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Fauci defends masking as COVID cases rise: ‘I would hope’ people abide by recommendations (thehill.com)

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[–] GreenMario@lemm.ee 115 points 3 years ago (7 children)

Fauci would probably get a better response if he said "Don't wear masks so the lib cameras can track you".

All of a sudden masks sell out everywhere.

Seriously use reverse psychology.

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[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 34 points 3 years ago (2 children)

Someone else mentioned this today and I've thought it for ages. Trump missed a huge opportunity to sell MAGA masks by going on the anti-mask train.

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[–] SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca 13 points 3 years ago (1 child)

All the MAGAs would be wearing their MAGA masks, probably harassing people that weren't wearing masks.

But Trump was simply too vain to put on a mask himself, so the MAGAs emulated that and searched the internet for conspiracy theories they could believe in to avoid thinking of themselves as being vain.

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[–] ChrisLicht@lemm.ee 5 points 3 years ago

Trump’s concern was that his face makeup would stain edges of the mask.

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[+] Boddhisatva@lemmy.world 5 points 3 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

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[–] 21Cabbage@lemmynsfw.com 20 points 3 years ago

I'm leaning towards having the CDC recommend these people don't jump off a bridge so we can just get rid of this nonsense.

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[–] basskitten@lemmy.world 11 points 3 years ago

Homer: "Reverse Psychology? Oh that sounds too complicated."
Homer's Brain: "Fine. DON'T use reverse psychology."
Homer: "OK I WILL!!"

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[–] dingus@lemmy.world 10 points 3 years ago (1 child)

Yeah, they really marketed masks wrong in the beginning. Hell, think of how much more traction Trump could've had by marketing masks this way. AND he could have sold a shitton of branded MAGA masks.

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[–] HeartyBeast@kbin.social 3 points 3 years ago

The old ‘give the public the best available information in the best way you can’ ploy. It’ll never catch on.

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[+] NumbersCanBeFun@kbin.social 5 points 3 years ago

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[–] GiddyGap@lemm.ee 4 points 3 years ago

Or simply just say "no need to wear masks" and conservatives will suddenly be all for masking up.

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[–] luckyhunter@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago

That would actually be a more effective use of cheap masks too.

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