The pro-mask side needs to step up its influencing game

As much as I’d love to trust your anonymous post over the advice of expert epidemiologists, I just can’t quite get there. I’m amazed that you were able to track their movements so closely that you’re able to know that they never left their house without a mask since April! You should definitely get those skills over to the CIA or NSA.

If you (or, your wife, I guess) can’t wear a mask when inside stores, you should not go inside stores. If you had some communicable deadly disease, would you just say, fuck it, I’m going to risk giving it to others so I don’t have to wait for curbside delivery or Amazon?

And what about the people who are at-risk and can’t avoid going to stores? One of our at-risk (highly) members here has to pick up her Rx from the pharmacy; delivery isn’t an option, yet there are always shoppers and so times staff flouting the mask mandate.

You don’t have the right to put other people in danger of dying. Period. Stay the fuck at home if you can’t deal with masks.

Well they were family and friends my wife knew since childhood and spoke to regularly and one was a father figure that for her. The neighbors were people we saw on a daily basis. So we know.

Not even going to get into such a silly debate on what you wrote. You think it’s a great idea that is wonderful have at it. We won’t and each person’s health is there personal responsibility. If you think not wearing a mask is so deadly you should think about doing roadside delivery. If you see me and feel threatened stay clear. I want you stay clear.

This right here is your misunderstanding. The masks protect others, not you, so my health is your responsibility and your health is my responsibility. I’ll enjoy further conversation once you’re up on the facts! Maybe after a few days of research?

And yet social distancing worked just fine brought the numbers down before but now it doesn’t? But then we had the riots and now the mask orders and watching the disturbing trends wherever we go on how people handle the masks which I would gather are the cause of a good majority of the spread. Constantly touching, adjusting, not cleaning their hands before they do it. At restaurants setting their keys, cell phones, and sunglasses on the masks for a nice direct route into the eyes. You wear your masks while even medical professionals are still infecting themselves from making mistakes with masks.

I come first that is your misunderstanding and government propaganda with the masks to protect others. Protect yourself as you see fit it’s your own responsibility period!

It was a pleasure talking to you. Welcome to the Straight Dope!

I’m out.

So, do you think the very concept of public health is unconstitutional? If your doctor refused to prescribe antibiotics to you and made it clear that while they might be beneficial or at worst, neutral, to you but his larger concern was community antibiotic resistance - would you feel he was acting unconstitutionally?

If the next pandemic was just as contagious as COVID-19 but had a 50% fatality rate, would you still be against the mask mandates? I guess I’m trying to figure out if you think they would be unconstitutional no matter what the situation, or if you just feel that the current situation isn’t severe enough to merit it.

You managed to address nothing I wrote. Those of us at risk stay home EXCEPT WHEN WE LITERALLY CAN’T. When shitheads in pharmacies and doctors’ offices won’t mask up, it’s dangerous. Someone posted about patients at her cancer clinic who refused to mask up in the waiting room!

You have no right to spew your germs anywhere in a pandemic. As your friends have demonstrated.

Not sure where you got unconstitutional from anything I wrote? I’m paying for a service so yes I would have a problem with the doctor not giving me what I’m paying for otherwise I don’t think it relates to my choice on a mask.

Yes, I would be against mask mandate for each person making their own free choice On how they want to manage their own healthcare plus the they aren’t wearing them correctly or handling them correctly so it’s just making it worse if they want to wear them. I’m against any kind of forcible measure on this. Like our healthcare and so many other things government does they seem to think one mold is good for everyone.

You just didn’t like the answer.

Your understanding and knowledge about mask wearing is wrong. Touching your mask and contaminating your hands (and then perhaps sickening you by touching your mucous membranes) lessens the benefits to you of wearing a mask but does still protect me from you. If you want to circulate in civil society you have to respect others health and safety too. Wear a mask indoors in any public space or stay home. It is that simple.

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I’m not concerned about you I’m concerned about me and my my family. Your health is your concern. My concern is doing things that keep the virus away like not touching my face.

Clearly.

Your mask is what is keeping the virus away from you and therefore also your family. Don’t touch or adjust your mask to keep the virus away from your face, sanitize or wash your hands immediately after taking off your mask.

Me wearing a mask correctly (over my nose also and not adjusting/touching it while wearing it) not only protects me but also you and your family.

Return my concern for you.

We’re going in circles we still have medical professionals not handling masks properly and you expect people going about their daily lives along with children to handle them properly, lol! You go ahead and be apart of the surge in cases since they have done these mandates. We as a family are safer not touching our face, social distancing and washing our hands regularly.

Clearly, as you and everyone thinks you are doing the right procedure.

So you can’t? Oh I forgot, you’re special. Try staying home.

I am a medical professional and that is the correct procedure.

That is what I described, done while wearing a mask when out in public places that I (and others you are not ‘concerned’ about) have to also be in.

I’m special? I don’t get the comment, it would mean I’m not special, I’m human I make mistakes. You’re so angry, lol! So something that keeps me from touching my face is what I want.