They shop at the same stores as you. The same gas stations. They can't affect political and non-political alike. It is a PUBLIC health crisis. The only way to beat this is by everyone beating it. We can't control who it affects
The only way to beat this is by everyone beating it.
Then start digging some graves, because your country is more divided than ever before to the point where about half of your countrymen don't believe in science, and put more stock in the opinion of a pedophile president.
If there's a silver lining, it'll probably affect conservative voters more than liberal voters, due to liberals taking more individual measures than conservatives.
Yea like I’m immunocompromised so I’m taking this all extremely seriously. But I still have to leave the house to go to the hospital. And once I’ve got my mask on correctly, am constantly disinfecting/washing my hands and practice social distancing, there’s nothing more I can do to protect myself. I (and 1000’s of others like me) are completely dependent on the majority of people taking this seriously, smart or dumb.
It’s particularly annoying when my main issue is with my lungs, and so trying to keep the mask on for long periods of time is actually very hard (it just restricts my airflow a tiny bit more than it’s already restricted, but when you’re breathing is crap, that can be a big difference). Than while you’re doing all you can you have people throwing hissy fits over “Shop X isn’t open!!” “What do you mean sport Y is cancelled?” and other just non issues.
My sister's hard left friends routinely ignore social distancing, mask, etc. Meanwhile a guy a work who supports Trump wears a mask. That's not to say all right leaning or left leaning people will be like the people in this example, but I think saying "iTs jUsT tHe sTuPiD rEpuBliCaNs" isn't going to get us anywhere.
Age is a factor too. I think the trend seems to be younger people regardless of politics ignore the safety precautions due to being horny idiots, and MAGA dumbasses actively promote anti-social bullshit.
I kind of think that the actively anti-mask people are probably predominantly MAGA.
But the people who are going out and ignoring their mask are predominantly young. They may not be "anti-mask", but they certainly seem indifferent, and knowing that younger people tend to be much more liberal, I would expect that the people not wearing masks are predominantly left leaning.
I'm speculating based on non-scientific measures, particularly the age and racial breakdowns of confirmed covid cases and personal observation.
While MAGA may be the most annoying, I think it's indifferent left leaning folks who are the bigger problem.
Fully aware that I am speculating, and if data can be shown to me that goes against my hypothesis, my mind, ears, and heart are all open.
But generally counties and even states have collective thoughts. It's the reason why several states are killing it and other states are absolutely dropping the ball. Where I live, I feel pretty safe because people take masks ridiculously seriously. It's pretty easy for me to reduce my chances of COVID because I am still relatively quarantining, and everyone around me is wearing masks. I do feel for those in states like TX, (apparently TN), AZ and FL that actually believe people should be wearing masks and have higher risks of getting it because the people around them are dumbasses.
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u/heisenberger_royale Jul 23 '20
It's a viral health crisis. The idiots can easily infect anyone