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My anecdotal experience from discussing these issues with people of many demographics, political pursuations, etc. is that there is a great deal of animosity fr
by rwcarlsen 6y ago
My anecdotal experience from discussing these issues with people of many demographics, political pursuations, etc. is that there is a great deal of animosity from people that were more heavily hit by the lockdowns, rules, etc. imposed by the goverment. And people wearing masks is a "signal" that that person is likely on the side that was driving the lockdowns, restrictions, etc. to occur. This includes: people that have lost their jobs, people that have young kids (in schools that were closed), etc.
- pythonslayer 6y agoYes. The Cold War and the resulting pro-business/anti-government ethos that pervades America creates a situation in which people blame each other for everything that goes wrong instead of blaming their leaders or the ruling class. When they lose their job, they don’t consider that in most countries they would have either not lost their job or they would have began receiving a healthy sustenance from the government.
- an_opabinia 6y agoAs a form of protest, not wearing masks is extremely effective. Here we are talking about it. Also, one man's "animosity" is another's protest.
- aerostable_slug 6y agoMy anecdotal experience is in line with yours. Some areas that were hit hard by lockdowns also had very few cases, so people were left not knowing anyone who knew anyone who had contracted COVID-19. Obviously this does not justify boorish behavior, but I can certainly empathize with their sentiments.
- sevencolors 6y agoYeah I can sorta see that for some people. There's lots of stress happening at various levels. Lack of uncertainty makes us act out in harsh ways. And it's a easy target with a strong signal