Re:Deep Frozen Arctic Microbes Are Waking Up
by effie on Sunday November 22, 2020 @04:00PM
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> It had absolutely nothing to do with freedom or rejection of totalitarianism.
I don't know Trump's motives, but for many people, this is about freedom and rejection of power tripping bureaucrats and politicians.
Re:Deep Frozen Arctic Microbes Are Waking Up
by Falling3 on Monday November 23, 2020 @04:54PM
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The original comment referenced Trump's anti-mask attitude. His position was never just that you shouldn't be forced into wearing a mask; he was against masks period. He refused to wear one publicly while mocking others for wearing them. He explicitly turned masks into a political issue claiming that people wore them just to express their disapproval of him. He even refused to wear a mask while touring a mask factory.
So again, this _clearly_ had nothing to do with freedom or totalitarianism.
He could have easily encouraged people to wear a mask and set an example by wearing one himself.
But you're right that it was about political value. Or at least perceived political value.