Tha is a total disconnect from the reality, the invasion of Ukraine, a country not in NATO, led to their people seeking membership, the 2022 invasion even had Switzerland seriously considering NATO.
The old Soviet Union was a bigger threat than Russia is now. Their forces were already on the Elbe and they were the dominant power on the Baltic. Why didn’t Sweden and Finland join then? They needed it more back then. Because as I said, they were too frightened of what the Soviets might do to them. Remember the term Finlandization?