Wearing face coverings should not be a political football.
Wearing face coverings should not be a political football. It's about survival for ALL.
I am doing my best to continue a self-quarantine, started at the end of February, to avoid becoming a statistic before my time is due. I venture out, wearing a face covering and avoiding public gatherings, order groceries delivered, sanitize, wash my hands (verging on an excessive compulsion). This is not normal, plays like a broken record in my mind.
Spring weather is but a memory giving rise to the extreme heat of the desert. Worse than the heat is the thought that this is our new “normal”. The rude awaking came yesterday.
I needed to have a document notarized. In days past, I would call my bank, confirm they could handle the task, end of story. Not to bore you with the saga, I found someone willing to make a “house call”. An educator earning money during a tough summer without other income.
When the doorbell rang, I promptly answered, waved at her through the glass in the door and pointed to my mask before opening. She was not wearing a mask. She was not pleased is an understatement. She huffed back to her vehicle and entered with a frown.
I discovered she had a long day, was a teacher trying to earn money during the summer and had parents my age. She frowned again when presented my voter ID, Democrat, as proof of identity.
Long story short, I used my professional social skills. She wore a face covering and we limited the spread of the virus.
When will Republicans stand up or are they all bought and sold on the Russian money market? Sorry, Ms. Buchwald, that goon is attempting to destroy the fabric of civil society for personal gain.
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/why-do-so-many-americans-refuse-to-wear-face-masks-it-may-have-nothing-to-do-with-politics-2020-06-16?mod=home-page
Why do so many Americans refuse to wear face masks? It may have nothing to do with politics
Published: June 16, 2020 at 11:24 a.m. ET
By Elisabeth Buchwald
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“Nationwide, higher percentages of respondents from urban areas reported use of cloth face coverings than did rural area respondents,” the report states. “Because outbreaks have been reported in rural communities and among certain populations since March 2020 these data suggest a need for additional and culturally effective messaging around the benefits of cloth face coverings targeting these areas.”
In the second week of April, a week after the CDC recommended all Americans wear face coverings in public, the divide between Democrats and Republicans who said they wear masks at all times when leaving home was fairly narrow, according to an Ipsos/Axios poll.
‘Trump had not made a point of not wearing a mask. Once he very clearly did not wear mask in public that transmitted a signal.’ — Chris Jackson, senior vice president for Ipsos Public Affairs
Some 38% of Democrats and 24% of Republicans at that time said that they wear masks at all times. By the second week of June, some 60% of Democrats and nearly 34% of Republicans responded they wear masks at all times.
That is the largest difference in mask wearing across all demographics including household income, age, race and gender, said pollster Chris Jackson, senior vice president for Ipsos Public Affairs.
In early April, “Trump had not made a point of not wearing a mask,” Jackson said. “Once he very clearly did not wear mask in public that transmitted a signal that if you’re a good supporter of the President you don’t wear a mask.”
