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“ For a while it was: “we don’t like Donald Trump”.” I’m about as liberal they come, and so are many in my circle. But not one person wore a mask for the sole

“ For a while it was: “we don’t like Donald Trump”.” I’m about as liberal they come, and so are many in my circle. But not one person wore a mask for the sole purpose of not liking Donald Trump and then using a mask as a statement. That’s a bizarre take.

lurking15 3y ago
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- krapp 3y ago
  It is a bizarre take. This isn't a "both sides" thing. Only one side (Trump supporters) made refusing to wear masks or vaccinate a part of their political identity, specifically to spite "the left." Whereas every "liberal" I'm aware of wore a mask because of the pandemic, out of a concern for their own health.
  - lurking15 3y ago
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  - dfee 3y ago
    Yeah, this is exactly what I meant. Wearing a mask (I guess, or not?) is a political affiliation. It’s stupid. I don’t claim either party, for what it’s worth (“no party claims me”; I’m happily unaffiliated).
dfee 3y ago
Oh yeah, probably not causation. Definitely correlation. My point was that mask retention was greater in blue areas as compared to red areas. It may have been absurd how quickly masks were given up in red areas (don’t know; wasn’t there), but our laggard approach in Santa Clara county certainly was and felt reactionary.