[Snorlax94]

It matters because politicians should be modeling behaviors.

Watching leaders — including Pence, Trump, Newsom, many politicians — the internalized message is that masks aren’t necessary, masks make you look weak, and the rules don’t apply to everyone. Is it any wonder we have such difficulty enforcing lockdown rules? I wish our leaders weren’t so vain. It will be sad but perhaps fitting if our collective downfall is due to vanity.

[Snorlax94]

It matters because politicians should be modeling behaviors.

Watching leaders — including Pence, Trump, Newsom, many politicians — the internalized message is that masks aren’t necessary, masks make you look weak, and the rules don’t apply to everyone. Is it any wonder we have such difficulty enforcing lockdown rules? I wish our leaders weren’t so vain. It will be sad but perhaps fitting if our collective downfall is due to vanity.