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Because it's a publicly visible political statement and tribal signaling. What the MAGA hat was for the right, the mask is for the left.
by throwkeep 5y ago
Because it's a publicly visible political statement and tribal signaling. What the MAGA hat was for the right, the mask is for the left.
- paganel 5y agoIt's crazy how politicised the mask has become in the States. Over here in my parts of Eastern-Europe the government just announced yesterday that starting tomorrow (Saturday) the mask won't be mandatory anymore in almost all outdoor spaces for everyone, a statement which was received with joy and relief by almost everyone, no matter their political orientation.
- cko 5y agoAh, Romania. Though this country does seem to have one of the lowest vaccination rates.
- Jataman606 5y agoIt could be also Poland.
- kelnos 5y agoYup, as an American I agree with you. I'm also thrilled to see these new CDC guidelines. It's absolutely sickened me that refusal to wear a mask is seen as "patriotic" in some circles.
- dguaraglia 5y agoThis is such a bullshit strawman. Most of my friends are family are very liberal. Most of them are already vaccinated. Not a single one of them wants to wear a mask unless absolutely necessary and everyone is ready for this to be over.
- slowmotiony 5y agoIf they've been vaccinated and still insist on wearing the masks, I kinda think you're proving OP's point here. What do you even mean with "waiting for this to be over"? You're vaccinated, it's over, are you now waiting for a super-vaccine or something?
- Kye 5y agoSome of us invested in nice masks, or enjoy not being told to smile. Not everything people do is with politics in mind.
- mylons 5y agolol. this is hilarious
- yeetawayhn 5y agoI know people who had masks before the pandemic
- dguaraglia 5y agoYou are kind of proving my point by reading 'unless absolutely necessary' (meaning: they don't want to use a mask and they don't most of the time, except when there's a rule saying they should) as 'THEY TOTALLY WANT TO KEEP USING A MASK!!!'.
- totalZero 5y agoRespectfully, I think your suggestion is an exaggeration of reality. There is perhaps a correlation between masks and political leaning, but there is also cross correlation between those things and higher education, age, race, urban residence, and other confounding variables. Moreover, I think it's a greater signal to refuse to wear a mask. At least where I live, pretty much everyone goes along with the mask guidance despite a large Republican presence. So if you're simply wearing a mask, there's not much ground to assume anything about your political affiliations.