[Tom]

Someone posted this on FB. I thought it was a good read and explains the rationale for why we should wear masks. Why you should wear a mask - Dr. Malcolm Butler (Columbia Valley Community Health medical director)

[RayD]

Those very people who assert their rights to not act in a responsible way while living in a society, claim to be "patriots" and defenders of the Constitution and whatever rule in their Bible suits them at the time. A very strange idea of what it means to love ones country when they ignore potential harm caused to other citizens by their actions.

[Roly Poly]

The mask debate seems stupid to me. I’d like to know how the anti-maskers think this pandemic will play out if we don’t follow the guidance of public health officials. Just let the virus run rampart? Well, whatever. The best thing to do is wear a mask to protect ourselves from the Rocknclimbs who won’t wear them. There seem to be a lot of KN95s available on Amazon.

[Slugman]

All of the most sane of the anti maskers state their logic:

[treeswarper]

Slug, I find myself thinking of such things as an epidemic of stupid. I cannot think about The Stupid very much as it is quite depressing. A Spokane station had a similar clip. The Stupid proclaimed it to be patriotic to not wear a mask. Another one tried to explain herd immunity and stated that we all should be exposed to Covid like his mom had them exposed to measles. Me thinks this pandemic is going to last a very long time because of The Stupid. And, should a vaccine ever arrive, the anti vaxxers will become quite vocal. We are now a country that runs on emotions and drama. We live in a reality show.

[Roly Poly]

Ah, herd immunity? Best achieved with a vaccine and not by mass mortality. I’ve stopped caring. I wear my mask, to protect myself from the Stupid. It’s all we can do. Still lots of KN95 on Amazon. OMD(og), that clip Sluggo! I’m gonna stockpile masks now!

[Arginine]

The drama/emotion isn’t new. It was baked into the country from the very start. There’s a book called “Fantasyland” that you all might enjoy reading. I almost assigned it as summer reading to my students.

[Chief Joseph]

So in a bar or restaurant you don’t have to wear a mask, since it’s pretty hard to eat or drink while wearing a mask. Going to Fred Meyer after my mask free lunch and see what’s up there.

[Chief Joseph]

Looks like close to 70 percent mask wearers here at Freddy’s in marysville, so pretty good compliance but definitely not mandatory here.

[zephyr]

[Arginine]

You can check out the ebook or kindle whatever version while they are closed. I’ve been doing that a lot.

[Cyclopath]

[treeswarper]

Need a moderator. This might be too politicky as it involves the things that must not be mentioned, but it made me laugh. Delete or have me delete it if it is.

[trestle]

[MyFootHurts]