Should we wear masks? Or Not? Can masks help cause the virus? Are they safe?
Questions….questions…..so many and so many opinions that are not really answers.
But the one statement about masks that some want to push on the population…..”forced to wear a mask is a violation of my rights”
Just how much “rights” does state laws violate?
Several hundred people assembled in London’s Hyde Park in July 2020 to protest rules making face masks mandatory in shops and supermarkets to help control the spread of COVID-19. This was not an isolated event. Similar protests have occurred in many places around the world in reaction to the prospect of “mask mandates” – especially in the United States.
These protesters are not without allies. “Anti-maskers” have elicited support from prominent figures on the political right in the UK and America: Peter Hitchens of the Daily Mail has called them “muzzles”; Michael Savage, a prominent talk radio host, called masks a “mark of submission”; to say nothing of President Donald Trump’s refusal to wear a face mask in public and his dismissal of them as “politically correct” (until his abysmal approval ratings compelled him to awkwardly soften his position).
Why do mask mandates elicit such anger?
Setting aside the conspiracy theories and disinformation that seem to prevade these protests, the participants are joined by a fierce attachment to individual liberty. They believe mask mandates sacrifice individual liberty to a collectivist notion a “greater good”.
https://theconversation.com/face-mask-rules-do-they-really-violate-personal-liberty-143634
I believe that these toads that refuse to wear masks and even commit violence to make their point are violating my rights….they could be making me ill…..
Just like freedom of speech does not give an idiot the right to scream “FIRE!” in a crowded theater that cause a panic and injures or kills others.
Speaking of “Freedom of Speech”……
Fish explains the difference between how free speech applies to the government and how it governs your relationship to your employer. And why free speech is such an issue in the academy, when the opposite should be true.
Freedom of speech may free us from some constraints, but it also frees us to say and do terrible things. When speech is free, he says, “consequences always abound.”
The High Cost of Free Speech
If these people do not want to wear a protective mask then they should stay home and do the “business” over the phone or laptop.
None of the people that think their freedoms are being violated are nothing put idiots pretending to be concerned about others….they are selfish dolts that spread disinformation.
Any thoughts?
I Read, I Write, You Know
“lego ergo scribo”
I have no problem wearing a mask in a shop or other public or enclosed spaces. It cannot do any harm to the wearer, and makes people feel happier about being in such places. But because of my experience as an EMT, I am aware that they are only effective to protect others, not necessarily the wearer, and only for a short period of time before they have to be changed or washed. This doesn’t apply to certified surgical masks of course, but then they are only worn by medical staff to protect the patiens from airborne infection.
They are also often worn incorrectly, without a sufficient seal around the face. And many wearers fail to wear them over their nose too, rendering them completly useless.
And let’s not forget that infection can be transmitted through the eyes, which is why medical staff wear safety glasses, face-shields, or goggles of some kind.
Best wishes, Pete.
I see Germany is just as ignorant as us Americans…..chuq
Huge demo in Berlin. All saying it is ‘over’. Idiots!
Pathetic…..so sad. chuq
In the last couple of days, Drs. Fauci and Birx have started recommending goggles and face shields especially for people who will be out for long periods of time like teachers.
Teachers would do well to use face shields, as many children carry the virus without displaying symptoms.
Best wishes, Pete.