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Old 03-05-2021, 08:15 PM
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I agree with this 100%. If a business requires/enforces masks, I'll wear one or I'll simply shop somewhere else.

Judging from my recent travels, the whole mask thing is really beginning to fall by the wayside with fewer and fewer people wearing them.
Just when we have been asked to not only stay the course but to ramp up what we have been doing all along. We are getting close to that light at the end of the tunnel but we aren't there yet. I'm going to continue to mask and certainly keep my distance from everyone with the exception of my husband. I'm protected but I'm wearing a mask to protect the folks who have not been vaccinated yet.
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Encouraged to see less folks walking around with their faces covered up. Since getting fully vaccinated I personally have stopped wearing a mask in any business establishment, with doctors office being the only exception. Encouraged to see others joining me. I’ve never believed that they stop a virus anyway. I hope that people are done being controlled and will embrace FREEDOM once again. For those who don’t buy into any of this, by all means, you have the freedom to stay home or double mask when in public if you want to. I and many others however are totally done with all this control and paranoia!
Being controlled and losing Freedom is alway laughable to me. No one was controlled and no freedom was lost. Of course we have been asked to wear masks until 80% of the US population has received their vaccination but people have done what they wanted from day one.
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We have only worn a mask when a place required it. I don’t believe in wearing a mask walking around outside. If the virus was in the “air” we would have all gotten sick! I am with you. I am only 57, I would like the vaccine but it hasn’t stopped me from going out.
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I have to wonder if those who have been, and still are, under the spell of. . .well. . .you know who I mean — can explain why he and his wife had their vaccines in secret before they left town and moved to Florida.

Just think of the good that could have been done by making those shots public instead. What could the motivation possibly have been for them to get the vaccine in secret? It would have been a wonderful photo op that could have saved the American people more misery.

Thank you Boomer! I was wondering who was going to break this news on TOTV. I'm absolutely LIVID about this. They could have done so much good, not just four our country but for the world by setting a good example especially for those folks who are on the fence about being vaccinated. His supporters are notorious anti-vaxxers. He just may have given them pause to reconsider inoculation.

He did not set a good example for America for Universal Masking, in fact he mocked those who wore masks. He has done it again by being secretive about getting their vaccinations. Why didn't they roll up their sleeves for the cameras like other celebrities and politicians have for the good of our country? I know the answer but I had better not voice it on this forum.
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Old 03-05-2021, 08:49 PM
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How is that respect? They are probably telling themselves, "why bother to get the shots if I have to continue to wear a mask?" No disrespect intended but I find that idea of "respecting" someone else by coddling them to be a major problem in this country. And of course, this is just my opinion. I find it to be condescending and would be insulted if I was on the other end of your "respecting." Why not just be honest and say that you do not trust the vaccine?
I implicitly trust the Moderna vaccine I received. The vaccines are what is going to get us out of this global mess. It will be the vaccines that will get us to a SAFE herd immunity. We aren't there yet so I will continue to mask to protect those who have not been able to be vaccinated yet.

There is evidence that vaccinated people are not contagious and will not infect others if they do contract the virus. Until all testing is completed and we vaccinated people are told there is no way we can infect others, I will continue to wear my mask and keep my distance from others. I'm protected and I feel as safe now as I did pre-pandemic so my wearing a mask is not out of fear. It is for my respect and empathy for those who are clamoring to be vaccinated.
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Some people think those laws are unconstitutional.

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Really? I've never heard that.
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I implicitly trust the Moderna vaccine I received. The vaccines are what is going to get us out of this global mess. It will be the vaccines that will get us to a SAFE herd immunity. We aren't there yet so I will continue to mask to protect those who have not been able to be vaccinated yet.

There is evidence that vaccinated people are not contagious and will not infect others if they do contract the virus. Until all testing is completed and we vaccinated people are told there is no way we can infect others, I will continue to wear my mask and keep my distance from others. I'm protected and I feel as safe now as I did pre-pandemic so my wearing a mask is not out of fear. It is for my respect and empathy for those who are clamoring to be vaccinated.
You contradict yourself.....quite often I might add
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Really? I've never heard that.
The laws, or the Constitution?
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I'm proud of the fact I haven't worn a mask since last March.
Do you realize that you are personally responsible for perpetuating this pandemic? Are you proud you have not done your part to slow the spread of this virus? That is NOTHING to be proud about.
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You contradict yourself.....quite often I might add
No way in hell do I ever contradict myself. Give me one example.
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The laws, or the Constitution?
I have never heard that there are people who think the seat belt laws are unconstitutional. I was responding to another poster when I said that so I just spelled it out for you. Better now?
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No way in hell do I ever contradict myself. Give my one example.
Too many post's to look back on and quote
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I have never heard that there are people who think the seat belt laws are unconstitutional. I was responding to another poster when I said that so I just spelled it out for you. Better now?
Now things are getting incoherant.
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Florida has not had a mask mandate however, many businesses in our local area have required masks. I believe that is what has kept our numbers from skyrocketing. We are seniors in these parts and most of us have done our best to help to slow the spread of this virus. Masking and distancing has been alive and well for us seniors who value life and the continuation of breathing without a respirator.
The point is Florida hasn’t had a mask mandate and has only had minimal shutdowns of restaurants, gyms, hair salons, etc.. Yet other states that have had strict mask mandates, long term shutdowns of businesses and tight restrictions on gatherings have done no better than Florida.
The numbers don’t lie. Mask wearing has had little to no appreciable effect on the spread of the Corona virus.
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Soon most people will have been vaccinated or are already immune as a result of having had COVID. You would think we could be done with masks, distancing and all of the fear. Wrong! Now, depending on what “expert” you want to believe, we are to continue to wear masks & practice social distancing...until when…forever? Enough is enough!

If fate or your god or the universe has you marked for death in the near future, do you really want to spend your last few precious days/months/years hiding behind a mask, avoiding people, avoiding family and enjoyable activities, living in fear, and rarely venturing outside the home because a small percentage of people (who by & large already have issues) have died? Yes, the millions of deaths worldwide attributed to COVID do seem staggering but when compared to a world population of billions, the actual percentage is very small.

For a person who has lived a full & enjoyable life, why suddenly stop living now? A nursing home bed awaits replete with adult diapers, thickened liquids, and pureed foods. Is that the future we are saving ourselves for?

John Augustus Shedd was an American author and professor. In 1928 he penned "Salt from My Attic", a collection of aphorisms and apothegms in which he noted, “A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for.”

I haven't worn a mask since this thing started a year ago, have had COVID which was no big deal (as it is for 99.9% of people), and am NOT going to wear a mask or get a vaccine rushed into production with genetic instructions.

Are you going to wear a mask and hide from the world forever? Enough is enough!

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“Dying is nothing; what's terrible is not to live.”
-Victor Hugo, Les Miserables
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