You don’t seem to realize that the middle position is actually wearing a mask even when not mandated since masks reduce the spread of a virus that has killed 900,000 people in this country alone. |
LOL. It doesn’t make me anxious but it does tell me who YOU are. I already know you are self centered. You’re the guy parks in two spaces, leaves the shopping cart out in the parking lot, leaves food on random shelves in Walmart because you changed your mind, cuts in at the last minute in a traffic jam, doesn’t silence the phone in the theater, takes their shoes off on the plane, Thinks CRT is bad, doesn’t think Jan 6 was bad, thinks mask wearing is a choice but books should be banned if you don’t like what it says or uses words you don’t like. When i see you not wearing a mask this is who I think you are. |
Yes, we know you don’t give a shit about others. You keep explaining it as if we are not aware of that fact. Regarding germs: I have always taken appropriate action to limit the spread of my own infection. I kept my kid home from school, I got a flu shot, I wash my hands before preparing food, I wear flip flops in public showers… I can keep going. You are the one acting like our personal decisions do not matter to anyone else. That is simply not true despite your desperate attempts to justify your selfish actions. It is a moral issue when masks cost you nothing but can help spare another person death or major life disruption. |
No, the middle position is that people should be free to wear a mask or not, based on their personal risk decisions. That’s also my position on vaccines. I’m 46, and I got a vaccine because the health benefits are significant enough to be worth it. If I was 25, I doubt I would have bothered (much like I typically didn’t get the flu vaccine at that age). Every person has the ability to achieve a high level of protection through vaccines and, if they want, wearing one of the effective types of masks. If you do that, you don’t have to worry about my unmasked breathing, or even the breath of unvaccinated people. Personally, I’m fine with the protection afforded me by the vaccine, and don’t see the point of wearing a mask. So, I don’t. |
There are no desperate attempts, my PP is simply what I believe the non-mask wearing person to be. I noticed you didn’t deny any of the observations I listed and you seem to think that stating that I think of others is some inherent weakness or insult. |
Okay. Like I said, knock yourself out. You’re free to believe what you want. It’s still a free country. And, if I really did believe all of those things, do you think I’d care that some DC area liberal disapproved of me? Maybe stop worrying so much about what people are doing and thinking around you. You can only control your actions. |
Why are you not fighting against government mandated health codes like hand washing by restaurant employees? How can you reconcile mandates like that with your anti-community health screed above? |
You seem to be struggling with the point, I don’t care if you get sick, I don’t care if you die from Covid. I am just stating the type of person I see when I see someone not wearing a mask. It is your choice and it is likely that you leave the shopping cart free in the parking lot, cut people off at the last minute, use your phone in the theater, etc. That’s who you are and you are free to be that person. |
DP-It’s funny you think this with such certainty. I and plenty others will still continue to not follow the rules you make up in your head. |
Why are there laws against smoking cigarettes in public when a concerned person could simply wear a respirator to avoid the smoke? Seriously, I would love an explanation! |
We've somehow reached a point where "freedom" in this country means I can do whatever I want no matter who it hurts. |
Because those health codes apply to specific employees in specific workplaces. There’s no general requirement that you keep chicken in the bottom drawer of your fridge at home (though it’s a good idea). In certain limited circumstances and situations, things like vaccine mandates and mask wearing may be warranted. But a general mandate for either of those things? That’s unprecedented in American history. Thankfully, American support for these types of mandates is steadily evaporating. Certainly, a general vaccine mandate is deader than disco, thanks to the Supreme Court. |
They aren’t rules, they are a courtesy, like putting the shopping cart away, returning unwanted items where they belong in a store, parking in one spot. These aren’t rules, just things people with the slightest bit selflessness are able to do with ease. To you, I’m not worth the courtesy of the mask because it inconveniences you. |
I can’t help you with the way you choose to view other people. You seem to enjoy making up elaborate stories in your head about people you don’t even know. It’s obvious wearing a mask is a big part of who you are, regardless of the availability of vaccines, boosters, etc. It simply isn’t for others. I really don’t know what else to tell you. |
Does making up scenarios about other people based on one article of clothing, or the lack thereof, strike you as a rational thing to do? |