personally I am with Sweden 100%, and you might find much of the older generation supports this stance as well. Many older people will tell you that they have had their youth, their lives and the best of many things, and if now they have to stay in for a while for their own benefit - it is something they are willing to do for their grandchildren and the young, after all no one actually wants to end up on a ICU covid ward, so it is in their best interests as well.