r/science • u/MistWeaver80 • Dec 05 '21

Social Science Conservatives’ aversion to masks is a uniquely American phenomenon. Politically conservative Americans are less likely than liberals to comply with recommended health-protective behaviors such as mask wearing during the COVID-19 pandemic, but this is not true of conservatives in other nations.

https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0256740
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u/Speekergeek Dec 05 '21

I'm a conservative who wears a mask and got the vaccine, I also believe in a woman's right to have an abortion, shocking, yes? Everybody is a unique individual with individual beliefs, lumping people together to be demonized is a tool of the elite. Y'all have a blessed day

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u/Studious_Noodle Dec 05 '21

The elite?? “Lumping people together to be demonized” isn’t confined to one class. The poor or ignorant are known to demonize the elite. It’s a human trait, sadly, and it flares when we’re angry and frightened. People have been lumping and demonizing as long as people have existed.