> "Hey, some government people lied to us saying we don't need masks, hence why we won't use masks now"

> Great logic there. But hey, cutting your nose to spite your face is nice, no?

Stupid people are gonna stupid, but you can't lie to people and then expect them to then automatically trust you when you're telling the truth. Those people are objectively and factually wrong, but they are right to be distrustful. If the issue wasn't one of science that we could otherwise objectively evaluate, their position would be perfectly rational and reasonable.