Wow! Mass panic, mass hysteria!
For crying out loud, wear a mask if it makes you feel all warm and fuzzy. If you don't wear a mask, I don't care. No one wears one because someone might pass on TB to them or the Flu during flu season. The Japanese do, but hey that's another country. Mandate mask wearing? OK, so who is going to inspect your mask to make sure it is certified? How will they determine if you have kept it clean? I find it ironic that some folks think that holding a scarf up to their face or a hanky is doing the same job as a mask. Then again, one of my masks is so thin I have no problem at all breathing through it. I even chuckle sometimes when I think about all those "sky is falling" folks that think that wearing a mask is going to save their lives. I enjoy seeing folks out and about playing golf and pickleball, jogging or bike riding with no masks, just enjoying their lives without worrying about this thing. Hah, as long as I wear something over my face, no one will criticize one bit. Sure, even that probably stops 10% of the germs. I am supposed to care if you think that others are suppose to protect you? Take care of yourself. If you do not like it when someone does not wear a mask, then don't go out to places that might expose you to them. It is their right to not wear one just as it is your right to wear one if you wish. I hear hypocrites all the time say that they are wearing a mask to protect me. Right, sure, uh huh. They are worried about themselves and that is why they want everyone else to wear a mask too. Can't wait to see what will happen if the gov mandates masks. What kind of masks and how will they be policed? Motorcycle helmets have DOT stickers on certified ones so that police in regulated states can identify those that are wearing legal helmets. Does the police stop anyone that does not have a sticker on them? They have better things to do. Of course, maybe we can get social services to do traffic stops now. That's what some folks in Congress want.
Stop worrying about what others are doing when you can avoid them by just staying away from them. If you do not like it that folks are practicing their RIGHT not to wear a mask, then express your right of Freedom by walking away from them. They have the same right you have, to wear or not wear a mask. I wear one that is hardly any protection at all, but I don't have to hear hysterical people cry about their safety. I did wear a professional mask when this first started, as well as gloves and eye protection. That was before I realized that the chances of me being around anyone infected was so slim, and even more slim to die from it if I did catch it. I social distance and take other precautions to avoid bringing home any infection to my spouse. I figure that if others are worried about becoming infected, it is not my responsibility to protect them when it is their option to stay home.
Sorry if your "mask shaming" doesn't work on me. I promise that I won't insist that you carry a gun to protect me from being mugged (which is more likely than catching the virus) if you don't insist that I wear a mask to protect you. I promise that if I become infected, I will wear a mask (a better one than I am wearing now).
This is just a discussion, so don't take it personal. It's better to keep your blood pressure down so that you do not end up in a hospital where you have a greater chance of being exposed to the virus.
By the way, if social distancing is OK for restaurants so that folks do not have to wear a mask, then why are you concerned about those that do not wish to wear a mask in a grocery store? They social distance and you do not have to walk up to them, breaking that personal safety area. If you are that worried about others not wearing a mask, then tell folks to maintain their distance from you. See, easy peasie.
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