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glasses2020 12 points ago +12 / -0

They wear masks when they have the sniffles. It's a culture thing and it's not even close to being everyone.

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Jadef 0 points ago +2 / -2

Yeah but in this situation they certainly increased mask wearing on account the virus, and the fact they all, or most, do this has inhibited the spread.

It is more than anecdotal this diminishes spread, we see all the super spreader cases are at soccer games and choir practices where moisture droplets are emitted. The virus may penetrate the mask but wearing a mask lessens the viral load in the air by trapping some moisture, its effect is to reduce viral load in the air and thus reduce the rate of transmission.

I get that it's not normative in america to do this, and it contributes to an atmosphere of anxiety, however covid is serious and like the japanese we should be conscientious and responsible, not dragged kicking and screaming, this is an instance where trumpets look as bad as libtards and this phenonmenan is validating that to people.

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Jadef 0 points ago +2 / -2

They arent, I dont think they could, but the net effect is that between the hispanics and blacks who dont wear the mask in the cities who see such higher rates of infections, and the large bulk of conservatives who dont although less at risk because of usually being in more rural envieonments, means that there will be higher spread than in a country like japan, which although very crowded has thoughtful and responsible people, not reactionaries who refuse to do anything not directly for themselves unless compelled or paid. Or refuse to believe anything but what is convenient for them to believe.

Wearing a mask is a good idea and pretty fucking easy. In this case conservatives are worse than libs are with HCQ.

But it is certainly not all conservatives against the mask.

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