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Re:Vaccinated Americans now may go without masks in most pla... by throwkeep on Friday May 14, 2021 @02:22AM (#27151319)
Because it's a publicly visible political statement and tribal signaling. What the MAGA hat was for the right, the mask is for the left.
Re:Vaccinated Americans now may go without masks in most pla... by paganel on Friday May 14, 2021 @02:39AM (#27151430)
It's crazy how politicised the mask has become in the States.

Over here in my parts of Eastern-Europe the government just announced yesterday that starting tomorrow (Saturday) the mask won't be mandatory anymore in almost all outdoor spaces for everyone, a statement which was received with joy and relief by almost everyone, no matter their political orientation.

Re:Vaccinated Americans now may go without masks in most pla... by kelnos on Friday May 14, 2021 @03:58AM (#27151875)
Yup, as an American I agree with you. I'm also thrilled to see these new CDC guidelines. It's absolutely sickened me that refusal to wear a mask is seen as "patriotic" in some circles.
Re:Vaccinated Americans now may go without masks in most pla... by cko on Friday May 14, 2021 @02:55AM (#27151530)
Ah, Romania. Though this country does seem to have one of the lowest vaccination rates.
Re:Vaccinated Americans now may go without masks in most pla... by Jataman606 on Friday May 14, 2021 @04:15AM (#27151973)
It could be also Poland.
Re:Vaccinated Americans now may go without masks in most pla... by totalZero on Saturday May 15, 2021 @04:54AM (#27163564)
Respectfully, I think your suggestion is an exaggeration of reality.

There is perhaps a correlation between masks and political leaning, but there is also cross correlation between those things and higher education, age, race, urban residence, and other confounding variables.

Moreover, I think it's a greater signal to refuse to wear a mask. At least where I live, pretty much everyone goes along with the mask guidance despite a large Republican presence. So if you're simply wearing a mask, there's not much ground to assume anything about your political affiliations.

Re:Vaccinated Americans now may go without masks in most pla... by dguaraglia on Friday May 14, 2021 @02:42AM (#27151453)
This is such a bullshit strawman. Most of my friends are family are very liberal. Most of them are already vaccinated. Not a single one of them wants to wear a mask unless absolutely necessary and everyone is ready for this to be over.
Re:Vaccinated Americans now may go without masks in most pla... by slowmotiony on Friday May 14, 2021 @06:08AM (#27152625)
If they've been vaccinated and still insist on wearing the masks, I kinda think you're proving OP's point here. What do you even mean with "waiting for this to be over"? You're vaccinated, it's over, are you now waiting for a super-vaccine or something?
Re:Vaccinated Americans now may go without masks in most pla... by dguaraglia on Friday May 14, 2021 @04:22PM (#27159267)
You are kind of proving my point by reading 'unless absolutely necessary' (meaning: they don't want to use a mask and they don't most of the time, except when there's a rule saying they should) as 'THEY TOTALLY WANT TO KEEP USING A MASK!!!'.
Re:Vaccinated Americans now may go without masks in most pla... by Kye on Friday May 14, 2021 @08:52AM (#27153693)
Some of us invested in nice masks, or enjoy not being told to smile. Not everything people do is with politics in mind.
Re:Vaccinated Americans now may go without masks in most pla... by yeetawayhn on Friday May 14, 2021 @01:31PM (#27157101)
I know people who had masks before the pandemic
Re:Vaccinated Americans now may go without masks in most pla... by mylons on Friday May 14, 2021 @10:15AM (#27154573)
lol. this is hilarious