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Originally Posted by Maruzo
He can’t even bring himself to properly convince the public to use a face mask, much less social distance or avoid large gatherings.
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Originally Posted by Maruzo
I think that's why Biden is asking the American public to mask up for 100 days. Give the distribution channel time to set up and distribute the vaccine in time to put this virus out of commission.
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Maruzo:
We all have seen this year how a number of vocal people on the right are enraged at any suggestion that their actions should take other people’s welfare into account. This rage is sometimes portrayed as love of freedom. But these same people who insist on the right to pollute are notably unbothered by, say, federal agents tear-gassing peaceful protesters. What they call “freedom” is actually the absence of responsibility. Rational policy in a virus pandemic, however, is all about taking responsibility. The main reason you shouldn’t go to a bar and should wear a mask isn’t just for self-protection, although that’s part of it; the point is that congregating in noisy, crowded spaces or exhaling aerosol droplets into shared air where you are exposed to it for a reasonable period of time, puts other people at risk. I do not believe that wearing a mask is the
sole solution to reducing the virus pandemic, but it is a significant contributing factor, along with social distancing and frequent hand washing, let alone avoiding congregating with many folks indoors. These precautions should be very clear to everyone by now.
It is also quite clear now that Republicans have sacralized selfishness, regardless that it has been hurting their own political prospects, by insisting on the right to act selfishly even when it puts others at risk. Their idea of freedom seems to be freedom to care only about themselves abandoning any pretense of caring for their neighbors. Not wanting to wear a mask at this time seems to be a mixture of selfishness, emotional immaturity and inability to deal with a short period of discomfort for a temporary and minor inconvenience of mask wearing.
I understand and agree that wearing a face mask can be a real PITA!. I hate how my reading glasses usually fog up when I am wearing a face mask, requiring that I frequently remove them. But I still wear the damn thing!
Especially now, since we know that wearing a mask is
one of the basic things that appears to have the most meaningful effect of reducing the spread of the airborne COVID-19 virus particles.
So at this point, I just may have a tee shirt made with the slogan;
"Wearing a mask is not a political statement - it's an IQ test."
AVB-AMG