re: GA Covid Thread - 2021

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I don't really think that's what he meant.

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You would be correct. Thank you.


GurleyGirl, I don't think anyone is disagreeing that China handled the early days of this thing very poorly. But they are not the reason that wearing a mask became a political ideology identifier versus a public health effort. The CDC is primarily culpable in that with its early, deceptive messaging. Unfortunately, Trump didn't help the perception, either, with his decision to cast an image of weakness on people who chose to wear one by simply not wearing one himself (and I say that as a three-time Trump voter, btw, so not digging at him or his handling overall). I don't think he intended for it to work the way it did, but I do believe he underestimated just how devoted his base is and how easily they will latch onto everything he says and does (or doesn't do).

We give in to restrictions on our freedoms daily in the name of our health and safety and the health and safety of others, without much questioning. Masks should never have been divisive, any more than seatbelts, speed limits, no smoking areas, gun-free zones, having to use a restroom instead of a bush (in public settings, mind you), or wearing pants. Yet here we are.