local sheep wrote:
The funny thing is, I'm kinda on your guys' side? I don't like masks either and I rarely wear one. No need to be angry though. It's not that big of a deal.
Forcing toddlers to wears masks all day to appease the virtue signaling delusion of morons is a very big deal.
TheAdultInTheRoom wrote:
local sheep wrote:
The funny thing is, I'm kinda on your guys' side? I don't like masks either and I rarely wear one. No need to be angry though. It's not that big of a deal.
Forcing toddlers to wears masks all day to appease the virtue signaling delusion of morons is a very big deal.
I agree.
boulderbubble wrote:
The science is clearly supporting that mask mandates don’t work. Places with mask mandates don’t have lower Covid rates. It’s theater at this point.
Been saying it all along the places with the most restrictions have ironically, throughout the entire time of the pandemic, had the most covid cases/covid deaths/highest vaccination rates. Therefore these measures are useless anyways in this perpetual cycle. The places contributing to the big pharma money making machine, purchasing the most vaccines, have the most covid hysteria. Yet these places were promised that two weeks would be enough to slow the spread, the lockdowns and restrictions were temporary, the vaccines would work and would be one (shot) and done. Goalposts keep moving. No accountability taken by the main players (govt, media, big pharma, big tech). This charade has gotten too predictable but they don't even care how obvious it is now, they will keep pushing forward. When there's push back, they will respond with even more conviction and restrictions until people cave in. They don't actually care about your health but use it as a guise for grooming and manipulation. Time to wake up.
local sheep wrote:
TheAdultInTheRoom wrote:
Forcing toddlers to wears masks all day to appease the virtue signaling delusion of morons is a very big deal.
I agree.
If it’s “not a big deal” it shouldn’t be compulsory. If people want extra protection, N95s and equivalent are widely available. The rest of use should be allowed to go mask free.
Boston area.
Yes- public spaces. No- small group settings where everyone is vaccinated.
Honestly unless you're just into regurgitating right wing talking points, mask wearing has some perks. If things were to ever be normal I'm still down to wear a mask on airplanes, at grocery stores, etc. Haven't been sick pretty much this whole time.
TheAdultInTheRoom wrote:
local sheep wrote:
The funny thing is, I'm kinda on your guys' side? I don't like masks either and I rarely wear one. No need to be angry though. It's not that big of a deal.
Forcing toddlers to wears masks all day to appease the virtue signaling delusion of morons is a very big deal.
How many kids & teachers have been testing positive?
We're all just pawns to Frauchi and big pharma. They're mandating children, whom covid doesn't threaten, to be double and triple jabbed. He has a history of torturing orphan children and beagle puppies with his science experiments. This man has an agenda and no moral compass. Hope he made a lot of money from his book.
I agree, I'm not for mask mandates. The only point I was making with the post is that people wear masks to mitigate the spread of covid.
I'm also of the camp that thinks masks do help, but I still don't believe in mandates nor do I regularly wear a mask. Why? Because I just don't care that much.
99% of people haven't been wearing masks for over a year, were I live (except schools & medical). We've been dining indoors and running outdoor races since July 2020.
And by the way, natural immunity is real. 99% have antibodies for 2 years.
Johns Hopkins/JAMA, out 2/3/22
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2788894
Disclosure: I'm vaxxed x 3 and have had COVID (Delta variant).
NERunner03533 wrote:
TheAdultInTheRoom wrote:
Forcing toddlers to wears masks all day to appease the virtue signaling delusion of morons is a very big deal.
How many kids & teachers have been testing positive?
The European CDC has never recommended masking for children under 12. N95 Masks do not work if you don't wear them properly. Cloth masks worn improperly by children do nothing.
NERunner03533 wrote:
Boston area.
Yes- public spaces. No- small group settings where everyone is vaccinated.
Honestly unless you're just into regurgitating right wing talking points, mask wearing has some perks. If things were to ever be normal I'm still down to wear a mask on airplanes, at grocery stores, etc. Haven't been sick pretty much this whole time.
I consider myself to be conservative but am fine with masks in airports/airplanes, honestly.
Anyone here wear a mask OUTDOORS ? Please explain your reasons for doing so. I look upon you as the most manipulated and gullible people of these last 2 years.
347893 wrote:
Yes. Omicron is highly contagious. Just ask the thousands of unvaccinated who died this week. Oh...you can't they are dead. 896K dead in the U.S. and still rising unfortunately.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/02/01/science/covid-deaths-united-states.html
And right wingers are happy for it. Because freedumbz!
johnny lawrence wrote:
No
I live in a University-centered part of a larger city. The closer you are to campus and all the QR code restaurants, the more masks you see. If you get further away it thins out a little bit, but the habit is so deeply ingrained by now that it seems like it will never go away (except for about 10 glorious days last summer). It's been said many times that there is a lot of undue negativity on these message boards, but for the moment, this is the only realm where I see any questioning of mask wearing.
What I would really love to see is a frank admission from any authority figure that masks are unpleasant, and a serious deviation from any normal human behavior. Oddly enough, I am grateful for some of the right-wing wack jobs out there because they seem to be the only voices suggesting that maybe the way life has been for the past two years is disturbing and wrong.
toddlers cry less than your average conservative.
Lol it’s a ticket numpty not a tax. Curious 2 know if you also lump other fines/penalties for texting while driving/not wearing a seatbelt/driving under the influence/generally compromising personal or public safety under the “freedom tax” banner
ProfoundBS wrote:
What I would really love to see is a frank admission from any authority figure that masks are unpleasant, and a serious deviation from any normal human behavior. Oddly enough, I am grateful for some of the right-wing wack jobs out there because they seem to be the only voices suggesting that maybe the way life has been for the past two years is disturbing and wrong.
They are really only unpleasant in the summer unless you are a pansy.
Many human cultures have regular mask or face coverings. So it's a culture deviation.
Every liberal I know destests mask wearing. The difference is they don't constantly cry about it, yell at strangers or use it to threaten people .
BTW-
"You know, public health [officials] don't get to tell people what to wear; that's just not their job," Polis said. "You don't tell people what to wear. You don't tell people to wear a jacket when they go out in winter and force them to [wear it]. If they get frostbite, it's their own darn fault." Democratic Gov.
jecht wrote:
johnny lawrence wrote:
No
Yes, Columbus is very blue. Thanks Ginther.
I honestly have no issues with masks in certain areas where it's legit congested and wall to wall people (hospitals, nursing homes, dentist offices, salons and airplanes) but other areas--it's more safety theater at that point.
Also from Columbus. In the suburbs, 70/30 (no mask/mask). In the city/downtown, 15/85 (no mask/mask). Mayor requires them indoor if I'm not mistaken :(
@jecht how are you adjusting to this awful weather with your training? i haven't run for yesterday and today because of all the ice and snow :(
Mandated in Oregon, so yes, probably 99% of people wears a mask indoors, some wear a mask outdoors, some wear a N95 mask while alone in their car.
Wear a mask, don't wear a mask, I don't care. Do what you feel is best for you, but don't force your opinion on me. Oregon, being very liberal, and having a mask mandate in place the entire pandemic, I don't think realize that most states has largely moved on from mandates and the emergency aspect of COVID. At the end of 2021, polling showed Oregon's governor has the lowest approval rating of all 50 governors.
Wuzzle Wuzzle4 wrote:
toddlers cry less than your average conservative.
Accurate