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Originally Posted by Steely Dan
No, it has very little to do with politics, at least where I live.
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I guess I didn't mean it quite so literally in the partisan political sense, but more in the manner of how everything seemingly gets dragged into the broader culture wars these days.
"Blue team" likes masks, therefore one shows their allegiance to Blue team by wearing a mask at all times, even when not necessary. "Red team" doesn't like masks, therefore one shows their allegiance to Red team by never wearing a mask and making a stink about it when they're forced to. Getting confused as belonging to the other team would be a very Bad Thing.
Basically, the idea that one has to wear a mask outside lest they risk social ostracization from their neighbours sounds very foreign to me. Even amongst compliant, rule-loving Canadians there's just a little more room for nuance.