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you specify far right, but it is also the left, in my experience. They dont flaunt it because they need to toe the party line. At the same time they are railing

you specify far right, but it is also the left, in my experience. They dont flaunt it because they need to toe the party line. At the same time they are railing at trump for not promoting masks more, they are flying to go skiing. Mayor adler of austin got extended family together, had a wedding, then took a private jet to cabo where he recorded a video encouraging austinites to stay home. Most of my friends are liberals and many are eating in restaurants, taking trips, getting together without masks "with a select" group of friends that they are quarantining with etc. They say the right thing, but are doing something different. Your confirmation bias and the media says it is the right. Here is an example of hollywood stars that got infected. https://www.vulture.com/article/famous-people-celebrities-with-coronavirus.html https://www.vulture.com/article/famous-people-celebrities-wi... Here is an article about prominent dems not following guidance. https://www.businessinsider.com/democratic-politicians-who-violated-covid-19-rules-guidance-list-2020-12 https://www.businessinsider.com/democratic-politicians-who-v...

asdff 6y ago
Here's an example of congressional republicans refusing to wear masks while sheltering in place during the recent siege on the capitol: https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/local/dc/democrats-have-covid-congress-riot-face-masks-republicans/65-63330de5-cf3a-47e2-866f-9823899eb4ed https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/local/dc/democrats-have-c...
shakezula 6y ago
> you specify the far right Because they were the ones who outright rejected masks? It's not like this is a bias being cast on them unfairly, the right has rejected masks on a basis of personal freedom (whether you agree with that take or not) and have been extremely vocal about it. That being said, Democrats and leftists are people too - they're fallible. This pandemic has taught me that humans are far more social than I think most people realize, that we get bored incredibly quickly, and that we will normalize anything and live around it. Masks have become commonplace, and pretty much all content & media produced in 2020 will be immediately recognizable by the masks everyone is wearing. Interestingly enough, I have seen pretty much 100% mask adherence in teenagers. I live by a high school and see them walk by all wearing masks even after school. > Mayor adler of austin got extended family together, had a wedding, then took a private jet to cabo where he recorded a video encouraging austinites to stay home. Yeah, the rich don't give a shit about the rules and guidelines, but what's new? Not following extreme quarantine protocols is probably very low on my list of criticisms for that mayor. > They say the right thing, but are doing something different. I've noticed the same thing with my liberal friends, but I have to remember that they're at least trying. They wear masks when they're hanging out and not eating, they're more aware of hand-washing, they don't share drinks, etc... You can't just look at the one thing they're doing to cling to a sense of normalcy. I wouldn't hold a right wing person to any more stringent of a standard, either. My problem with it has been the right's general rejection of any type of public safety measures. I've been in an extreme quarantine because I live with an immuno-compromised person, but I have to remember that different people have different risk tolerances, and that at this point it's hardly the fault of people going to restaurants and that it was mostly our governments complete lack of action that lead to us being on this path. Honestly, I just wish that it had never been politicized in the first place so that we didn't have to have silly conversations about political leanings of people given only how they respond to a pandemic. I guess I can't even talk about that without recognizing that our President is the one who politicized it, so :shrug:

asdff 6y ago

Here's an example of congressional republicans refusing to wear masks while sheltering in place during the recent siege on the capitol: https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/local/dc/democrats-have-covid-congress-riot-face-masks-republicans/65-63330de5-cf3a-47e2-866f-9823899eb4ed https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/local/dc/democrats-have-c...

shakezula 6y ago

> you specify the far right Because they were the ones who outright rejected masks? It's not like this is a bias being cast on them unfairly, the right has rejected masks on a basis of personal freedom (whether you agree with that take or not) and have been extremely vocal about it. That being said, Democrats and leftists are people too - they're fallible. This pandemic has taught me that humans are far more social than I think most people realize, that we get bored incredibly quickly, and that we will normalize anything and live around it. Masks have become commonplace, and pretty much all content & media produced in 2020 will be immediately recognizable by the masks everyone is wearing. Interestingly enough, I have seen pretty much 100% mask adherence in teenagers. I live by a high school and see them walk by all wearing masks even after school. > Mayor adler of austin got extended family together, had a wedding, then took a private jet to cabo where he recorded a video encouraging austinites to stay home. Yeah, the rich don't give a shit about the rules and guidelines, but what's new? Not following extreme quarantine protocols is probably very low on my list of criticisms for that mayor. > They say the right thing, but are doing something different. I've noticed the same thing with my liberal friends, but I have to remember that they're at least trying. They wear masks when they're hanging out and not eating, they're more aware of hand-washing, they don't share drinks, etc... You can't just look at the one thing they're doing to cling to a sense of normalcy. I wouldn't hold a right wing person to any more stringent of a standard, either. My problem with it has been the right's general rejection of any type of public safety measures. I've been in an extreme quarantine because I live with an immuno-compromised person, but I have to remember that different people have different risk tolerances, and that at this point it's hardly the fault of people going to restaurants and that it was mostly our governments complete lack of action that lead to us being on this path. Honestly, I just wish that it had never been politicized in the first place so that we didn't have to have silly conversations about political leanings of people given only how they respond to a pandemic. I guess I can't even talk about that without recognizing that our President is the one who politicized it, so :shrug: