Sketcher
Born Imperishable
Yeah, pretty much.For months we heard about the importance of sticking to CDC guidelines, and following the advice of experts...
Now that they've relaxed their guidelines through a couple of iterations for those of us who are vaccinated, some folks have changed their tune.
Nurses' union president criticizes new CDC mask guidance - CNN
US coronavirus: The CDC was too cautious about what vaccinated people can do, doctors say. Now pendulum has swung in the opposite direction - CNN
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opin...9c1080-b673-11eb-96b9-e949d5397de9_story.html
Thanks, but I’m Going to Keep My Mask on Outdoors
For quite a while, I had my suspicions that some folks were using a mask as a virtue signal rather than for it's practical purpose.
I agreed with masking during the time where the vaccine wasn't widely available to everyone...but now that it's available to practically anyone who wants it (places are offering walk-in appointments), and everyone who wants to protect themselves, can do so.
I think that people may expose themselves a bit based on whether or not they opt to still wear a mask after being fully vaccinated.
If people who are fully vaccinated ditch the mask when given the freedom to do so, then they were using it for the pragmatic and functional purpose. If they come up with reasons for why they still want to wear them despite being vaccinated or now start questioning the institutional experts they've claimed to revere for the last 12 months, I think it's safe to assume that for them, the mask is basically the left-wing equivalent of a MAGA hat.
There was always a political virtue signaling element to this. This explains their support of mass gatherings (better known as "mostly peaceful protests") in the middle of a pandemic, when no lives matter to this virus. They shamelessly switched from Karen mode to riot mode and back. When you have belief that allows this level of cognitive dissonance, naturally you will not welcome any news from a science-based authority (which they insisted the CDC was) that relaxes previous recommendations.
And if anyone on the left is reading this, and this doesn't describe you, good. I know people personally that this does describe.
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