Hello Woko Haram,
Originally Posted by
Woko Haram
I'm pretty sure if Trump had used the federal government to force the wearing of masks, you'd then have the left go into full freakout mode about authoritarianism. It didn't take much in the past to result in that (like using detainment centers to handle waiting periods for asylum seekers).
What an exaggeration. There's a whole lot of distance between [setting a poor example by saying he chooses not to,] and [issuing an order.]
What he needed to do was be a good leader, put on a mask, show the nation this is what everyone should do. Every governor who did that polled higher than him.
Now I am going to share my opinion on this.
If DT had done the right thing there and told the nation: "Look. Here's the deal. We are at war. This war is unlike any thing we are used to. All humans are on the same side in this war. We are at war with a virus that kills us. We are working on acquiring better weapons in the form of treatments and a vaccine but we need to buy some time to do that.
All humans are on the front line in this war with the bug. We only have simple weapons but they are very effective. The 3 W's are: Wash hands, Watch your distance, and Wear a mask. We are all going to have to get used to wearing these things for a while and taking these extra precautions as we try to continue our economy while protecting one another. Now, listen very carefully. Wearing a mask is mostly about protecting others, and only somewhat about protecting you. Even non-rated face coverings block a great amount of droplets from getting out. That's the goal. Everybody needs to keep their droplets to themselves. It is small inconvenience but a very large help in fighting the war. As your president, I am counting on you to do your part in this war. Thank you."
Now that would have been very presidential. That would have been what we would expect from a good president. If DT had done that, mask-wearing would not be political. Most people would have accepted that. It never had to be political. We would not even be having these discussions. It is actually very silly to be arguing about whether masks work. DT made it political. Masks are used in every OR in every hospital and nobody even questions it. Surgeons are not wearing masks to protect themselves. They are doing it to protect others, namely the patients.
If DT did not make it political, which he did not have to do, we would not be having these discussions. Liberals would not have fought it at all if DT said to wear them. Just my opinion, of course, but I am solidly convinced of that. That's for sure. There would be no anti-masker liberals. This has become political because DT made it political. Terrible leadership. Deaths are on his hands because of that. His words have killed.
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