I'm not sure I buy that. A natural aversion? Sure, they're mildly uncomfortable but so are a lot of things. We wear or use them because there's a reason to.

Seat belts are uncomfortable. They're restrictive. Swallowing pills is uncomfortable. High heels are uncomfortable. Bras are uncomfortable. I would imagine jock straps are uncomfortable. Helmets are uncomfortable. Life jackets are uncomfortable. Scuba gear is uncomfortable. Contacts at uncomfortable.

I could go on.

We get used to wearing, using, or ingesting these items despite whatever level of aversion we have because most of us aren't infants any more. We recognize there's a benefit so we suck it up and do what needs doing because it's better than the potential alternative. Or, as in the case of high heels and corsets, were socialized to and we gain real or perceived social benefit.

I don't think it was any natural aversion that made mask wearing or not a political issue. I think it was the already in play hyper-partisan politics that made mask wearing or not an action of patriotism depending on which side of the aisle you were sitting.

Republicans set themselves against, dead opposite, anything that Democrats are for. Democrats regard every stance from Republicans as suspicious. It's been that way for years. It doesn't matter what it is. Or how ridiculous a stance.