The masks became a thing because they signal "I am protecting others" and any vitue signal is as we know like catnip to wokesters.

But it is true, I mean they do help stop the spreak of a virus as the virus spreads through droplets of water.

I just regret that Trump didn't get on board with masks. There was a time when they were a good idea, at the start when we didn't know how potent the virus was, and just as a precaution.

If Trump back then had said alright folks wear your masks, it's important, until we find out more. He should have positioned himself as a protective father figure, rather than a general, and he would have made it extremely much harder for the media to openly hate him.

He could have sold MAGA masks.

Wear a msk if you're a true Amerian!

The left would start to shun masks, shit what if people think I'm a trumpist!

They would have nothing to hide behind during the riots, would be much easier to crack down on them as public health hazards.

Then a few months later they'd come out and say that you can take them off now, and the left wouldn't object and we'd be back to normal already.

This is how you defeat them, you can predict their behaviour and stay one step ahead.