Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2021 | 2 a.m.
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I’d like to bring some clarity and understanding to people’s aversion to mask-wearing.
If I were a politician, privy to all the behind-the-scenes meetings and reports, etc., and I knew that COVID-19 had a high chance of either making me extremely ill or killing me, and there was a high chance of me spreading the virus to my family, I would make sure to wear a mask every second I was amongst other people.
As an everyday citizen, when someone in a position of authority sends that message repeatedly and then proceeds to be seen regularly amongst a large gathering minus a mask, I question the validity of their warnings. It’s not about your politics or my politics, it’s about your sincerity and my trust (or lack thereof) in what you do and say.
If you want me to wear a mask whenever I’m out, then I expect to see you wearing a mask whenever you’re out. Don’t create anger and hostility among your constituents by using the false Republican/Democrat narrative; you wear yours and then I’ll wear mine.
Aren’t you supposed to be setting the example? If you would do that, your message would be much more accepted and followed. Can you do that?
