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> And this is probably the biggest one: So many of the politicians pushing covid restrictions fail to practice what they preach outside of photo ops. Thanks fo
by gkop 5y ago
> And this is probably the biggest one: So many of the politicians pushing covid restrictions fail to practice what they preach outside of photo ops.
Thanks for bringing this up, it's something that everyone should be able to agree is unacceptable. I feel naive for asking, but WHY does the public allow politicians to get away with this hypocrisy? (eg. https://www.sfgate.com/bay-area-politics/article/London-Breed-San-Francisco-mask-mandate-COVID-19-16472998.php https://www.sfgate.com/bay-area-politics/article/London-Bree...)
- silexia 5y agoIn many cases there has been a single photo of a politician with a mask off. Lots of predatory paparazzi photograph public individuals all day. Catching someone at a bad moment or accidentally doing something is easy.
- gkop 5y agoI think you may be getting downvoted because your response doesn’t relate to the example I gave, where the politician made an explicit statement in contradiction of their own health order.
- silexia 5y agoAh, thank you. I was referring to the broader news media regularly showing "hypocritical" politicians not wearing their face masks in some photo.
- etchalon 5y agoThe public accepts hypocrisy because most people are themselves hypocrites in one way or another.