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I think we can all agree that it's totally bonkers that mask-wearing is somehow seen as political. Imagine if it were the case for carrying an umbrella or wear

• HuwytNashi_008 6y ago
  Those are culturally normal though. Wearing a mask in the West is not (in fact we've been scoffing at Asians for having to wear them). We can feel the rain on our heads and the cold in our bones. The vast majority of people don't know anyone who has had COVID, far less symptomatic. It also comes at a time where Westerners' trust in their governments is extraordinarily low. There is a sense among a lot of people that if the government and media insist that you do/think a thing, it would be sensible to prefer the opposite.
• HuwytNashi_009 6y ago
  Those are culturally normal though. Wearing a mask in the West is not (in fact we've been scoffing at Asians for having to wear them). We can feel the rain on our heads and the cold in our bones. The vast majority of people don't know anyone who has had COVID, far less symptomatic. It also comes at a time where Westerners' trust in their governments is extraordinarily low. There is a sense among a lot of people that if the government and media insist that you do/think a thing, it would be sensible to prefer the opposite.
• HuwytNashi_009 6y ago
  Those are culturally normal though. Wearing a mask in the West is not (in fact we've been scoffing at Asians for having to wear them). We can feel the rain on our heads and the cold in our bones. The vast majority of people don't know anyone who has had COVID, far less symptomatic.
• ketamine__ 6y ago
  No, we need evidence based medicine to tell us that. And there is an absence of evidence.