25% of people in the US who still call themselves Republicans believe that Joe Biden and Hillary Clinton are part of a pedophile sex ring. They believe Donald Trump was sent by their god to save unborn children. These kinds of fears are being constantly fed to them by right-wing media. Most of these messages, including the right to not wear masks but to carry guns, are based on a racist foundation.

Black and Brown people had much higher infection rates, at least early in the pandemic. That set off the meme of no masks for white people.