Quote:
Originally Posted by dirk digler
Living in a rural area I would give it a 1% chance they would adjust to any public health measures. Not to say there aren't people like me who do follow the guidelines but we are the clear minority. I think that ship has sailed at this point.
|
Well, that's no good.
I routinely work with public health officials and they're doing their jobs. It's bizarre to me that people won't listen to their recommendations.
Quote:
Originally Posted by htismaqe
The biggest issue we have here with masks is not "anti-mask" rhetoric.
It's people that don't fear a virus. Hell, they don't fear putting heroin or meth in their body so why would they wear a mask?
And guess what, those people HATE the source of the "anti-mask" message, so that's not it.
|
It's probably different in different areas. My wife is from Iowa and I have a different perception of rural Iowa than rural Missouri. (Of course, she's from Iowa City which is not exactly rural nor typical of Iowa, so I've got imperfect information.)
I actually know the person whose Facebook post is quoted in the article that I linked. She's a nice person and is thoughtful, so I was surprised at her stance. But I see a lot of posts from my hometown friends in Missouri that are far more dogmatic than thoughtful, and it's pretty disappointing to see. I think you're right in that they don't fear a virus, but I more often hear "can't make me" arguments than health arguments from them. I'm charitably trying to conclude that it's just because the virus didn't hit their communities in force when the protective measures were being proposed, in which case they didn't see the need.