Amanda Marcotte on how some — I don't think she means all — of those who refuse to be vaccinated or wear masks are doing so because they see it as a way of sticking it to their political enemies.
If she does mean all, I think she's exaggerating. But sure, there are people who are anti-mask/vaxx just because they despise the folks who are so vocally advocating for mask mandates, vaccine passports and maybe even vaccine mandates. "You can't tell me what to do" is not an unreasonable position as long as you are open to the possibility that the person trying to tell you what to do might be right. When it causes you reflexively to do the opposite just to show your independence, it becomes a stupid reason to do anything.