I don't have any problem with people not wearing a mask outside, in open spaces. Folks aren't wearing them in our neighborhood on their evening walks and runs -- plenty of room, little proximity (although I have seen a few folks wear them -- fine, but not particularly necessary). Folks in stores, doing a decent job -- high mask usage.
But you and I both know that it's largely broken down on political lines. I live in "blue" Austin, relatively central. Was on the phone this morning with a fishing buddy who lives 12 miles away, in a "red" neighborhood in Round Rock. He said mask usage in stores and such is very low.
How in the blue fuck a simple thing like wearing a mask when you are among other people in an indoor space -- a very minor inconvenience, done mostly for the sake of those around you -- became a goddamned political BATTLE (not an issue, but a fucking angry FIGHT)....I just don't understand.
I don't speed through a school zone. Not just because it's a law, but because I should slow down to help protect kids who may make a dumb decision and cross without looking. I don't carelessly discard lit fire materials, cigars, etc., not just because it's the law, but because I don't want to start a fire that destroys someone's home or livelihood. I don't cough in someone else's face because I don't want to get them sick. I act with just a modicum of decency and concern for my fellow man. Sometimes, that means that I don't get to do exactly what I want to do in a given moment.
Again, the concept of "maybe I should slightly inconvenience myself in the interest of protecting my fellow man" is a fucking knock-down, spittle-flinging, rage-filled BATTLE. What the everloving fuck is wrong with us? What the actual fuck?