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How did masks ever get conflated with “freedom” anyway. But regardless, don’t people have a sense of self-preservation? When does that kick in?
by beamatronic 6y ago
How did masks ever get conflated with “freedom” anyway. But regardless, don’t people have a sense of self-preservation? When does that kick in?
- munificent 6y ago> How did masks ever get conflated with “freedom” anyway. The Republican Party, Trump, and Fox News did that deliberately because Trump early on chose to downplay the virus and response to it. Backtracking on that would have made Trump lose face and harmed the Republican brand in an election year, so instead they chose to politicize it and double-down on not wearing masks.
- ed25519FUUU 6y agoWeren’t all of our politicians downplaying it initially? I remember “come on down to Chinatown for the Chinese New Year celebration” and that definitely wasn’t Trump, who at that moment was attempting a travel ban on China.
- anoncake 6y agoHaving to wear masks is a restriction of freedom, albeit not a very severe one.
- justforyou 6y agoSo is being forbidden from defocating in the streets. Interesting that nobody seems to have a problem with that one.
- anoncake 6y agoNo, that is not interesting at all.
- ed25519FUUU 6y agoThe mask mandate is part of a larger discussion on what can be required of you because of covid 19. Many places right now are testing the waters to decide who you may and may not be with during Thanksgiving as a simple example. These discussions happen together with masks, not separately.