At the beginning there was a lot of conflicting information on masks and the pandemic in general. In the US we were originally told they did not help common folks and should be left for the medical personal (I believe this was said by the Surgeon General). After the travel ban for china, politicians held rallies out in our streets (SF) to claiming it was a racist move. In early march the mayor of NYC tweeted that it was perfectly safe and to go out to the movies. And of course we have trump running on about how it isn't bad, the economy is more important, and it will go away by itself. Now where I live the bars, clubs, and casinos are are full and many people are not wearing masks. Do you believe this attitude we Americans seem to have is due to misinformation at the beginning from our politicians or rather it has more to do with the cultural we have developed over the years?
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At the beginning there was a lot of conflicting information on masks and the pandemic in general. In the US we were originally told they did not help common folks and should be left for the medical personal (I believe this was said by the Surgeon General). After the travel ban for china, politicians held rallies out in our streets (SF) to claiming it was a racist move. In early march the mayor of NYC tweeted that it was perfectly safe and to go out to the movies. And of course we have trump running on about how it isn't bad, the economy is more important, and it will go away by itself. Now where I live the bars, clubs, and casinos are are full and many people are not wearing masks. Do you believe this attitude we Americans seem to have is due to misinformation at the beginning from our politicians or rather it has more to do with the cultural we have developed over the years?
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