Morals
 

I often hear this said: "I wear my mask for the benefit of others."

Is the person making that statement also claiming a moral superiority over persons who choose not to wear masks and not benefit others?

I'll wear my mask until my financial advisor informs me that I am running out of money!

Hmm. Seems to me that anyone who asks this is due for a moral checkup.

Masks only protect others from you. That doesn't connect to morals if you were vaccinated. It is a conversation about logic.

If the question is 'how do I minimize my chances of getting the virus' then this is a conversation on getting the vaccine. Again it doesn't involve morals.

The person is only stating a fact, don't try reading too much into it.

please! no more mask threads!:duck:

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Just wear a mask where appropriate and quit making this an issue! Good grief.

Mask threads do kind of keep on coming and coming and .

Nothing much is going to change as long as the origin of Covid-19 is not given out to the public....masks for ever....maybe, at least Fauci thinks seasonal mask wearing vaccine or not. https://twitter.com/i/status/1391475688104988673

and here is the original video from today..Full Fauci Interview: Instead of Covid Spikes, We 'May See Blips' | Meet The Press | NBC News - YouTube

What a sad comment that people still believe conspiracies. The entire world has been hoodwinked... sad really sad.

Once you're vaccinated, there is no appropriate place since you cannot get covid nor give it. It's just stupid.

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Actually the investigation includes well documented materials due tot the fact grant money was used for gain of function experiment and has been going on for over a year now....I would not want to be Fauci right now...they have him tied pretty close to the CCP.

Don't know what Fox has to say about this at all.

Just what difference does that make?! If it came from a bat then we don't need to get vaccinated and/or wear a mask but if it came from a lab we do? The vaccine is effective if it came from a lab but not if it came from a cave? 580,000 people did not die if it came from a cave but they did if it came from a lab?

What point are you trying to make and what difference will it make if you convince people to believe you are right?

Here’s How Scientists Know the Coronavirus Wasn’t Made in a Lab | Snopes.com

Hope this puts this to bed.

I wear a mask when I go shopping or to the movies, etc. But if there are only a few people in the movie theater auditorium I take it off when the movie trailers start or maybe even before that. And someone were to come in and sit a few feet from me, it would come back on. They might have a variant I was not protected from with my two Moderna vaccinations.

Yes. Yes I am. :MOJE_whot:

I am.

Wrong, you can transmit the disease even if vaccinated.

Agreed. Same here. You can't fix.. you know.. the thing...

Since I am in the "minority" and "offended" by those that wear masks, how come I am not favored like everyone else that is in the "minority" and "offended"?

Why would you put it back on? They chose to sit close to you. Let them sit elsewhere. Time to stop caving into the "righteous ones".

Masks. Masks. Masks. This is like beating a dead horse. Wear it where its mandated. Take it off when allowed. Simple.

Yeah, no kidding. It's like there is a 'Mask Privilege' doctrine.

It depends on the person, I think if someone says that, it's simply common sense on their part and no morality play. If I hold a door open in the supermarket for the person behind me is that a morality play? Or just being nice? I think you need to check your Morales at home and keep wearing your mask and stop worrying about little things like this

Good for you. Enjoy. We aren't playing the game any more.

I think that they are only expressing their person choice. It's up to others to decide whether they believe that is superior morally.

It's quite possible that people that choose not to wear a mask feel that they are highly unlikely to spread the virus. That doesn't make them less moral, it only says that they have a different opinion.

By the way I heard on television that in fact if you have been vaccinated that you are indeed highly unlikely to spread the virus. Experts, including Dr Fauci have been saying for a long time that it is almost impossible to spread the virus outdoors. If people feel that they should wear a mask outdoors that's their right. I personally don't think that it makes them morally superior. I do think that it makes them uninformed but that is only my opinion.

Yes I really feel it’s no problem. Wear a mask for a while. What’s the big deal?

Moral Superiority
 

It's called respect for others and common sense.

A mask doesn't prevent either. It reduces the risk and reduces the symptoms.

Created guilt.

I am still uncomfortable being in close proximity with others. I suffer with allergies and sneeze fits often. I realize that masks may have contributed to escaping the flu and common colds last year. Is it possible some of the above mentioned mask irritations aren’t really about someone wearing a mask?

Beliefs are more valid than science?
 

I understand that you feel that your beliefs are every bit as valid as the results of evolving scientific evidence and the advice of experts. For those that trust science and experts, I refer you to When You’ve Been Fully Vaccinated | CDC.

There is a lot of new information .... the latest published Israeli study of vaccinated nurses shows 0.14% chance of getting the virus and nearly 0% (0.03%) of getting any symptoms at all. If you are vaccinated you are not getting the virus and you are not spreading the virus either. Wearing a mask is a polite 'nod' to society. Vaccination is the key.

It’s been over 420 days of Covid your still here Covid is over no more mask
My freedom doesn’t end when your fears begin

Simply stated masks (not respirators) protect others more than the person wearing the mask especially if the mask has EVER been used before.... [Think of a hospital operating room].

Best way to protect yourself is by practicing rigorous hand hygiene and guarding against any contact with a surface that you do not control... Do you touch your seat belt buckle or inside car door after shopping AND before sanitizing your hands?

Then there's the whole conversation about vaccination...

Be well, enjoy your life ... Do what's best for you and yours...just think.

I seem to recall the Lone Ranger saying these exact words to Tonto toward the end of the very first episode of that series

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You are reading too much into a brief statement. Ask the speaker if you have questions. I would make the same statement about masks since I have been vaccinated and feel stronger than before. I also wear the mask to slightly protect me from variants.

That makes no sense.

I don't like the color lavender. out of respect for me don't wear that color.

Common sense is not smoking because it is the easiest preventable cause of cancer.

Wearing a mask is most certainly not common sense.

There were over 1,000 people Friday who wouldn't agree with you today. Fact is, they can't agree with anything today, they died of Covid over the weekend. Covid may be over for you but it is not for the tens of thousands contracting it each day and the hundreds dying from it each day.

You do you but don't spread misinformation that could get others killed.