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Originally Posted by Rain Man
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.
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After going on a rant about elitism, it's a bit hypocritical of me to go here but I simply can't think of any other way to say it.
Responsible people, on both sides of the political aisle, are wearing masks here by and large. I hear very, very little "individual liberty" arguments. People grumble about it but they're still wearing masks at the end of the day.
We have a certain segment of rural/small town people though, and I'm sure Missouri and other places are no different, and you know who they are - they show up to Walmart in their Grinch pajama bottoms in the middle of July, smoking a cigarette as they walk through the door, and looking (and smelling) like they haven't slept or showered in days.
Those are the people that don't wear masks and no amount of messaging is going to cure it. They don't care. They care about scoring and making kids. That's about it.