@Blair Kiel posted:Every time I walk into a store where 95% of the people have put masks on for the greater good, just in case, I figure the other 5% are basically saying “Fuck you” in their heads.
A lot of that 5% of the population that won't wear masks skews towards outdoorsy, gun-toting types. So, to stay consistent I guess they won't be wearing anything over their mouth and nose when they go deer hunting when it's freezing and windy outside?
I at least see where people are coming from with the opposition to the mandates to shut down some businesses that create high-risk transmission situations (bars, packed restaurants, movie theaters, etc.). It is hurting the economy. The scientific data overwhelmingly has shown that was the correct move, but even that data would have looked a lot better for the "open it all up" crowd if people had just worn the masks from the beginning. The "open it all up" crowd should have been the loudest voices in urging people to wear the masks. If you are arguing that we can open things up and still protect the vulnerable, then wear the damn masks - that's the best way to protect the vulnerable and it hardly costs anything.
I know I'm sounding like a broken record, but the whole "I don't want to wear a mask to protect your more vulnerable neighbors because it's infringing on my freedoms" argument is one of the sorriest episodes in recent American history.