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Has the pandemic affected your political views in any way? If so, how?

The pandemic itself became political. Masks are political. When the shut down first happened my salary was cut by 25% and there was high risk of getting furloughed. I was claimed as a dependent in 2019 by my parents so I did not qualify for any of the stimulus money or the additional unemployment money. I was terrified of losing my job and having no way to survive. Republicans fought the whole time to decrease stimulus money and restrict government aid. They wanted to give people less money, wanted to reopen society completely and did not encourage people to wear masks. How could I not change my political views?