there are no internet libertarians any more; 1/3 of them became SJWs, the other 2/3 became neoreactionaries, and MAGA yahoos have drifted in and picked up the abandoned banner, even tho they don't understand ithttps://twitter.com/asymmetricinfo/status/1327279079020781568 …
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5/ She's ignoring the fact that they are behaving as they are for REASONS, and unless she has some systemic / procedural way to encourage the correct behavior, nothing will change. "Outgroup bad!" feels good, but it doesn't _accomplish_ anything.
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6/ Anyone who wants better mask / social distancing / etc behavior has to look at why its so bad right now / why there is an opposition. Here are the reasons red tribe doesn't trust experts:
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7/ They lied, they abused their moral authority for status, they flip flopped and rewrote history to make Big Brother in 1984 blush, and they never admitted their lies or apologized.
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8/ * masks bad -> masks only for doctors -> masks good! * visit Chinatown! / don't shut down airports -> quarantine! * lockdowns bad -> lockdowns good -> BLM riots are more important than lockdowns -> lockdowns are more important than Trump rallies
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9/ The "experts" would be laughable if they weren't grotesque. Meanwhile, internet autists have been right all along.pic.twitter.com/GQG8WDWDBO
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10/ The health "experts" threw the mandate of heaven in the trash. Don't blame the normies for not trusting them now The trust is gone; it will take decades or more to retvrn, unless the "experts" work extra hard to achieve it fast (via introspection, explanation, and apology)
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12/ Strong agree. M.A. has been signalling "orange man bad" and related memes EXTRA hard the last few weeks. I assume that the fear of the zombie horde turning has increased recently and everyone wants to be eaten last.https://twitter.com/mr_archenemy/status/1327301693294448651 …
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