I don't see how mask mandates are any different from indecent exposure laws or "no shirt, no shoes, no service"...and they are far more important in terms of preserving life and stopping the spread.
This isn't directed at you Sailboat---it's just a rant at the system..I just have been so frustrated by all of this "civil liberties" talk in general... It shouldn't be MY choice to poison a communities water supply, it shouldn't be MY choice when my "choices" could kill others (at least, not without penalty). I don't see how personal liberties are in question here--- But when "my choices" disrupt "life and the pursuit of happiness", that's a problem. People have the right to feel safe to some extent--- I can't lurk around like a serial killer and expect people to be okay with it, but that's what this virus is doing, and by not wearing a mask, people are basically accomplices to murder....If wearing a mask is a violation of personal rights, then why do we have speed limits, seat-belt laws, BAC limits when driving, etc etc? You can literally get a ticket for jay-walking, but it's okay not to wear a mask and kill people as a vector? It's not just lives, but the economy that are being impacted by this "personal freedom"..The longer people resist measures intended to control the virus, the longer it will take its toll (on the economy and on people's right to life). How is it, that the same people refusing to wear masks are the same ones complaining about restrictions??! WEAR THE MASK and things can re-open...This shouldn't be political-- we KNOW masking helps.
If I were to drive drunk, I could be arrested. Personal choice? Yes....but one that can kill others (and one for which I would be penalized)....How is driving drunk any different than refusing to wear a mask and perpetuating the pandemic out of selfish, personal desires...??? More people could die as a result of failure to wear a mask than in a car accident....1 person has been shown to infect over 30 people--based on a birthday party event in Chicago... (who then went on to infect others)....You don't have to have symptoms to be spreading this deadly disease. 40% of cases are totally asymptomatic...
It takes EVERYONE wearing masks for masks to work. Yes, there is some protection for the wearer, but wearing a mask protects others to a greater degree...So by not wearing masks, people are basically saying, "screw your grandma", "screw immuno-compromised people". "screw anyone with an underlying condition" "MY COMFORT MATTERS MORE THAN YOUR WORTHLESS LIFE...MY POLITICS MATTER MORE THAN YOUR LIFE." Not to mention the fact that healthy people without underlying conditions have also died.
The virus can spread indefinitely in people without symptoms and even those who do develop them can still be secretly contagious for 14 days...Lock-downs work...they really do (and yes, they harm businesses, but when people die, that means fewer customers as well- there is no simple answer, but saving lives is important). Young people are not the only ones that matter in this society...Since restaurants in our area closed to indoor dining, our numbers dropped from 14% to 6.8%...Now, think about what is going to happen during flu season.. Hospitals get overwhelmed every year, so imagine this on top of that...I hate having a mask on my face, but this isn't a matter of comfort or party affiliation...or at least, it shouldn't be. It's a matter of protecting the economy, civilians and first-responders...During WW2 etc, people just accepted that there were new limits on things....HECK, rationing was serious...black out drills were serious.. curfews were serious....but we can't even wear a piece of paper over our privileged faces. It's pathetic..I still have more freedoms than people in many places...a mask is a small price...and the more people who cooperate, the sooner things can move back to normal...
tarted with ONE PERSON and is now impacting the entire world and global economy...
