>Look at how the religious right community is treated when it comes to morals. You probably don't believe them. That's not really a good example, IMHO. Especi

>Look at how the religious right community is treated when it comes to morals. You probably don't believe them. That's not really a good example, IMHO. Especially since, as far as "morals" are concerned, despite the fact that many folks in one labeled "group" or another may espouse certain behaviors as "moral" or "immoral," morality isn't a team sport. Rather, each individual makes their own moral choices when situations that require such decisions are presented to them. The moral choices that individuals make are an individual thing. As such, attempting to paint any group with a broad brush like that is foolhardy at best and nasty and hateful at worst. I evaluate people based on their individual actions, not some made-up group label. You must have me confused with somebody else. I'm not really sure where you get the idea that I'm painting with a broad brush, or vilifying anyone. I expressed my confusion about why a specific set of people who assert that "the government lied when they said masks didn't work," then refuse to wear masks. It doesn't make sense, as it's logically inconsistent, as the claims are diametrically opposed to the behavior. And the argument that such folks "don't trust the messenger" doesn't really hold water since the "messenger" has been on both sides of this particular issue. If you were to argue that people are taking a "don't fucking tell me what to do!" position, I would understand that better. I often take that position (not about masks, but in many other circumstances) myself. But saying "they lied when they said masks don't work!" strongly signals that such an individual believes that masks do work. To then turn around and refuse to wear a mask seems like some heavy cognitive dissonance. As such, is it a surprise that such behavior confuses me?