I don’t really have much interest in engaging with your “you think X? you probably also think X Y and Z” strawmanning. It’s bad logic and makes for poor debate.
As for masking during the pandemic, it might have save some lives. It probably did. But it also contributed to long term damage of many others. Refraining from sniping an active gunman “saves lives” too, but that’s hardly the end of the discussion. Context matters.
That's not what I'm saying. What I'm saying is that simply distrusting the government isn't enough. It isn't enough to support any stance. You need more than that.
> As for masking during the pandemic, it might have save some lives. It probably did. But it also contributed to long term damage of many others
I mean... no, this just isn't true. Masks didn't hurt anyone because they literally can't.
This is what I'm talking about. The reason people didn't want to wear masks isn't because they thought they were harmful, but rather because they were TOLD to. They didn't have anything past that.
Even in the worst-case scenario where masks do nothing, there's still zero reason not to wear a mask. the only reason is "gov bad". That, to me, is not enough. That's a nothing-burger. But millions ran with that. There was also some misinformation about CO2 buildup or something but, go figure, that was entirely made up by alex jones types to justify the fact they didn't want to wear a mask.
As for masking during the pandemic, it might have save some lives. It probably did. But it also contributed to long term damage of many others. Refraining from sniping an active gunman “saves lives” too, but that’s hardly the end of the discussion. Context matters.